glutton for punishment

Monday 18th June 2007
Not that I think anyone is actually reading this blog, but here's an update for that random reader in Guatemala! Bit of a confession to make: haven't been out on the bike for over two weeks. Bit busy with work, then taking tiles off the bathroom wall, then the weather.

So tonight I headed out of work on time, for a change, and got on the bike. Up the Tullymore Road with a general plan to do the Martinstown, Knockan Road route. Got to the top of the Tullymore Road in 23minutes 48seconds. Deciding it might just rain I opted for the Clonetrace Road, Knockan Road route home.

The rain didn't materialise, so with the wind in my hair I opted for the Ballycloghan Road. If you haven't been up the said road on a bike, let's just say it a wee bit testing, particularly if you haven't been on two wheels in a wee while!

By the time I wheezed to the summit I took a fool notion and decided not to take the downhill option home on the Knowehead Road, but to head over to the Tullymore Road and home that way. Not a bad wee route for a quick run out.

Time: 1 hour 10 minutes. As I managed to wipe out the stats when I stopped at the top of the Tullymore Road on the way out that's all the stats I can confirm. Max speed was 55.5 kmph. The overall reading on the odometer is 673.8km.