Once back down south training began fairly soon. Using an old, bright yellow Ribble road bike ("donated" from my old man) I started putting in the odd 20 miler at the weekend and the occasional evening. This was fine to start with but it soon became clear this old steed wasn't up to the job.
One tax refund later (thanks HMRC) I was the proud owner of a 2010 Specialized Sectuer Elite. Training stepped up a gear with the new bike and 20 milers were being regularly churned out.
The aim of a 60 mile ride by Halloween didn't materialise (too many boozy weekends in London and Glasgow) but I did make a promise to myself to continue riding throughout the winter, no matter how bad it got......
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