Waking up at 4:30am, I had sore calves, bad knees and aching thighs....
Must be DOMS...
Good enough reasons to skip today's spinning session?
Not enough I guess...
As I have explained to my sister, training start 3-6 months before a race, so I better get prepared and get my butt out of the house.
5:05am is the time I left my house.
Oh boy... this is becoming a very bad habit....
Cycling hard towards Mandai Shell, I was overtaken by a group of riders just before Mandai Lake Road.
Hmm... none of the 10+ riders are wearing JoyRiders jerseys, although 1 or 2 of them looks oddly familiar.
Turning to big chainrings, I start giving chase, hoping to catch the JoyRiders if they are still waiting at Mandai Shell.
Hmm... not too bad... I am keeping my distance from the group pretty respectable.
Reached Mandai Shell to find the Pinoy brothers waiting there.
Haha... so that is the sprint group that I am keeping pace with. Woot...
One of the guys had a loose saddle, so I lend him my allen key.
I even detach my front light.
While putting back the allen key and light, the group rolls off.
Geez... everyone is turning right and none of them are waiting for me...
So much for gratitude...
This is a reversal of what is happening to Baoying weeks ago...
No one is turning left, everyone did a right hook.
No choice, time to start my 2nd chase of the day.
Front chainring, rear gears, I keep changing them till I finally caught up with the group...
The pace is really fast today and the chasing has taken a lot of wind out of me.
So it is no surprise that I lose the group at the King of Neo Tiew.
Haha, I finally get to see the yellow line at King of Neo Tiew. :D
Wanted to take a shortcut through Lim Chu Kang Lane 3, but I missed the turn and had to keep on chasing...
Ohh boy.... cycling along Lim Chu Kang Road alone is darn demoralising.
The road seems endless...
Finally reached the taffic junction and I did a leftie into Old Choa Chu Kang Road > Bricklands Road > Woodlands Road > Mandai Road > home.
Training with a target keeps you motivated, but training alone can get so boring....
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