Miles: 506.5
Riding Time: 35hrs
45min
Highlight: Leading the race at Frith Hill for two laps!
Low Point: The weather
At the end of April, after three more hard fought races, I
can look back with considerable satisfaction. I have had two more top ten
finishes and I am currently sitting 5th in the Southern series. My
results in the Gorrick events indicate a step up in performance from this point
last year, when I was targeting top 20 rather than top 10.
The racing has been fun and slowly during the month my
health has also improved. I am now beginning to feel more like my normal self
and I can at last push myself harder on training rides. Unfortunately the
weather hasn’t been kind over the past few weeks. The winter clothes are back
out and my shoes are spending most of their time in the airing cupboard drying
out!
There are some big events coming up so I am pleased my
strength seems to be returning. Today I rode my standard midweek training loop
up over the Downs at Goodwood and back through Halnaker. It is a route I must
have ridden over a 1000 times in the past 10 years. An initial flat 5 mile
warm-up leads into the long climb, then there are a few ripples in the middle
before the final flat out blast home. This evening I rode the 20 mile route
quicker than I ever have previously, averaging 19.5 mph. My previous best was
in 2009, on a hot summers day when conditions were perfect. A nice little extra
confidence boost!
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