May 4th: Did an absolutely cracking ride with James today. Again, it's one I found on cycle routes; we were supposed to do it Friday except for the fact that we don't seem to be able to organise a piss-up in a brewery sometimes...
Aside from a few hairy sections of A road, this is one of the most scenic rides we've done yet and is definitely in my top three along with a Southport ride we did last summer and the Dunnockshaw ride provided by Alix's dad that we did at the end of March. It's also the longest ride we've done at 34.9 miles!
May 7th: It was wet and windy after work today but I forced myself out to do the local. The first 8 or 9 miles were extremely wet and windy before it calmed down a bit. It was hard work but I managed to get my average up to 15 mph which I was pleased with and it's another 17.9 for the month.
May 11th: Did an absolute brute of a ride with with James today. It was my fault actually as I'd drawn the route in map my ride last night, oops... We started in Burnley because James travelled to the Wirral last weekend which is a long way and I should have known it would be brutal because it was near Burnley (Burnley is by far the most 3 dimensional area in England, in my head at least.) The first half of the brutishness was the weather, it was a mix of light to heavy rain and absolutely howling winds, with us for the first dozen or so miles but then in our faces, but at least it was scenic:
The second half was the climbing: 3,700+ feet in total! It seemed like every corner and every bend had a climb waiting. Still, there were some decent down bits which compensated slightly I suppose. Here's the map; don't copy it because we did sort of go through a large sheep field and get sort of told off by the lady farmer so it needs editing.
One hot bath later and all clothes in the wash to remove the sheep shit and that's 33.3 more for the month.
May 15th: I was pretty knackered after work today but wanted to get at least one midweek ride in this week so I did my original go-to route, the old coach road for 14.8.
May 17th: Did an absolute corker with James in the sun today, again from Cycle Routes. It started in Poulton-le-Fylde, headed a few miles into the countryside followed by a big loop 'round and back again.
It's a very rural ride, even the A roads were quiet and free from chaotic roundabouts. A fantastic ride and another 32.8 in the bag for May.
May 22nd: Off work today and tomorrow for a long weekend and I really couldn't be arsed going out on the bike so I dragged myself out and did the old coach road for 14.7.
May 25th: No weekend run with James this weekend because I pulled a muscle in my leg yesterday moving a stonkingly heavy desk and James has other plans for today. I'm still suffering from can't-be-arsed-itus so I dragged myself out and did the old coach road again for another 14.7. Here's a pic:
This shows the first few hundred yards which are relatively smooth. It gets progressively worse over the next 3 1/2 miles.
May 28th: Feeling vaguely chipper after work tonight so did the old coach road but came back via the huge hill my dentist lives at the top of for 16.4. Only 2.5 to go for May!
May 30th: Felt quite good tonight so I did the old coach road with the same add-on as Wednesday (I am christening this route 'Alec's hill' as my dentist, Alec, lives at the top of it) for 16.3 to end May on 213.8.
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