2500 Miles...YES !!!!!

The following was taken from my blog, It was posted on July 1st.

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For the last few weeks I have been thinking about passing the 2500 miles mark and how it would happen, Would it be on my morning commute, would it be on the way home in the evening, would it be raining ? would I enjoy it etc etc etc.

I was off work on Friday and got a pretty nasty virus on Sunday evening. Meaning that I have been off work all week, Sat just a few short miles away from 2500 Miles, My first big goal.

Then this evening Joby was tweeting away about going for an evening ride, I had just got the Townsend ready for the commute tomorrow and thought, What the hell why not, It will do me the world of good for tomorrow morning.

So off I set Up the slow and painful (for me anyway) hill , On the BEAST that is the Townsend.

Got to the top, Approx 5 mins later Joby appeared (He was quicker than me to be fair but I set of first) and off we went, According to my Sigma we did 5.9 Miles, Max speed for me was 31.59 MPH (more than enough on that bike) and an average of 11mph, The route apart from the middle is really nice with some AMAZING sights (Eh Joby ?)

Here is the elevation data

 

As we finished the lap I suggested we look at the venue for my newest goal, The Tour De Health (More info to come at the weekend) However the gates were close, We rode along until we parted, I think him for an enjoyable time, He hit his hill home, I hit mine (his was much bigger though)

Got home, Felt really got but bloody warm, Grabbed a drink and went for a shower, It was at this point where I though **** I might have finally done it, Had my shower and check my Sigma and I was right, 2503 Miles I had only gone and bloody done it and never noticed,

 

The last bike in the world I thought I would be on as I passed 2500 would have been the Townsend but there you go, Joby THANK YOU for tonight mate. BIG TIME

As for the Townsend…..I have a new respect for it.

 

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