Wed - Spin/'pump' with See. It felt tough at the time, but very quickly recovered so I couldn't have really pushed myself.
Tue - Choir
Mon - Feels like Sunday as the actual Sunday was a blur of travelling and sitting in a meeting room trying to keep up with what was being said. Went to spin/abs with Walid, it wasn't too hard but I sweated enough to make it look so. Why can't I do press ups? (yes I know, too much weight to lift).
Sun - Up at 4:45 to go to Dubai to attend a due diligence meeting with the Gulf Fund. In a conference room all day, just dashed to and from airport back to Bahrain at about 8pm. This is not a jet set life.
Sat - Relaxed start, bacon and eggs. Weather was so nice I had to go out, so cyled over to Dilly to get a library book, then up past Marina West development to Budiaya 'beach', just 24km. But I do have spin tonight. Tomorrow is a business trip to Dubai to see a potential investment in an IT company.
Fri - 100km in just over 4 hours saddle time (avg 24.3kph)!! Had set alarm for 5:45, but it was still dark. Decided to shift myself, so got up at 6 and was on road at 6:15. Cols start but soon warmed up. Riffa Fort, then down to Zallaq, Camel roundbout and then along to end of road till signs got too 'prohibited'. Passed 2 groups of Wheelers coming back but decided not to turn to join them as they were looking too fast. That was 45km. Drank gatorade and ate dates. Back to AlAreen, up to Banyan Tree with hill no probs. Down past water park to Fuds for breakfast, 69km. Back to AlAreen, Zallaq and through villages (via Hamala for a toilet stop) to villa for 99.7 so poddled up road to make it 100.2km. Knees and inner thighs are feeling it, but could have continued. The weather made it - clear sky, sun and NO WIND. It was still. That makes all the difference. Would have been a great day for going out on the boat diving but as the engines are kaput then cycling it is.
