I usually aim for leaving at 6ish, but I usually end up leaving around 6:30am.
This means I don't have time for Breakwall. But 24km is starting to become too little training for me. I think I should starting adding in an extra Mons.
I smashed my record on Mons by 17 seconds - on my own - with no external challenge (which usually spurs me on faster).
When I go to the roundabout at Maroubra Beach, I had to stop for a bus to go past.
It stopped to pick up passengers and I went past.
Then it overtook me on the slope and as it went past, I felt a massive WHOOSH of air pushing me away from the bus. I didn't know that's what happened when buses got too close, but now I do. It was a bit scary but now I know what to expect.
So I played leapfrog all the way up Torrington. I was using cycling past the passengers as motivation to keep going.
The bus beat me along Malabar Rd (the cycleway does not make me feel so safe so I go pretty slow), but I beat it onto my turn to Moverly. (It stopped to pick up passengers just before the intersection. MUAHAHA.
(image via cyclinginfo.co.uk)
Anyway, I smashed a bunch of my records on Strava, so I'm pretty happy.
However, my average speed was lower than my last good ride on the weekend.
But I think this is primarily because I ride slower along the main roads on weekdays due to more traffic.
P.S. Googling "bus" and "cyclist" for images has scared me a little.. Seems this may be a dangerous combination.
