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25th May 2009 was a Bank Holiday in the UK, and with the weather forcast being questionable, it was uncertain if I'd get out on my bike. As luck would have it my old training partner, David West, invited me to join him on a ride in the morning.

He had been asked by the local LDS missionaries to take them on an hour ride around the area. Now I have to admit I thought the missionaries mad, as Dave is in pretty good shape when it comes to bike riding, but he was very kind and held back. 8.00am start, and the weather was good. We were about 5miles out, and a few hill climbs under our belts, and I was suprised at how well the Elders were keeping up, although we were not going overly fast, I had expected to have to wait for them, it was David that pointed out that they are 20years younger than us, and youthfullness was on their side.

The ride took just over 50mins, and 8.6miles long. Our average speed was only 10mph, but we were off road most of the time. If memory serves David and I used to average about 15mph over this course, possibly faster but my old brain can't retain information like that.!

Here's a link to google maps that shows the route we took. Click here!

A good ride in all, and was great to be back out with David, who didn't even brake a sweat.

Thanks for the invite!