Okay it’s time to look back on how my cycling went in March! Unfortunately due to business travel and some other priorities I wasn’t able to get out as often as I’d planned, despite being a longer month I covered less distance than in February. In March I completed 5 rides totalling 87 miles, with my longest ride being 32 miles. I was pleased to be able to increase the longest ride to 30 miles as planned, even if I didn’t get out as much as I wanted....
Okay, as promised, the first month has passed and here I am with an update. I feel like I’ve been able to establish the discipline of getting out for a ride regularly. If I can get through these first couple of months - with the short days and poor weather - the rest should be much more manageable. I often work into the early evening, so where possible I’ve been getting rides in during my lunch hour, which has helped a lot....
I’ve never been one for setting New Year’s resolutions and sticking to them. This January, I spent time figuring out what I can do to improve my health. I’m in my early forties, and according to the NHS BMI calculator, I fall in the “obese” category. It sounds cheesy, but I’ve always been inspired by people who achieve their greatest fitness later in life - and I’d like to try the same....