Week 2 – I don’t like Mondays!
Just back from completing my first training run of the week and boy it was hard work. My legs felt heavy, it was windy, the bike didn’t feel right, I didn’t feel right and it took a real effort to soldier on. For the first half of the ride something didn’t feel right at all, I just didn’t have seem to have any power in me. It felt like I was cycling through treacle. Eventually I came to the conclusion that I thought my seat was too low after realising that my new cycling shoes had a much thicker sole on them than the trainers I used to wear and I hadn’t adjusted the bike since getting them.
So, when I got to the top of the hill at the Kirkhill Golf Club I decided to stop and raise my saddle. I upped it by about a centimetre and when I got back on the bike it felt completely different, suddenly all felt right with the world and I could peddle again 
Needless to say the second half of the ride felt much better and I was able to put the power down to try and make up for lost time.
It was bitingly cold this morning but at least it was dry unlike the journey home. Bring on the warmer weather!
What a bummer that was after extoling the virtues of my Kevlar lined tryes. Thankfully I’m a bit of a dab hand when it comes to changing inner tubes and I was fully kitted out with spare tube and CO2 inflater thingamyjig so I was quickly back on the bike and homeward bound.
Along with my Scott Sub 20 I also picked up a 