Sunny Cycle Training

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This year I have been thinking of doing some cycle touring. For the last couple of months I have been gathering the necessary kit and having hours of fun plotting routes on maps and finding places that desperately need me visiting. The one thing I have been neglecting is actually improving my, rather low, fitness. A few miles of pedalling every now and again 'ain't gonna' cut it.' As today was gorgeous I set out for mix of road, cross country and quiet road. I didn't want to overdo it and covered nearly 14 miles, slightly less than a third of what I'd like to be covering, daily, on a tour. A little way to go, me thinks! This loop through Horton village, one time home of poet John Milton, was a favourite of mine and my usual route to Windsor. I shall be seeing a lot more of it, in future. The video is an edit of the quieter bits near Heathrow.