before

I was back on the roads tonight for the first time with my road shoes and Look carbon pedals.

Felt a bit of an idiot at first 'coz I couldn't get used to the one-sided pedals and it didn't help that they were way too tight. Would have turtled it at a crossing if not for the strategic positioning of a friendly nearby lamp post. Thank goodness someone had an Alan key and adjustments could be made before the real ride began at Pasir Panjang.

I suffered quite a bit tonight. All I could think of was hanging on to Beef's wheel and boy, did I cling on for dear life. He pretty much babysat me whilst the others went nutso apeshit. But at one point I just couldn't hang on any longer at 38 and I slowly fell behind. I even let out a big sigh and he knew I'd had it. But he gave me quite a bit of encouragement and I pressed on, catching up with the resting pack further down the road.

My legs were burning. My back was screaming. I had no fuel left in my stomach and I felt like I was bonking. When I saw Hubba, he looked like he'd done himself in as well - The speed demon had ground himself to a halt.

I'm absolutely cream crackered.

Distance: 50.76km
Time: 1hr 59mins
Avg: 25.5km/hr
Max: 39.8km/hr