Tired, but going well!

Hi there,

Things seem to be progressing along nicely but my legs have been getting some stick with the increased riding, change in sessions and diet. I think the slightly different riding position and gearing of the new bike and the distribution of weight now that I'm using panniers instead of the big rucksack is all contributing to hitting the leg muscles differently to what their use to. It's mainly the big hill on the way home and the recent windy weather hasn't helped any either. It's of course windy (windier than yesterday actually) so I've tried to reduce the baggage I'm transporting by leaving my folder at work and cutting down to just one pannier instead of two. Not sure if this will make much of a difference but I cann't hurt really can it.

In relation to Gym work it's still workout B that is the real killer for me. It's those bulgarian split squats with overhead press that make you want to just collapse. Anyway, I'm sure they'll do me good in the long run. Visually I personally feel (at the moment at least) that I'm looking better. Maybe that's wishful thinking but I am critical of myself so I would say that there is some positive improvement. Oh, just another quick mention about the cycling. I have in principle agreed to do a 50 mile bike ride in mid-May in preparation for the bigger 70+ mile ride in June. Before that I need to start to do some longer rides as I'm only doing just over 6miles to work and then the reverse coming back. I'm going to be taken out one weekend soon to have a slightly longer ride of 20mile just to get me started and begin building up the distances from there.

Right that's all for now. Cheers, BustaGut!