Bike Ride

Last night we went to the Australia v Pakistan cricket match.

We had to go after work (so didn’t see the whole game) and the Pakistani’s were 4 out (out of 10 for those not familiar with cricket) when we arrived. Fortunately they hung around for a bit so we got some of our money’s worth but the the final score made it a non-competitive match. The weather, on the other hand, was magnificent. My iPhone battery ran out completely so no pictures but think of a golden sunset with a full moon rising above the horizon with a zephyr of wind. Magnificent!

On Australia Day (last Tuesday) we agreed with friends to go for a bike ride this morning (Saturday). The plan was to head out at 8:30am and ride around the river. Stopping for coffee somewhere along the way.

We were still happily in bed sipping espresso and Sambuca (yes, I know how that sounds. Don’t judge me till you’ve tried it!) at 8:30 when we got the reminder call!

“No we won’t be going, we are too comfortable, how about tomorrow?”

“No, don’t worry, we’ll go ourselves” our friend replied, tersely. (she insists she wasn’t terse on the phone but we all agree we copped a serve from her! ) (Sheryl, if you read this, we all love you! )

We changed our minds and went. How could we refuse???

It was a great ride although the wind was pretty bad on the final leg. I also forget to start the Garmin 305 so the distances and figures are completely wrong, as is the map. So I manually calculated how we went.

According to Map my Run it was around 18.75km. We stopped a few times so it was a casual ride/workout. And it was pretty flat, so not a lot of excessive effort required. From the image below it was “out and back ride,” not a loop. So the way out we were “with” the wind, the way back we were “against” the wind.

The FBH and the friends have mountain bikes while I have a road racing bike. BIG difference. While I was riding slowly on the last leg I must have got at least 500m ahead of them at the end without trying.

Bike Ride, Perth

Biking is obviously different to running and the only thing that gets sore (pretty much) is your “tusch!” We’ll see how that is tomorrow. It’s okay, it’ll either be sore or not. (No deeper descriptions of how sore or where it is sore! )

Later to day I am up to Week 3, Day 1 of the 100 Push Ups Challenge and I feel pretty much up for it. But we’ll wait and see on the results. I am getting a bit of feedback about the “wall” so I will likely add some weights to my routines to strengthen my arms generally. And, although I am a hopeless swimmer, as it is a great activity for endurance and aerobic fitness, that may be added to the regime. However, when I say I am hopeless, I mean there is no hope of me ever taking that up as a sport!

P.S. One last thing on the cricket. Congrats to Tom Beaton and the Under 19 Australian Cricket side who just won the U19 World Cup against the U19 Pakistani side. I’ll kind of name drop and say that our Tom when to school with that Tom. We’ve been keenly watching their results since we knew. Great results guys, we’ll watch and see how many make it to the Australian side.