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training continues- the next day- Lands End to John O'Groats
Mar0420129:06 p.m.
I had hoped to put a long blog on here tonight. But I am too tired
In brief, until I can do a review of the weekend, today I did the return trip of 70 miles.
Unlike yesterday it rained the whole way and was into a strong head wind. I have never been so cold in my life. It took me over 8 hours with stops etc
A very hard day! I wouldn't fancy several days like today on the Land end trip. I think it would break me mentally
The good news is that physically my legs feel great. Bad news is my hands have pins and needles and have had for about 5 hrs now, no doubt a sympton of being frozen numb for 6hrs. And my neck is quite sore. No doubt its not really strong enough to be held in the cycling position for for 6-7 hrs a day
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Comments (2)
Rob_Barber 'Pins and needles in the hands can be due to pressure on the nerves, quite common in cyclists. Worth popping in to your local specialist bike shop and just getting them to look over your riding position, see if anything needs tweaking. As for the neck, because of the wind and rain you've probably held your head lower than you normally would to keep the weather out of your face (consciously or otherwise). I find frequently changing hand position (easier if you've got drop handlebars, or bar ends on an MTB helps alot with both of these issues.' added 4th Mar 2012
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Thebandit 'Thanks for the tips. I have the bike booked in for a service so I will get them to check my riding position then' added 5th Mar 2012
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