Can't believe that in less than a week now we will be jetting off to Gothenburg. Before that, however, we decided to have one last training run. We got the train from Glasgow Central once again out to Greenock, picking up Shaun on the way. Once we got to Greenock we headed over to Bob's house for a meeting about the trip and also some fantastic rolls with bacon and sausage.
Meeting over we headed out on our run. We headed on up Kilmacolm Road heading for Lochwinnoch. If anyone has ever been on that road then they will know about the big climb out of Greenock over the hill. It's a bit of a nightmare when faced with it first thing. Having said that, after me doing all my training last week trying to keep a constant high cadence it made it a lot easier. Certainly the more hills you climb the better. Anyway, once over the hill there was a bit of a descent which always makes up for the hardship of the climb.
The road to Lochwinnoch was pretty uneventful. There were some more climbs and some nice descents again along with some nice fast turns. We eventually reached our destination and stopped off at a tearoom in the main street. Some light refreshments and we were back on the road again, this time heading for Largs along the A760. We passed through Kilbirnie and then finally reached the outskirts of Largs. Now, the road down into Largs is pretty steep and twisty. It's not often that a car holds up a bike but this was one of those occasions. I bought some new tyres on Saturday which were mainly for road use. They give better grip on the road and especially in corners as they are more rounded than the hybrid tyres I normally use.
Anyway, once we got into town we stopped off at the famous "Nardini's" for a sandwich and an ice cream. We've only a few days left until we head off to Sweden but we are well prepared now. It only seems like a few weeks ago that we were just in the planning stage of the trip. Now the training has ended and the real hard work begins.
Sunday, 17 August 2008
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