January 26th

Met up with Helen and Adey today who are doing the Hamm Ride with me.

We decided to meet at Richard Dunn's car park and we knew we were on a time limit as Helen had an afternoon appointment somewhere. So we went down to the Spen Valley Greenway and had a chat as we rode. Helen spurred us on to go fast on the way down. We had a short break at the bottom and then turned round and headed up again.

It's great riding this with others as the time and distance soon passes and before we knew it we were back near the top end. Adey left us at Low Moor to weave through the streets home but Helen and I continued to the top of the Greenway and then back up Staithgate Lane which is a long uphill road.

Helen of course is faster than I am up the hills and she waited for me at the top. She then went back to Richard Dunn's and I cycled around the roads back home. So 23 miles done today for me.

Another run

Freezing fog today. Nearly slipped on the path on the way out.

Evie and I went to the Greenway again. Did 30 minutes of R2/W1. Didn't find it too bad either. I keep getting tight calves especially on the right side so on the return journey I concentrated on not tensing the calf muscle too much and letting the foot flop a bit more. I can honestly say I enjoyed that.

Bear and I then went out for a walk across the moors, down Station Lane and back up through the farm into East Bierley. Noticed the buds on the trees starting to appear. The snowdrops in the garden are trying to make themselves noticed and I saw a wren.

Going to Amsterdam shortly on a minicruise so no real exercise until Friday when I should be meeting Liz to go for a run. This is for Liz's sake more than mine as I talked her into entering the Race for Life to give her a focus for her training.