05/01/2013

05/01/2013: Bike - long ride

Garmin Link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/258180341

This was the first time that I had gone along to the early morning ride with the Cardiff Tri team. Helpfully it was the "beginner" session so I was hoping for a nice easy pace whilst I try and continue to build up my endurance.

Had a great ride and surprised myself that I managed to go the distance without suffering too much fatigue.

Managed to notch up almost 70km today which is a big shock to me, although now that the tiredness has set in fully, I can see that its going to be a long road to improve my aerobic and muscular endurance in the cycling.

Struggled a bit with hills today but found I still had energy at the top to push through the flats.

Will need to take a trip down to the cycle shop to pick up some emergency provisions to carry with me (spare inner tube, pump etc) for forthcoming rides.

It was only a small group of four of us that went out this morning, but I was quite happy with that.

Overall, definitely a positive experience and already looking forward to next week.