Great Wednesday ride... went with my man who allowed me a 30 minute warm up, then we did 10km of well-paced hills, and then back to false flats near my house where we played "catch-me's" - the latest addition to my training programme.

A 'catch-me' emulates surges and breaks in racing. We are riding along at a steady pace, me in front, and with no warning he leaps out from behind and takes off... I have to respond, chase, catch and pass. Its alot of fun though quite tiring - by the 3rd catch-me yesterday, it was all I could do to respond... he had to lower his speed so I could reach him!