Melbourne: Around the Bay in a Day 2010

Well it’s that time of year again; the weather is improving, the CycloSportif’s are finishing their seasons, the criterion season is looming, and everyone is getting back out on their bikes.  It’s a great time to be a cyclist.  Oh, and the annual Smith Family Around the Bay in a Day ride is on in Melbourne.  So like last year I jump on the plane and head east to ride around Port Phillip Bay again.  It’s a big ride (210km+), but mostly flat so it’s do-able.  This year though was different to last; one I was going the other way around and two, Marnie was coming with me.

So how did I go?

Not bad really, but I did get lost a few times and my Garmin ran out of power 3/4 of the way around.  Oh, and the weather was sucky, and I hadn’t done nearly enough preparation as I should have.  Other than that it was a great ride.  I actually finished over an hour faster than last year, so that was a good achievement.

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