January is Hell

Wow January has been hell. Both work and personal life have got in the way of riding my bike and when I finally get out on it we get wind. Last week it took me nearly 2 hours to get home from work and it is only 22.5 miles. I was coming downhill, out of the saddle, pushing as hard as I could and still only doing 9mph. Manage to get on the first club run of the year on Sunday and things are starting to feel a little better as I only lost contact as the pace picked up over the little climbs around Beeston just before the cafe stop. Once this weekend (more work) is out of the way I'm ereally looking forward to a sustained effort and good mileage. The Cheshire Cat is only 8 weeks away and I want to get over the 1 in 4 1 mile climb of mow cop without walking. After that it is straight in to the TTs and build up for the Anfield 100 and head towards the 12 hour in August