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14 January 2007

Back on the saddle

After a long time (49 days to be exact), I finally went for a bike ride ... and a long one at that. Basically up to Constantia Nek (11 Km almost all uphill) down to Hout Bay (7Km of downhill bliss ... going faster than the 40 Km/h speed limit for cars :P) up Chapman's Peak (about 5Km and another 2 Km of uphill) - but the scenery alone is worth it down to Noerdhoek, back to Rondebosch via Fish Hoek. It did not feel too bad, but the last 10 Km were torturous ... even though most of it was relatively flat. And most of all, I think I need padded shorts ... I have done the route before, but it did not feel this painful last time!

Some stats:
Total Distance: Just over 61Km
Total Time: Under 5 Hours including a long stop at Noerdhoek for "brunch"
Pedalling Time: Just over 3h 30min ... giving a rather slow 16.5 Km/h average speed

1 comment:

Ciaa said...

well, it should not be another 50 days before you take a ride again! i want to get me a bicycle as well. either that or gym. i really need some sort of exercise before i find myself on par with our minister of correctional services.