The prep...
530pm friday spin class burried the legs deep.
Then a 4.5hr car drive back to young arrived just before 1am...
The alarm was set for 530am..
Saturday....
I was straight into my breakfast of weetbix and toast.
Then it was a battle of rugging up, i was a little under done for the 2degrees start.
My fsa booties and vaude spray jacket was working overtime, the fingerless gloves
was not a good idea, just as well i didnt need to change gears or anything...
I hit the first climb 2kms from home and the legs were snapped frozen, the first 10km from young is all up and the legs felt quite stale.. after days of dreamin of smashing the hills in this challenge my focus changed to survival and try to keep up the pace when ever i was in the saddle... I soon make it to wallenbeen and hop off to slide my saddle forward, that was definately needed... The climbs to coota werent as bad as i thought they were gona be so i just danced on the pedals to reach the top... i coasted down to the long flat road into coota, and i was so close to getting to the caltex depot before my dad left but we crossed paths near the sheepyards.. with a big HONK HONK !!!!!!!!
I strip off the spray jacket as the cloudless sky was warming up..and the big hills....i wastruly dreading the first one out of coota... i got to the quarry laughing at the climb... oh but it didnt let up and i was truly breathless when i reach the top... there was another nasty one to follow which kicks early and with stale legs i just tried to keep the rythm smooth and strong... The roads kept going skywards..... pssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst WAT!!!!!!!! a flat on armadillo tyres...
Dismount and get there repair under way. i check and and re check the tyre amongst the million buzzing flys... i pull out my only tube and only co2.. hmmm the tube has 2 patches on it... this could end bad... i refit tyre and inflate.. kool.. all good. i put my wheel back on.. pssssssssttt oh dammit... fine ill ride it flat then 10m later i wake up to thats a bad idea... i start the walk and thought id save my best "i need a ride thumb" until i see a ute.. 4th vechicle along comes a ute and he pulls up to see if im ok.. thru the bike in the back and cruised to wagga on another form of v8,,, had a great chat to,(just another person in the world who thinks im a freak)
The engagement party was tops, it was a very very relaxed affair so boardies and no shoes was ok in my books.. and the food was great 2nd time around as well..
On sunday we just woke up and hit the road it was a shame to leave the green and colourful countryside, driving back to the coast i craved a quinte cafe... there sure isnt many out in the country and i just couldnt handle the other maccas.. so we pulled into gunning the antique shops were a let down,, but call into the MERINO CAFE its a great little place with a very nice sunny courtyard out the back, big thumbs up on there choc banana bread.
Once on the coast we went straight to the single track goodness of ourimbah, well for charli anyways.. i saddled up the single speed and rolled out to yarramalong... i had BUMBLE HILL on my mind.... ive only ever driven down it but i wanted to know wat going up it is like..HELL..
320m in elevation about 4km and 18mins i reachd the summit.. then rode from there allthe way home via mangrove mt... and good solid 2hr session..
IM back commuting, it was a slow trip to teach at tuggerah yesterday so slow i got there 5mins before i had to teach a 45min spin classs after riding for an hour, the trip home was into a solid head wind the whole way... another class this morning but only 5mins away. better get out to work as we (matt reekie) are doing kariong hill repeats but the rain could put a stop to that..
CHOPS
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