UPDATE: Get Some Friends!
Yep. You heard me. Get some. Now!
OK, this update is almost a week late, but better late than never … just like finding some cycling friends! Last week I was reading some blogs, and one of them mentioned an organised ride a few years back that basically starts on my doorstep, organised by the local cycling club. Well, I'd known there was a cycling club locally, but I'm always a bit nervous about meeting new people, and I know I'm not particularly nippy on a bike, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to have a quick look at the club. So I checked out their website, which said "Join our facebook group, come on a couple of social rides, and see if you like us before you join". Well, that sounded painless enough, so I dropped in a request to the facebook group.
Within a couple of hours I not only had access to the group, but someone had posted that they were going out for a ride
the next day - a day I'd already planned to head out and get some more miles in! So I said I'd join them, and here's what happened:
https://www.strava.com/activities/2148528345
48 miles, > 4000ft of elevation, and, as usual some fantastic views over the dales once I'd got up the hills!
Cycling with other people is a hugely different experience to cycling on your own - the camaraderie of struggling against the weather and up the hills together really adds to the experience, as well as helping fight the fatigue. Can't wait for the next one