What is the appeal of slogging your guts out all day long on a saddle that is clearly uncomfortable the moment that you sit on it , a riding position that will make your neck and back ache within half an hour all in country side with some of the most brutal hills in the UK. It’s a compelling question. The truthful answer is that there is not much appeal at all when he weather was as ill tempered as it was on Day 1 and Day 2 of the ride, in fact it is generally pretty miserable. There is clearly a sense of achievement and the more malevolent the conditions the greater the sense of satisfaction in achieving your goals. However, it takes a day like today to make the equation add up. The sun shone, the mountains were breathtaking, the road alongside Loch Lomond was spellbinding and the miles, all 130 of them whizzed by. We had a great day with over 9 hours of cycling and some spiky hills around the outside of Glasgow to finish, this was cycling at its most appealing.
I feel great, tired but very content. Amazingly my knee problem which looked at one point as though it might end the ride seems to ease as I warm up on the bike and as the rest of my body starts to suffer the stresses and strains of trying to keep up with my speedy cycling partner, David. I am not sure if it is just being masked by all the other aches and pains but, either way, it won’t stop me cycling tomorrow.
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