A day of a little work, but much more leisure.
The mid-morning ride to the pool was cool and overcast along the Trail. The path was busy with other cyclists. The over-hanging branches made it quite a technical ride at some pinch points.
The tandem couple had their wonderful ride locked up outside the pool. I can’t work out which couple at the gym this belongs to. I quite like the element of the mystery tandem riders.
This was the first swim wearing my new goggles. I’ve been buying and swimming with this exact same Decathlon brand for over a decade. Tried and trusted.
It was a strong swim. 1km, edging ever closer to under 19 minutes.
I passed a poor young fella who had crashed his kiddie MTB on the ride back along the Trail. His Mum was at hand to add a magic kiss and cuddle. I must have been an Inset Day around the bloody Estuary Wilds, given the number of ankle biters.
I was free mid-afternoon for a longer ride. The plan was to let the Beeline Velo 2 guide me towards Jaywick, then plot in a course heading northwards, before completing the triangle back home.
I had to stop within five minutes to add the gilet layer that I had packed.
The school run, and then the closed gates of the railway crossing at Great Bentley slowed me slightly.
I reached Jaywick, and then though fuck this. I didn’t like to hang around with the Raleigh electric.
I rolled along, not with any real sense of direction. I kinda knew the roads and thought that I would chance it.
I circled around the edges of Clacton, before finding a familiar lane and making the return journey.
Forest announced the winner of the Goal of the Season: Chris Wood’s £15m tap in against Man City. Every player in the team touched the ball. If this was Barcelona then legacy media would be hailing it as Goal of the Decade.
I listened to BBC Nottingham’s review of the season. It was quite emotional. I miss Forest so much already. Pre-season starts in a couple of weeks.
With no shame we watched Jurassic Dominion World on Monday evening. I forked out £3 for three months of Sky Movies. I’m determined to make it work by watching all sorts of Blockbuster shit.
And blimey - this was blockbuster shit. The film was bonkers. I rather enjoyed it.
