A piddle ’round the area (with leg cramps!)
The weather this evening was so gorgeous that I just couldn’t not go for a quick piddle around the block. I didn’t really plan on going anywhere fancy, so I didn’t bother to log my ride. I kind of wish I had now, as the ride was a really nice one… pretty fast, not too long and with some truly gorgeous scenery. I might have to adapt the ride by cutting out the first part where I was peddling along some dual carriageway (only a short bit, mind).
In the end I headed out to the Tesco roundabout, through Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Finchampstead and finally to Eversley and from there back to Yateley.
Distance: 11.78m
Average: 15.6mph (wow! Quite chuffed with this)
Max speed: 33mph (in a 30 zone)
Time: 45m
Oddly I got some light cramps in my calves by the time I got to Eversley (lucky, really, as I was mostly home). I have no idea what these were caused by… I was keeping my cadence up reasonably high, although maybe a little lower than usual towards the end (but still… 75-85rpm shouldn’t cause cramps, right?). And again, I’ve found that I’m incredibly hungry by the time I get back. In future I’m going to have to look at eating right before going on a ride.
Here’s my attempt at mapping it in Google:
Tags: Cycling