Possibly the worst weather I have ever ridden in! A very early start on Sunday morning, especially as the clocks had changed, as I was picked up by my mate at 8:00am.
Mountain bike placed in back of his van and we headed out to the heart of the New Forest.
To start with it, it was dry, a little chilly but OK weather wise.
Met up with another rider Malcolm who knows the good trails across the New Forest. Set off and within 10 minutes we were soaked with a torrential downpour of rain! We agreed we couldn't get any wetter so carried on through some very muddy trails and climbs deeper into the New Forest.
Then we had glorious sunshine, followed by rain showers and then an almighty hail storm. So four seasons in one morning!!
Overall it was a great ride, with good friends. It was hard and uncomfortable, but that is what mountain biking and riding in these great places is all about!
Arriving back at the vans at the end of an enjoyable we were drenched and caked in mud. So it was decided to head back to my mates house to hose down both of the bikes, plus parts of ourselves.
Hence why this blog is both Training Ride #17 and #18, as after hosing the bikes down I rode the 4.3 miles from his house back to mine.
So Training Ride #17 was 11.6 miles in just over 1hr 23 mins with an average speed of 8.4mph and over 549ft of climbing and descending.
Training Ride #18 was a short blast home along the Castleman Trailway, of just
4.3 miles
You can view the two rides on Strava here:
Ride #17 - https://www.strava.com/activities/528060702
Ride #18 - https://www.strava.com/activities/528060713
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