Sun Dec 24 18:15:15 2006
Sandringham
Fifteen point seven miles per hour.
After fuelling up with the Monster Picnic, I took my bike out. It's a cold, grey day, but miraculously there was almost no wind. I headed gently towards Westgate Park. Both my regular readers will know that the 'gently' part wasn't going to last long. I did the first 3.5 miles in 12'16" - 17.2mph, a personal best. After a bit of faffing on the trails I tooled south towards St Kilda. I passed a lot of people, then fell in with a couple of roadies. They were keeping it dialled in at a very steady 20mph, so I obviously couldn't let them get away. I stayed with them until they turned off. Wusses. By that point, I was almost at Sandringham marina, so I did the last bit gently, then went to the end of the breakwater and took some pictures.
I was sensible on the way back, and only increased the average speed a bit. 32 miles, 2 hours, 2 minutes. Feeling virtuous. Pass the brandy butter.