Niall has spent the last couple of weeks in Coffs Harbour-a working holiday you might say. He's been staying in a back packers hostel - music, beers, bbq's by the beach and the company of people less than 50! Needless to say he's enjoying the experience. but the trip was partly prompted by his frustration of not finding work in Sydney so he's also been fruit picking up there. He came back to Sydney yesterday but the plan is to go off again some time soon and break things up that way.
The result of Niall's absence is that I've been without my training partner so I've finally joined the local cycling club. Peleton Sports describe themselves as a recreational club which suits me fine as I've promised Ros I won't be racing here - we just have too much to fit into our two precious years. The set up is reminiscent of the Ilkely CC in that there are several hundred members and it has a family vibe to it with a good number of women and youngsters out on the rides. We meet at seven in the morning on a weekend but with so many members there are several rides going out, according to ability and ambition. The fast group do a regular 50-60 mile on a Saturday with a few 2-3k climbs and descents up by the coast - fantastic in a 30 up group. And all this in time to get back home and in the pool by ten. It came as a bit of a shock that I was struggling with the pace on the first ride last week. It shouldn't have - it occurred to me that it was the first group ride I'd done for 6 months. I've got some work to do!
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