My new riding to the gym thing is supposed to be just for Wednesdays because I usually go shopping on a Saturday morning after the gym but I wasn't doing today as I had already been yesterday so I decided to ride there and back again.
I went the same route out as I did on Wednesday but coming back I made a slight alteration and went up the cascade instead of along The Street just because I'm on a mountain bike so I'd rather be off road and the reason I don't do this on a Wednesday is because I'm rushing to get back home to log on for work and the road is obviously quicker.
I'm getting much better at riding now, although I know that going up the cascade and down the side of Yarrow is hardly technical but it can still be quite scary to a newbie like me when you're going over uneven ground at speed and you know it will hurt if you fall off.
It was pretty icy this morning so when I was going down the steep road hill under the motorway before coming into Limbrick I was quite frightened because I didn't want to brake and skid but was going too fast not to brake. I wonder when I'll stop being afraid altogether of going downhill at speed? I'm getting there, slowly but surely.
Total distance - 15 miles
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