London - Brighton (yet again).... preparation for things to come

WOW, its been a while since posting here. Well, my friend Deuan and myself have been eagerly discussing this year's 1000 Miles Challenge - and we found it. I can't speak about it yet but will be able to confirm soon. In preparation of this year's challenge we did a little LtB last Friday.

We left kind of early (10.20) at the Fat Boys Cafe near Croydon. It was already very hot and the sun was blasting as we set out. Without much use of maps/ GPS we had to remember the route we used to take last year. It almost worked 100% and we were able to follow the quiet route through Farthing Downs, Godstone, Ditchling (over the feared Bitchling Deacon). We motored on and it felt like we're on a roll. The 3.5h journey was very enjoyable and it felt great to be outdoors. Considering I now weigh around 90Kg!! the ride was almost effortless. It felt like this was nothing at all despite not having cycled long distances for a while. I guess the snowboarding week in March helped get those muscles fit.


We got to Brighton and went straight for the beach - OMG, what a spectacle. The beach was full. In some parts there were hardly 2m between people on their beach towels. We chilled in the sand for a short while, met up with one of Deuans friends and took the train back to London. Overall a very pleasant day (with only minor sunburns ;)