Day 26 was again a spell on the exercise bike in the gym, however day 27 was back to normal service. With the Goblin out of service, I turned to the Kona Kapu to log some miles. One section of the W&OD trail I've never ridden is anything east of Vienna so I wanted to start out from home and see how far along I could get. It was a windy day and the first sections of the ride were pretty easy, I hadn't realized just how much the wind was pushing me along (I soon would on the ride back). I made pretty good progress and felt good all the way to the start point of the trail (approx 22 miles or so). At this point it was already the longest distance I'd ridden on the Kona, and possibly one of my longest rides ever, not factoring in the fact that of course by just heading home I'd double this distance.
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| The very beginning of the W&OD Trail, Shirlington |
The ride home was a mix of determination and perseverance, the wind coming back made it difficult to sustain any speed along the trail and the extra effort meant my energy levels were dropping. I knew I needed to find somewhere to stop off and fuel up so I made it back to Vienna and headed off to get my fix of English food stuff at
The Pure Pasty CO. Fed and watered I pushed on to finish the last 10 miles and it was tough. Seeing some of the distances some of the people I follow on Strava ride it makes my total 43.5 miles seem like a simple jaunt but this is a big achievement for me as I've never ridden anywhere so far and since also riding on the road as well as the MTB having purchased the Kona Kapu gives me the confidence that I can go even further on my future rides.
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