I've been ill for the last week or so with nasty cold so I've not been riding since Cannock a fortnight ago. I spent most of last weekend shivering under a duvet on the sofa while Mi complained about how hot the house was.

This morning I felt well enough to attempt a bike ride so I headed across to Rutland Water and met up with Andy. In retrospect it may have been a mistake. After just a mile my lungs were burning and muscles aching as I struggled to breathe through my bunged up head.

The other problem was midges. They were everywhere - hovering at head height across the path and roads around the reservoir. Still, they saved stopping for lunch as it was near impossible to ride through the swarms without inhaling at least a couple of the little buggers.

I think my body was still suffering from the cold of last week... Rutland isn't that hard a ride, but even after a long soak in Radox I'm still aching like anything...

Labels: biking, rutland water