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w2w desaster
april 4th 09,
this was ment to be a 2 day ride. first day sunderland to kirkby stephen 75 ml second day kirkby to walney island 75 ml.seting of from sunderland the going was great avriging 15ml hr untill cuming out of durham and heading to bishop aukland this is were the wind started to hit me face on slowing me down. i thought when i get to hamsterly i will be out of the wind and will be able to make up some time it was not to be the wind did not eas off.coming out of the forest and heading to barnard castle the going was hard wind still blowing head on , i thought it is only going to get worse when i get to the bowes moore's i was right the wind was stronger and the going was hard after 8 hrs riding and 65ml i made it to tan hill inn the highest pub in briton i was wiped out and still had 10 ml to go i had nothing left in me luckley some one in the pub offerd me a lift into kirkby after a good night out and not mutch sleep i called it a day and headed home the w2w along with the wind had beaten me and i was gutted but i plan to do it again in july and i wont be beat this time.wot realy gets to me is i can do 75 ml in 6 hr.
this was ment to be a 2 day ride. first day sunderland to kirkby stephen 75 ml second day kirkby to walney island 75 ml.seting of from sunderland the going was great avriging 15ml hr untill cuming out of durham and heading to bishop aukland this is were the wind started to hit me face on slowing me down. i thought when i get to hamsterly i will be out of the wind and will be able to make up some time it was not to be the wind did not eas off.coming out of the forest and heading to barnard castle the going was hard wind still blowing head on , i thought it is only going to get worse when i get to the bowes moore's i was right the wind was stronger and the going was hard after 8 hrs riding and 65ml i made it to tan hill inn the highest pub in briton i was wiped out and still had 10 ml to go i had nothing left in me luckley some one in the pub offerd me a lift into kirkby after a good night out and not mutch sleep i called it a day and headed home the w2w along with the wind had beaten me and i was gutted but i plan to do it again in july and i wont be beat this time.wot realy gets to me is i can do 75 ml in 6 hr.
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