Dromara Coastal Cycle

Sunday 6th May 2012

Cycling
05:20:22 – 80.19 Miles (15.00 MPH / HR Zone 2 / 77% Max / Cadence 80rpm)

Long ride was the Dromara Coastal Cycle organised by Dromara Cycling Club.  This was a great event with about 200-250 rider tacking the rolling 60 or 80 mile route.  Jim (Heaney) and I opted for the 80 mile route. 
The weather was very king to us and we stayed dry pretty much the whole way and at times the weather was really beautiful.

We had a lovely lunch stop at Strangford at about 35 miles, and loaded up on Sandwiches, traybakes and donuts. We had gone really well through to Lunch and were averaging almost 17mph.  Once out of Strangford we headed towards Comber but along the coast, and it is really gorgeous with lots of little inlets and bays along Strangford Lough, but a few tight hills to just catch us out.

once near Comber we turned back inland and towards Saintfield, Ballynahinch and home to Dromara.  The last 5 miles back to Dromara had a 2 mile climb and that was pretty tight and it was good to have company from another cyclist in his 60s who had done over 100 miles as he cycled to the start from home.  It is always good to be as good as a pensioner with 300 miles in his legs this week!!

I am really pleased with the way things went and i felt comfortable throughout and definitely could have gone on to do another 30 miles or so, and could have got off the bike and had a decent run.

Really pleasing and great day and company from Jim.  Rest Day tomorrow.