When are 50 miles not 50 miles?
July 1st, 2008 by Jason
Just got back from taking part in the Great Kent Bike Ride… kinda fuming… kinda proud… kinda sore… but very tired.
David, Lewis and me (Big Jason) have just spent 5 hours hauling ourselves around South East Kent and into East Sussex on a so-called 53 mile bike ride. Now, I know my bike computer might be a litle bit wrong, but when I finally fell off my bike it showed I’d done 69.9 miles from start to finish!!
Prior to this the furthest I’d ever ridden was 33 miles around Hastings and Winchelsea. I wouldn’t have minded, but I’d invited people round for 2pm and they were still sitting outside my house at 3pm, when I finally turned up. Ufff!
Anyway, we did the ride to test ourselves and our stamina: and I think without doubt we passed. We all had our sticky patches: Lewis at the Pilot, Dave heading into Ashford from Woodchurch and me getting sand-blasted on the road to Camber. It was a hard day but good, and I think we worked well as a team. Not sure what Lewis had eaten before the race, but he was full of energy and about as pumped up as I’ve ever seen him.
Also, thanks to Barry C from Business Link for the Clif bar and the gel packs… certainly helped me get round!
Roll on September - just 11 weeks to go! And as the Action Medical Research information pack says, “It’s time to get the money rolling in!” So, over to you, dear reader!
