Thank you!

I made it out today, without falling off, so I think I'm over that last fall. I did the normal bridleway, though had to stop twice on the hill I guess that's what two weeks off the bike does to you. Then I followed the extension of the bridleway to its end - really beautiful in the sun with a canopy of autumn foliage. I came back on some country lanes. So about five miles, which feels a little disappointing, but the off-road riding always seems to feel longer than it is. A fly flew into my face on the way back, which really stung so I must have been going at least a little bit fast. I get so much joy and satisfaction from planning these rides as well as actually riding them, it's great to get the map out and work out my route.

I got back to find that I had somehow switched off my Garmin Dakota (in my saddle bag) so had no record of my ride I had been so looking forward to uploading my route and looking at the stats, so I worked it out on mapmyrun instead.

I've set a target of cycling 25miles in each of November and December, so 50miles before year end. I think this should be do-able with one ride most weeks and a couple of extra. I know that it's really very modest, but it's really difficult for me to find an hour or so twice a week because of childcare, but I'd be very happy to manage this!