Another bank holiday in france :-) so 3 rides over the weekend, 4 rides in 5 days! I'm very tired today though. Quick breakdown of the rides;
Sat, 73 miles 17mph, tried to go nice and steady in the sunshine. Tried some different roads but did alot of turning round in the road and killed the average speed. Went down a great descent but the road at the bottom was no entry so that's going to be difficult to find from the bottom..... maybe another day.
Sun 48 miles in the park. 23.9mph I worked out how to get the automatic laps on so you can see each lap separately. I did the first 4 by myself but then realised it was going to take a while to get caught and only wanted to do 2 hours so slowed down. Once caught you can see the speed went up. About 5 laps from the end some guy on a TT bike arrived and he caned us. I rode right on his wheel for about 4 laps, head down praying - he was on his Tri bars. It reminded me of motorpacing with Terry on his Vespa and I kept thinking, TG would be touching this guys tyre.......
Mon 62miles 18.7mph. Went pretty much as hard as I could today but I could tell I had ridden a lot recently! Suffered in the last 45 mins, ran out of water (I normally stop and buy water after 2.5hrs) and my legs were tying up. It was hot again today and I was probably dehydrated when I started so goodness knows what I was like when I got in. Still, not a bad speed given the circumstances. Resting now.
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258 miles for the week but squashed into 5 days. Too tired to type anymore.........
Nathan Evington
28/02/77 - 03/11/07
About Nathan
Nathan, was a big chap in more ways than one. He was always to be found at the centre of the action, telling it exactly as it was – loudly!
In fact, Nathan was in such a hurry to make his impact on the world, he arrived on a cold February morning 8 weeks early. He was so premature that he spent his first month in hospital, and at the time was one of the youngest babies in Hedon Road hospital to survive!
Cycling played a huge part in Nathan’s life. He loved the film American Flyers and watched it many times. In it, there is a scene where the main character does the "torture test" which involved running on a treadmill for as long as possible before ending the test by hitting the "chicken" switch. After Nathan’s diagnosis of cardiomyopathy in 2004, he was actually quite excited to discover that he would be required to do his own "torture test" and spent a good deal of time psyching himself up for a good performance. In fact, he was so determined that it was ultimately the doctor, his Mum and the technician who had to drag him off, as Nathan refused to give in himself.
Cycling also revealed Nathan’s talent for remembering facts and figures. He was our very own walking cycling encyclopaedia. He loved to test his friends and show off his knowledge, and he was always the person you would want on your pub quiz team.
Nathan was determined to live life to the full, and unbeknown to his Mum he began playing in a football team a few years ago. The cat was out of the bag when a new football trophy took pride of place on the mantelpiece one evening. Nathan was very proud of himself and his team-mates, although I am reliably informed that Nathan was valued more for his enthusiastic participation, rather than his football talents – which led to his shots on goal just missing the target – 100% of the time!
Nathan was the life and soul of any party and loved to dance. He would always take to the dance floor first, and was quite happy to dance alone. However, his infectious enthusiasm always encouraged others to join him.
Nathan was a kind man, and always generous to a fault – on the benefit of his Mum and brother. He had a very special sense of humour – one he shared with his brother – and left his mark on everyone he met.
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Yeah - we can tell you were fading on Monday 'cos your average heart rate went above the ret of ours minimum! Must have been the adrenelin lingering from Monday's match...
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