Easter not quite as planned...

With two weeks off for Easter, we saw it as a perfect opportunity to get out cycling regularly and really make progress (in and amongst A Level revision, of course).  However, it hasn't quite worked out like that. The issue we forgot with Easter is the large quantity of chocolate that is given, and this, coupled with the traditionally poor English weather, left us out on the bike a lot less than we would have liked. Before today, the first time we made it out together, a sum total of three times. Not quite Paris standard!

This isn't to say that no exercise has been done, however, and this morning we set out on Amy's ambitious route to and through the Pelham's, and hopefully back again. With Michael joining us again, we hoped our group of three could survive the longest trip we had yet aimed for... and it was going well at first! Despite demoralisingly hilly terrain, and dubious navigation at points, we were making a steady pace and getting through the miles. The quiet countryside, with nice scenery, made it much more enjoyable than earlier distances down the river towpath!

Unfortunately, we then thought Michael was dead. On a long uphill section not too far from home he was suffering, but told us to go on and meet hime further on, rather than lose momentum on the hill. So we did, and we waited. And waited. And waited some more. And waited even more. Thankfully, just as we were considering going back to look for him, he made his way to us. Despite the suffering, we consider today a good day, though. Cycling further than we have done before, making 35 miles in one trip,

feeling vaguely comfortable throughout and without much training for a while, not too bad!