Sunday was the Greater Manchester Marathon 2015. As many of you already know, the training plan went to pot during the last couple of months and we were not feeling at all confident before the event. Sunday was a pleasant day weather wise, cooler than the previous day and a good day for running. The event started on the dual carriageway near White City, close to Old Trafford football ground. The actual start line was the big sign over the…
When Sarah and I left home this morning to cycle to the start of the Stockport Community Cycling Club Off to See the Wizard ride there was a point when we both doubted whether our legs had the strength to complete it. Having run 12.5 miles as part of our marathon training the previous day the legs were still feeling it. This was also not helped by the strong headwind to the start. Thankfully we DID manage to make the start at Timperley…
As the heatwave across the UK continues, Sunday briefly brought us a little light relief with overcast conditions. Great for cycling, as shown by the large turnout for Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s latest 30 mile ride. ‘Off to see the Wizard’ of course referred to cycling to Alderley Edge, with it’s famous links with wizardry and Alan Garner’s The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. We started from Timperley Sports Club. Upon leaving Timperley we weaved our way through through the back streets…
The weather forecast had been for rain all day and strong winds – almost enough to put you off a day of cycling! We were due out on an SCCC ride from Timperley out to Plumley and back. As I was the back leader (to make sure no one gets left behind), not going wasn’t an option. At least it wasn’t cold! The ride officially started at the Timperley Cricket Club. There were about 20 of us that turned out….
