It’s the end of December and it’s getting pretty close to the shortest day of the year. Actually it’s still about 4 weeks a way, but, it feels pretty grim even down south here in Oxford. Sometimes I finish work at 3pm, but, it’s already starting to get dark.
Cycling is taking a bit of a backseat at the moment. But, when I can I’m trying to get the miles in. Training at this time of the year is nothing spectacular – just trying to get out as much as possible. Generally, I aim to go out 4-5 times a week. If I can cycle 150 miles, I’m pretty happy. But, this weekend I was in Germany so it is a bit more difficult.
If I miss a few days, its easy to justify it by saying it’s good to have a break at this time of the year. But, the problem with this attitude is that it is easy for a week to pass by and you haven’t done any training. However, I’m conscious of the fact I will be in Malaysia for 3 weeks. If I stopped cycling now, I could be looking at a break of 2 months – which is far too long.
When I do go out I generally enjoy it, unless it gets cold and miserable.
I’ve noticed that between 9.30pm and 3pm, traffic is much lower. I blame the school run. It increases traffic so much! Now when I was a lad, there was no question of getting a lift to school – it was walk, bus or train. Them were the days!
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