Time to get back on the horse…well, clearly the bike in this case.  Yesterday’s gym session was not a good one, so I approached today’s ride with a certain sense of trepidation.  Having done my flat loop a couple of times last week, I decided to do a seaside loop today and just to take it easy and see how I got on.

Cycling time: 2:05:41
Distance: 34.36 miles
Avs: 16.3 mph
ODO: 1118 miles

As you can see, it went pretty well.  It took a good 30 minutes to get warmed up, as opposed to the usual 20 or so.  The wind was stronger than I’d been expecting, but I managed to avoid it a lot of the time, as well as enjoying it when it was behind me 🙂  I deliberately wasn’t pushing it – I dropped right back on the hills and just took it easy – but my legs have clearly recovered ok, hence the speed…  About half way ’round I started to feel like my cycling mojo was back – the Merlin Ride really did knock the stuffing out of me a bit – which came as a relief.

On the downside – my left hand side shoulder pain thing cut in REALLY early on and is still there now.  I guess it’s not had time to recover, though I was hoping yesterday’s yoga class would have helped.  There’s a distinct possibility that I have a trapped nerve thing going on there, as suggested by G from the ACG a while ago, and I’m hoping to see someone about that and try and get it a bit more sorted before the L2P.  I’m going to treat myself to a massage too…ooh, the decadence *grin*.

PS: In case you were wondering Jeremiah was a Bullfrog…is aka Joy to the World.  Joy to the World – because I can still cycle and enjoy it! *grin*.