Riding, climbing and riding some more
Ever have one of those days where you wake up, and you know you’re going to be sore by the end of the day? I had one of those days just last week. My friend Jens had proposed that he, Mat, Julie and I all ride to Mt Coolum, climb it, and then ride home. I eagerly accepted thinking it would be a good fitness challenge. After all, I’ve climbed the mountain before and on a separate occasion rode my bike 40km in one day. So this shouldn’t be too bad, right? I should have known better. This is the guy who rode in a 200km bike ride for fun. FOR FUN.
So at 7.30am I found myself in a car following Jens to Mt Coolum to drop off one car along with an esky. The plan was we would ride to the mountain, and the expensive bikes could be locked up in the car while we climbed; the others could just be chained up to a tree. Later, some cool drinks and lunch would be ready and waiting in the esky for us. We arrived, Jens locked up the car and jumped into mine and we made our way back home. Once there, we collected our bikes and also got Mat and Julie. Finally, we set off.