Cuban Wheels: It's All in the (L)egs

Last weekend we decided to reduce our mileage a bit but devise a route that incorporated 2 decent climbs to keep it challenging - a 33 mile loop incorporating Artist's Lane in Alderley Edge, and Pott Shrigley, although I still haven't made it all the way to the top of PS (yet).

Click here to see the route

The whole route is fairly undulating as you can see from the elevation chart, so it is a decent work out for a shorter ride.

I tried to keep a good pace going, so was starting to feel it in my legs on the way back, and my mind wandered on to the thought of what I would have to eat when I got back. This keeps me going!

I had a craving for scrambled eggs! I decided to share this with Chris as we were cycling along, and he promptly told me that we only had 2 eggs, which was not going to cut the mustard with 2 hungry cyclists. Luckily, I remembered that there was a farm stall that we passed on the route back, and even better - Chris had brought his wallet (I cycle like the queen - no cash).

Fresh eggs en route!

Gillian and I had passed this little cart several times on our evening training route and she always wanted to stop and buy eggs, but we never did. Today, I was not going past without picking up half a dozen.

The climb up Pott Shrigley was then fuelled by the thought of the brunch I was going to make, which was getting bigger and bigger by the mile!