Tomorrow I am taking the bike to Yas in order too strip down ready to send back overseas. Hopefully a new one comes back in its place. Don’t know what is going to happen. So My Melvin Star Oppy is possibly going to make a come back. I can’t afford another frame right now. So while the other is away we are going to try and move all the parts over to the old frame.

Week and a half ago I went for a try out session at a gym. Cindy has been going on about me going to a gym for as long as I have know her. Scott has been nagging me to come to Cross Fit for just as long. So a week and a half ago I went and did a try out. I stretched some mussel in my gut jumping on a box. Still living with that. I have done the two introduction classes and tonight had my first propper workout.

Well The others had a proper workout. I just sweated like a pig and was given my own set of baby activities to do. I am sure all had a good laugh at just how much I suck. Hopefully over time (sooner the better) I will build up strength and be able to do what everyone else can do. Feeling like jelly now and probably go to bed soon.

View from the eurka tower in melbs. My office this morning

The dude in the blow video is hot. The one on the Cincelli Strato.

Ride seemed to start fast but once we got to Dalkeith the pace evened out. A large group on  the road today, we should have split. A few touching of elbows and Matthew trying to hug Jen. All in All a great ride though.

After stuffing around taking my time I finally managed to get out the door around 0423. I like summer. By the time I reach work I no longer need to leave the car running and the high beam on to see. It’s not quit sunrise but you can see what you are doing. Got the bike sorted and finished getting myself organised and out the door at work. The man at the lunch bar down stairs was only just arriving.

Was not that windy this morning but I did not want to be here. It is the feeling I get after almost a week off the bike. Only completed half my normal warmup and arrived at the start.

On the first lap of the course I was already suffering. This is what Peter calls the easy lap. By the descent down to Mounts Bay Road I was fighting just to keep my eyes open. My body wanted to go back to sleep. A sign I am not working hard enough.

Lap two and everyone took off up Spring St and Malcolm St. I was hanging onto a group of five. However turning into Kings Park Matthew was on the side of the road so I stopped to check he was ok and waved good bye to the group. The next lap was all on my own. After entering Kings park on lap three I saw Lennie up ahead and so worked to catch her up and say hi. Jonny was with her also. After a short chat I set off to finish my lap.

My plan was to be lazy and take the bike path along the river back to work. However my legs needed more so it was one more climb up Spring and Malcom St back to work.

I hate this course but that is because I find it hard. Which means I need to do it more often. There is a lot of pain ahead of me.