Today it is summer. A perfect clear blue sky and warm breeze, and I am out of work on the dot of 5 as Gillian and I are finally off on a cycle together. We have struggled to co-ordinate our schedules over the last few weeks, so a ride together was long overdue.
We decided to meet in Cheadle Hulme as it is a pretty central point between Didsbury and Marple and easy to get to. Gillian had worked out a loop which linked up to a couple of roads I recognised from my weekend cycles.
Despite training separately for the last few weeks it was great to discover that we are both at a similar level and we were comfortable cycling along at the same pace, just taking it steady enough to have a bit of a chat along the way.
We passed a lot of people who had had the same idea and were enjoying the evening sunshine - plenty of greetings of 'lovely evening' as they pedalled by with smiling faces. Cyclists are a friendly bunch!
After just over an hour we separated and headed back home - a respectable 23.9 miles in the bank. I was also pleased that it was not too painful getting back in the saddle after Sunday's 75 miler. Tender, but not painful!
I think this may be a regular Tuesday date for us. Hope so.
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