It was the first time this year I wore my cycling shorts and two top layers so long may it continue and roll on summer! 23.5 miles to start March off.
8th March: The weather was windy but absolutely gorgeous today so I did the local 22 with the extended industrial park and Alec's hill tacked onto the end for a total of 25.0 miles.
10th March: Did the local 22 again tonight after work. It's been a gorgeous day and the wind was forecast to be pretty calm so I was looking forward to this ride. It didn't occur to me however that sunny days are usually followed by cold nights and my toes were like blocks of ice when I got back in. I also got a puncture in the middle of Kirkby and got slightly lost in the industrial park but it was still quite an enjoyable ride and 23.9 more miles for March.
15th March: Did the longer 22 today. It wasn't too windy and the sun came out half way around the ride so a pretty nice ride overall and 23.6 more miles.
16th March: I had the day off work today so I did the extended 22 again. There was virtually no wind for the first half but then in my face all the way back down the Lancs which was quite annoying. On a positive note, I saw a kestrel looking for food and a buzzard enjoying the sun over the fields on the farm track section which was very cool. 23.8 more miles for March.
18th March: Cool and breezy after work today but did the extended 22 again. Not the warmest ride ever but quite enjoyable, there's definitely something fun about bombing around a deserted industrial estate at night on a decent road bike. 23.9 more miles for March.
21st March: I really couldn't be arsed going out today but the weather was glorious so I dragged myself out and did the old coach road for 15.0 miles. The Giant is quite forgiving generally but the front end pounded my wrists into submission so I may leave this ride for Awesom-O in future.
22nd March: I met up with James today for the first time since December which was awesome. We did a 30 miler I found on plotaroute.com that started in a village called Lea on the edge of Preston.
The day provided almost perfect cycling weather with glorious sunshine and a cool, fresh wind. This would be a great route for family cycling with the kids as, although there are a few sections of A road, it's mainly quiet country lanes. The ride should have been 30.0 miles but we sort of got a bit lost a couple of miles from the end so ended up with 30.5 miles on the clock and a great start to the year.
30th March: With winds from midnight tonight to tomorrow evening predicted to be 55-60 mph according to BBC weather, I had to get out tonight and do at least 10.2 miles or miss the monthly target... It was chucking it down and windy but I headed out for a pootle anyway. I did roads I normally ride but went exploring down an unpaved farm track until I could get no further, I was cycling through liquid mud six or seven inches deep in places which was great fun and really brings out the inner kid.
I was dreaming of a hot bath on the way back when I cycled over a small submerged pothole followed instantly by 'PSSSSHHHHHH!' and a rear tyre as flat as a pancake. Changing a tube in the pissing rain on a bike which had been almost up to it's hubs in mud only minutes ago wasn't much fun but I was on my way in under 10 minutes. The rear rim has a big ding in it which may or may not be repairable but overall a fun ride and 13.5 miles making a total for March of 202.7 miles.
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