Rides from New Year to last day of March 2022
Normally I guage the start of the year aiming to get 1,000 miles done by Easter. Since Easter is the movable feast, I’m taking the last day of march this year. Easter has a range of a month, and it can be any sunday between March 22 to April 25. That puts the median easter at 11th April, but that seems like an awkward date to use.
The total for this time period is 1,687km, = 1,041 miles. Just inside!
Monthly total, (added retrospectively).
10°C, brisk chilly SSE breeze. Endless blue sky
Single speed ride with manageable SSW wind. Feeling fit and set a decent pace for March. Made possible by blazing sunshine in a cloudless blue sky.
8°C, strong SSE, sunny and dry.
Sunny and dry, so I couldn’t resist taking the Zing out. It ran well and was all fun. Passing a primary school, I saw the kids leaning over the fence towards the road. They wanted their balls that were in the road. They called out so I stopped to get them. There were four which I flung back over. How grateful were they? They shouted out “you’re a legend”. So it’s official!
8°C, cloudless blue sky, light Northerly.
Mawdsley pumping station.
50 miles in the sun. Okay, it wasn’t that warm but I had a new base layer to test. It feels like merino wool but isn’t. After 3 hours it was still not clammy and remained warm. Excellent for £22.
Micycle 