Sunday 24th August

Well what do you know. It was raining again. A hardy crew met at Rubberjaws for a ride anway. Rubberjaws, Fatboy, Tinkerbell, Hubby, Geez and The Silverfox decided we would head up Mt Pleasant Road as we need it for training. At first the drizzle was not too bad but it got worse the higher we went. Fatboy led the way with a good turn of speed and all the others chased him up. At the half way point we discussed options and it was decided to get onto Major Hornbrook, head down then up Canon Hill and back down towards the Heathcote Valley. This is a ride that Geez and Rubberjaws did on Thursday for some training. We then headed around the side of the Tamaki Village and onto the single track around the back of the Heathcote river. Muddy and slippery. The have done some work around here and some of it is now formed track. We then continued around the river back to Rubberjaws to finish by 11am. Good all round ride but getting cold towards the end. it looks like we will be on the rowing machine on Tuesday.