Hard Cycle

We had a decent family walk with the dogs at Brackletter in the morning.

PM I got the bike stuff on. I headed west to get the westerly in my back on the return. It never really felt that way though. I did the Cor loop but continued on forest tracks to try a section of road I knew of (having seen it in the distance from a hill to the north) but never travelled. The wind always seemed to be in my face and the gradients unforgiving. The big figure of eight route gave me 38km and about 450m of ascent but doesn't tell the story. My cycling top isn't that breathable and when I got home realised that I was absolutely soaking with sweat. I have managed much longer rides that felt far easier.