Penance Ride

Today I decided "I needed to undergo some self-flagellation and pay for the enjoyment of yesterdays ride", as there was a stiff SE breeze blowing I would do a ride along the exposed freeway. A length of maybe 25km (I thought!), but it turned into just over 40km.

Rode with Joy-ann to the Cabba Post Office, then left her there and rode off along Clothiers Creek Road to the Freeway. As I approached the overpass I sussed out which way the wind was blowing and turned onto the freeway with the wind at my tail, rode at about 39km/h until I reached the northern end of the Tweed Valley Way turnoff, here is where I reversed direction, crossing with the flyover to the other side of the freeway.

Now the penalty begins, I headed off into the headwind all the way to the Pottsville - Cudgera Creek turnoff. Into the wind I managed to keep my speed above 26km/h even though the HR Monitor didn't seem to want to let me into the "Zone", maybe I am getting fitter though I am unable to push any harder against the wind with the equipment I have, I don't know and don't care really!

After the wind push I thought I would reward myself, selfish as it was, by taking Kanes Road rather than the Coastal Bike Path even though the wind on the path would of been a tail wind. I don't understand it, but hills (albeit, little) seem to give me more satisfaction, especially the second and later re-runs.

I was hoping for a bit of rain, even though there was none, the overcast conditions were beautiful. Something I haven't had for a couple of months. The internal furnace was set on low and stayed that way. Even the "but" stayed cool and comfortable.

Anyway what started as a little bit of self inflicted penance turned out to be an enjoyable sojourn. I must do it again, I just need a way of getting all the traffic to piss-off.

A quick edit: We got about 1mm of showers, tonight, before 8:00pm. Not even enough to wet the ground! Hope for more tomorrow???