So as the initial swelling from my mountain bike / skydive accident reduced the underlying problem became clear - a bust rib. 4 weeks on it no longer hurts to laugh but coughing or sneezing still brings a tear to my eye. Finally got back on a spin bike, then a normal bike towards the end of the month - only now to have the country under 6 foot of snow.
Finally managed my first proper training ride of the season last weekend, a 150km audax over the Chilterns. This was the first "proper" ride I've done since the Etape last year and it sure gave the legs a bit of a wake up call. It didn't help that I arrived for the 9am start only to see that it was alas an 8am start, so I spent almost the entire ride on my own, chasing down shadows, finally catching up with a couple of people who had had mechanical issues. Bit lonely out on the roads on a bike in January when all your fellow riders are 45 minutes ahead of you...
Scores on the doors for the month - 275km on my race bike, a few hours mountain bike (including 3 seconds airborn) and half a dozen spin classes.
Bring on the spring!
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