prep...
So I'm preparing for tomorrow. I don't just mean in the mental sense, or getting my shit together...I'm also getting my hair cut (which means I'll have to re-do all my helmet starpping), hoping that by some miracle my legs become tanned in the next 12 hours, that sort of stuff.
I've made a list of what I need to take. Which is worryingly long. I have a tiny frame pack, and that's it...luckily a fair bit of the stuff I will be wearing, so not too bad.
So far I have: Water bottle, fruit bars, gonna take a small portion of my puncture repair kit, my housekeys, some money, my bank card, my helmet, my rain jacket (although not if it's lovely out, obviously), my gloves, my sunnies and my clear/low light lenses, my rider number which I will pin onto my HiViz, my bike tag and my mobile phone...See, quite a lot of shit. All got to fit into a few square inches. I'll manage though, I'm sure. Not going to take spare inner tubes etc, cos everyone will have them...may well leave out puncture kit altogether, because ditto.
I'm also trying to hydrate. Cos I'm not very good at that shit, so I figure if I drink all day today I might be okay...pffft, who knows?
The weather today is nice - not too warm, not too cold, but a brisk Sou-Westerly, which won't be much fun, although being inland will make it ok I guess. I must try to find a cable tie to attach my bike tag onto my ride... My bike is already out of my hands - has been since last night, when I left it for loading onto the lorry :( Feel's odd, not having it...
I've made a list of what I need to take. Which is worryingly long. I have a tiny frame pack, and that's it...luckily a fair bit of the stuff I will be wearing, so not too bad.
So far I have: Water bottle, fruit bars, gonna take a small portion of my puncture repair kit, my housekeys, some money, my bank card, my helmet, my rain jacket (although not if it's lovely out, obviously), my gloves, my sunnies and my clear/low light lenses, my rider number which I will pin onto my HiViz, my bike tag and my mobile phone...See, quite a lot of shit. All got to fit into a few square inches. I'll manage though, I'm sure. Not going to take spare inner tubes etc, cos everyone will have them...may well leave out puncture kit altogether, because ditto.
I'm also trying to hydrate. Cos I'm not very good at that shit, so I figure if I drink all day today I might be okay...pffft, who knows?
The weather today is nice - not too warm, not too cold, but a brisk Sou-Westerly, which won't be much fun, although being inland will make it ok I guess. I must try to find a cable tie to attach my bike tag onto my ride... My bike is already out of my hands - has been since last night, when I left it for loading onto the lorry :( Feel's odd, not having it...