Despite it being Christmas, and despite having allowed myself to indulge a little over the festive season, I got on my turbo trainer tonight and took over 3 minutes of my previous best 10 mile time.
My previous time was 25 minutes 40 seconds. Today, despite having eaten goose, M&S biscuits, jelly beans, After Eight mints and some other stuff I daren’t even mention, I did it in 22 minutes 4 seconds. The great thing for me is, I completed the 10 mile haul in an average of 25.5mph - or “evens” as time trialists call it.
Don’t get me wrong, I know this is on a static trainer and means nothing in the outside world. On a real bike on the road, you have to deal with body weight, wind resistance, bike handling and the elements. Therefore I am not for one minute comparing my time to a real time trial time, where under 24 minutes would be considered good.
It will be interesting to try 10 miles on the road and see how I go. But for now, I am pleased with my 22 minutes.