…and time to get back on the bike after a 5 day break. Seemed to have lots of aches and pains after the last chiropracter session and had somehow strained my chest. Must have overdone the ‘dead bug’ exercise!. A nice steady 16 miles on Tuesday got the legs going and made me feel a bit better.

On Wednesday went for a bit more. Attached the bottle carrier and a flask of coffee to my bike and set off for Wickham and the Meon Valley Railway track. A bit chilly, but fairly pleasant when I left. Several hours later, arrived back home, frozen stiff and plastered from head to toe in mud! Knew there was a likelihood of ‘drizzle’ later on, but hoped to beat it. I didn’t!. I hadn’t banked on the hail & sleet though…….

Still, 35 miles on the training log.  The thought of doing 3 times that distance daily for nearly a fortnight is starting to seem pretty scary!