I had to do it again! Maybe if I really push I could break the 3 hours, but at least I could try out the 'shadow rider' feature on the Garmin.
I must admit, it was hard going to start with and I found the Garmin a bit confusing to start with. I knew I was either ahead or behind, but it was not immediately apparent which. The funny thing was that, on the assumption that I was behind, it kind of motivated me to push harder. This made me more tired, and the gap between the two got bigger. I became more and more paranoid that I was dropping futher and further behind!!
By the time I got to the long 5 mile hill, I gave up worrying about it, and just pushed as hard as I dared whilst making sure I had enough energy to get home again.
It was only when I got home, and the Garmin beeped a little congratulatory tune at me to tell me I had beaten my Friday time by 5 minutes.
168 miles over the weekend, all at an average speed well over 17 mph! Not bad for a quiet weekend!
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