On my two big training rides last week I finally seemed to get my pacing right and under control but the down side was having really sore legs. Based on previous experiences I know that my legs will hurt more the day after I've finished so I'm booked in for a massage at THE Medical in Portishead next Thursday and am also going out for a ride on the Friday too. Hopefully that means I'll be okay for the Summerset Festival I'm going to Bristol for (and yes it's meant to be spelt that way).
I also seem to have cracked the hydration well and truly based on the warm rides last week but it is a big effort to keep drinking regularly when you don't feel thirsty but by the time you feel thirsty it's too late. On this ride I'll be drinking bidons of water along with bidons of HIGH5 Energy Source into which I'll also pop a HIGH5 Zero electrolyte tablet to replace the salts and minerals lost by sweating. The energy source will provide me with some of the carbohydrate I'll need for the 6-7 hours I'll be riding each day and the rest will be made up with the odd gel and good old fashioned real food.
The bike is in for a bit of an upgrade this week so the gentle short recover rides will get me used to the changes I've made to it - if I get chance I may post later in the week about the new bits as they're a bit special.
This is the kit I'll be wearing on my ride courtesy of Prendas Ciclismo.
So that's me pretty much done apart from packing so my next blog will either be about the whizzo new bits on the bike or will be a report from the end of the first day.
Many thanks to those that have sponsored me so far and thank you to those who do so during next week - the details of how to sponsor me are below. If you see me between Lancaster and the Ring O'Bells in Nailsea give me a shout out.
To sponsor me £5 text FLAB48 £5 to 70070
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