Another wet day but still managed to get 28 miles in. Legs felt strongest today since hte Ring of Kerry spin and some life seems to be coming back into them. Went in the direction fo Farranfore, Ballyfinnane and home with a strong breeze at my back from Castlemaine.
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Day 21 and this evening was a supposed relaxed spin with the club. Setting out with the best of intentions to take it easy does not guarantee that it will remain so. From a gentle start some of us got impatient and headed off for some lively cycling. Ended up with a nice 31 miles this evening. Left Tralee and headed off towards Farranfore and Castleisland and back to Tralee. Tomorrow will be an easy day before the Ring of Kerry on Saturday.
Day 10 today was the Currow CC Annual leisure tour and 63 miles of cycling in glorious weather for a change. I was reminded about the song “I could have danced all night” because I sure felt that I could have cycled all day today. The spin today left Currow, headed for Tralee, Castlemaine, Milltown, Killorglin, Killarney and back to Currow via Farranfore. The pace was mostly controlled which is only right for a leisure cycle but I did get an opportunity to stretch my legs ascending the Tralee side of the hill to Castlemaine as well as the way home from Killarney which was lively enough for anyone’s level. Legs felt good and appreciated the last number of days when I took it easy.
1/3 third of the way into the challenge and I have found great benefit to having cycled the last 10 days in a row. I do feel stronger than when I started. I think the key so far was knowing when to take an easy day when I needed it. I will be intereted to see if I find the next 20 days as straightforward.
June16
30 Days and 30 Cycles: Day 7
Today was a club spin and legs were tired but cycling in the group made it a little easier. We ended up doing 35 Miles (56 k). We left Tralee and headed for Castleisland, Farranfore, Castlemaine and back to Tralee. The pace was pretty high with the spin completed in 1 hour and 45 mins. I got a twinge of a cramp in my right thigh ascending the last climb after Castlemaine so sat up a little until I got home.
Route was as follows….
January25
Winter persisting
A winter's morning in Killarney
This image was taken on Sat 23rd of January looking down on the town of Killarney. It was a morning that was filled with frost and also fear due to the bitter cold weather. 5 of us were cycling and decided to stick to the main roads for safety reasons. We stopped at this point for the usual half way banana and mis-truths about how many miles we have done in the past week, even though the training miles usually show in the legs well before the half way point, especially on the road from Faranfore into Killarney which is up and down and fast. We were all glad to have headed out despite the weather and arrived safely back in Tralee.
This route starts in Currow, which is a village situated in Mid-Kerry, about 3 miles from Farranfore and 5 miles from Castleisland. It is a route that is dear to my heart given that it is in my homeland and I try to get out on this route as often as I can. This routes offers mostly flat territory on quiet country roads with little traffic when away from the town centers in the route.
December22
Castleisland -> Farranfore -> Tralee
This 41k/25mi. route leaves tralee and heads in the direction of Castleisland. From Castleisland the road meanders towards Farranfore and then turning right to head back into tralee. This route is very flat with only one slight hill whilst heading under the Currans bypass towards the turn off for Gortatlea. It would be considered one of the safest routes in the county as most of the cycle (with the exception of the Castleisland to Farranfore stretch [approx 4 miles]) is on main roads with smooth hard shoulders which give plenty room for both cyclists and motorists alike. This route is very popular with cyclists from Tralee, Castleisland and their hinterlands.
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