#cycleireland

Back on the saddle… I’ve not ridden a lot in the past 12 months… i have had some back issues that have stopped my cycling, surfing and running. A lot of that has had to do with stress and being continually at a desk at work. So after two years at the new job I decided it was time to make a move out on my own to gain control of my life. Cycling has taken a back foot amongst other important things and I was not happy with that. It’s all about balance. Today was the start of that change. A quick spin of 22miles to get the legs going and to see what state i was in… turns out not that bad. I used Trait Coffee in Comber as my turning point, its awesome little coffee shop reachable by many a route but today I used the Comber Greenway, Trait is run buy a great bunch of guys and it’s perfect for me to fit into my cycles out that neck of the woods. So glad I went out, I felt great and the weather was awesome.

Been a while - 30 Miles. I was saying to myself it had been weeks since I had ridden, but when I checked my Starva.. it had been almost 3 months!! Wow...where did the time go. Turns out... the same place my fitness and I was going to have to get it back. New job and a change of routine are a contributing factor to my lack of cycling this year but generally I have been demotivated and lazy, no excuses. So I got the winter bike out and wrapped up warm for what was to be a 20mile warm up through Ards to get the legs spinning. A wrong turn saw me end up in Millisle adding 10 Miles onto my ride and introducing a painful headwind the whole way home which in turn killed my legs. Normally 30miles is nothing ... but at 21 miles I hit the wall and the realisation of how far my bike fitness had dropped hit me. It was a great day with winter win shine an amazing scenery, it was good to get out again and I am determined to ride a lot more this year. heres to more cycling! :)