Yesterday I cycled to the office from home and back. Well, actually, I cycled to the office and then had a rear tyre puncture going down a fast hill 3 miles before I arrived home. It was a bit scary, as the brake on the rear didn't work at all once the puncture happened. Stopping proved to be a bit of a hazardous event!
"I haven't got to go back as well have I??
I was completely wasted and really didn't fancy doing the repair, so, persuading myself that I had 'done my bit' and knowing I had a conference call to do with a group of American Phoenix Traders in an hour and a half, I decided to call it a day and telephoned for assistance from my support crew. My wife duly came to my rescue.
I was completely wasted and really didn't fancy doing the repair, so, persuading myself that I had 'done my bit' and knowing I had a conference call to do with a group of American Phoenix Traders in an hour and a half, I decided to call it a day and telephoned for assistance from my support crew. My wife duly came to my rescue.
Anyway, it ended up being a 68 mile round trip which took 4 hours and 25 minutes, at an average speed of 15.4 miles per hour. Given that 2 months ago, the longest I'd ever riden was 21 miles (and that was only at the end of last year), I was pretty pleased to get home at all! Hot bath, one hour conference call with a bunch of fired up Traders and then out for a Thai dinner - lots of calories - great! Slept well last night too.
When I arrived home (in the car) my kids gave me a gold medal for coming first - out of one!
Thanks Stephanie for recording the video, thanks Rene for taking the photographs, thanks Gill for being my support crew and thanks kids for making me feel special!
Fantastic, what an achievement! Going to cycle to work occasionally once the Big Boss Bike ride is a dim and distant memory? Keep up the good work Mike!
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