Seven sleeps till we leave and it's all systems go! Tony and I went riding with Katie and her Bike North group yesterday, from Meadowbank Wharf to Brighton Le Sands and return, with bacon, eggs, tomato and toast for brunch along the way. We left at about 7.45am and returned at 1.40pm, having averaged about 16km per hour while riding - not bad for a group of about 50 riders with all sorts of different age ranges and abilities.
We learned some things about riding in groups and discovered a couple of nice variations on the ride that make it more pleasant and involves even less road riding than before. We're planning on having one more big hitout next Saturday, doing the Bay to Bay with Katie and Vietnam riding colleague Lee, who'll be coming down from the North Coast on Friday, and perhaps Hugh "The Player" Perrottet from Parramatta Leagues, if we can get him out of the Club long enough ;-). In the meantime, we're going to do some local rides and mix it up with more exercise bike riding for stamina and aerobic fitness.
We were pleased today to spend about half an hour with Vic Meli and Jeff Ruitenbach up at 2CCR FM (90.5 on your FM dial) talking on air about the ride, our fundraising efforts and what we hope to achieve for Northcott Disability Services along the way. That was a bit of fun and we got to listen to some good music while we were there too. Ah well, back to the work now.
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