It’s been a while since I had anything much to say on this
blog, and I still don’t. But I think I might jot down a quick recap of my rides
during August. There is a fair bit of variety creeping into my cycling life and
this month was particularly diverse. (I’ve been back on the bike since mid June
after 12 weeks resting my wrist post surgery). 851km for the month.
2/08/2013, Friday, Into City, 20km, On the funstar, for our
anniversary weekend away.
3/08/2013, Saturday, Redcliffe, 88km, On the funstar, great
ride, able to stay with the bunch, went to Bicycle Revolution afterwards for
new brakes and good advice.
4/08/2013, Sunday, New Farm Park, 22km, With Jenny! Had a
picnic, great day. Beautiful weather.
7/08/2013, Wednesday, River Loop, 30km, Drove in, stayed for
Brekky.
9/08/2013, Friday, River Loop, 30km, Jenny at Mater for small
surgery, I went in with her and had a ride. Took the funstar again. A near miss with a car gave me a big fright and caused some serious thinking about how blessed I am to have this life.
10/08/2013, Saturday, Cleveland, 107km, With group 3, a bit
steady, I had a fun sprint.
11/08/2013, Sunday, 20km, Samford Pony Express.
14/08/2013, Wednesday, Gravel Grinder, 77km back of Boonah, all day ride,
lots of hills, I was pretty slow, the funstar is heavy for lots of climbing,
Had a fantastic day.
16/08/2013, Friday, Stretton, 25km, Karawatha Commute
17/08/2013, Saturday, Sanctuary Cove, 143km, Rode in, had a
great spin with quite a large bunch. 20 riders in all, Les met us there, a few
took the train option on the return. I felt strong for the whole ride. It was
a sensible pace, 25.4 avg overall, a light headwind to resist our trip home.
Beautiful day.
21/08/2013, Wednesday, River Loop, 54km, Rode in, very small
group on a freezing morning.
24/08/2013, Saturday, Moggill Ferry Loop, 117km, nice bunch of
7 for the extension, I was slow on the hills after Moggill
28/08/2013, Wednesday, River Loop, 28km, good spin on the
funstar
29/08/2013, Thursday, Palara gravel road exploration20km, riding in upper Oxley Creek region, some good trails.
31/08/2013, Saturday, O'Reilly's, 55km, up to the Alpaca farm,
rode with Les. Did a portion of a second lap, nice big group.
Hope I can keep this lifestyle going! Such good people.