I'm trying to make the most of what could very well be my last few weeks of freedom, and today was (i decided) the perfect day to try out a new route sans map. Because of where i live in the city at the moment, i only have one way out which heads along the Trent to Radcliffe, where the options widen a bit more. It does mean that the first 45mins or so can get a bit samey - it's ok on the way out because you have the rest of the ride to look forward to, and actually on the way back it can be quite nice to find yourself on familiar roads to wobble home. Anyway, having slipped off my usual route, i headed out east in search of hills, and was rewarded with some of the quietest roads i've ever seen in Nottinghamshire. And some steep little hills around Belvoir. And even a bit of sunshine. Boy am i going to miss this when i join the ranks of the wage-slaves.
Legs are a bit tired this evening, probably from a combination of long intervals last night (i should have known it wouldn't go so well when the lawn trimmers leapt of the wall and tried to impale me mid-way through the first rep) and then a 4hr ride with quite a few steep hills in today. Easy day tomorrow, and an opportunity to try out life in the working world, i'll keep you all posted as to how that goes! The weekend is looking pretty busy now, as i've got a race saturday morning in Derbyshire, and then i'm off for a cultural evening at the theatre in Malvern - my carbon footprint just got bigger. It's a good thing i cycled everywhere as a student, or i'd probably be justifiably called a carbon terrorist now. Now it's time to go in search of the last slice of lemon meringue pie - there's no such thing as "empty calories" right?!?!
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