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This morning Alex and I started early morning 6am Randonnee training. The plan was to start on Tuesday morning, however the wind and rain was so terrible we went back to sleep! In fact - Alex got up at 12 midnight to start his training, had breakfast and got changed before I informed him he was 6 hours early. Plonker. I only realised after i’d warned him that I could have got him back for his Betty Swollox joke and made him cycle to mine in the rain!
Anyway - I got up this morning at 5.55am, put on my sexy cycle shorts, jacket and helmet and sat on the bed in a kind of mystified dream state waiting for Al. My alarm had woken me mid-vivid dream about scouse picking me up to drive to Bath so I half expected him to walk through the door! Alex and I made our way out into the dark street and cycled up Dyke Road and on into the downs - taking the hard uphill route first. We reached the top of the Dyke at 6.45am to a beautiful morning sky. The pub at the top is being renovated leaving the downs feeling very isolated and devoid of human life, the gatwick flight path the only reminder you are in cramped little England. I was amazed at how flooded Sussex is too. This time last year we were issued with hosepipe bans - this year we have too much!
We off-roaded from here up toward the transmitters at the top of the Beacon before heading down the hill and into Shoreham along the main road. We attempted to find the off-road route via Upper Beeding and the old railway line but time was short - work was calling. We did bump into a few cows along the way. Wow! My favourite animals ever! We cycled along the sea front behind Shoreham Power Station and back to Hove in time for my normal 8am alarm call. Perfect timing.
Dyke Road off road cycle route - The Vital Stats - Time: 1 hour 49 minutes 50 seconds. Distance 18.95 miles. Average Speed: 10.3 mph. Highest Speed: 32.9 mph
Now i’m off to do a 10k run with Lottie.
Why?
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