We have the technology .............

After a trip back to the bike shop and several hours of watch beeping and aligning, my GSC10 is now fitted and working ....which means i can now bore you with stats and graphs, average speeds, heart rates, cadence, calories, km/ph

Earlier this week...................
Txt msge

Louise  'hey speedy (aka Richard) what do we do about training at the weekend if the weather is still bad '

Richard 'we get wet !! Anyone can be fit but its hard being hard '

So with those words in mind there was only one thing to do, get my head down and get on with it.
Moving on ............ Training Weekend number 2
Saturday
It was damp leaving Avoch but thankfully it wasn't raining. We made our way through Fortrose, and Rosemarkie then climbed 210mtrs to Eathie on the back road to Cromarty. Leaving Cromarty the wind started to get wild and nippy but we soon warmed up after another long long uphill climb. Richard assures me that even the buses struggle getting up this hill so when i get to the top without stopping I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself. Anyway, what goes up inevitably, must come down and we all know this isn't my favourite bit, so instead of going down an equally steep hill, i opt for a seven mile detour in the rain to avoid it. Am i the only person who doesn't like coming down hills ??? Arriving back in Avoch i pass a speed detector and it flashes 26mph, i find myself wondering if i can get charged for speeding on a road bike ?  A hilly but fun 32 miles :-)
Sunday
9.57 am Leaving from Beauly on a lovely crisp Sunday morning we head round to Inverness via Kirkhill, through town and up on to the Kessock Bridge. I had a few new obstacles to overcome in town, speed bumps, traffic lights and roundabouts, you may laugh but this is new territory for me ;-) To be quite honest I'm not so sure if i'd be here writing this if Richard didn't watch my back quite so much and keep me right.  So here's a public thank you Speedy....thanks for keeping me safe ;-) We continued our ride through North Kessock, along the cycle route where we eventually joined the main road just outside Muir of Ord and had a leisurely ride back to Beauly. A very pleasant 25 miles

The general feel is..... so far so good. We're both fancying a significantly longer ride within the next couple of weeks. Physically we're feeling just dandy and actually really enjoying it. Sore bum though !!! Two things to purchase this week, a new saddle and mud guards ...... the journey continues.....