The route of the Cycletta was changed at the last minute due to road works between Tingrith and Toddington. The new route was good as it took us down some of the evil hills that would previously been "ups"! However this was balanced by a number of long drawn out climbs that really did get my legs working. The run through Woburn Park was the hardest as in the last mile or so my legs were starting to tire but a little voice in my head kept telling me to “keep those little fat legs going”. Thanks Chris!
The event was much larger this year with a real mix of
cyclists and bikes. I soon learned that
most women continually brake when going downhill and, as someone who likes to
fly down and take advantage of the free speed to gain some time, I found this
quite frustrating. However, everyone was
really friendly and supportive and it is good to see so many women out on their
bikes.
My final time was 1 hr 41 (85th out of 308) which was a huge improvement on
last year so the training paid off.
Thanks to Chris and Ellen for all their support and to
everyone who sponsored me.
Perhaps next year we can get a Flitwick Tri group together
for the Cycletta. If we don’t have
enough girls I have a couple of nice wigs that the guys could borrow!
Lois
