Monday, 28 July 2008

Riding with the boys

Into the office again today, working on the Scottish system due to go live on Wednesday. The sun has been hidden most of the day, but it's been very warm still, too warm to be stuck inside. I have this feeling that summer is passing quickly by and I'm not making the most of it!

Following his heroics of yesterday, No.1 son has realised that he's actually fitter than he thought, but understands the importance of getting fitter still. He expressed an interest in doing some cycling so I bought him some enormous SPDs at the weekend so he could ride my winter bike - with the saddle raised a good 3 or 4 inches! It was Harriers cycling tonight, which I almost forgot about having missed the last 3 weeks for various reasons. I didn't expect to see anybody, but NT turned up to make it a foursome with my lads. We went to Askwith, up the hill, and back via Otley and Weston, about 14 miles round trip. No.2 son was still not himself and struggled a bit (more mentally than physically perhaps?), but No.1 son, although having to work very hard, really enjoyed the ride. He had so much fun that he was left wondering why he hadn't done this in some 2 years! I'm now harbouring hopes that this is something we can all share now on a regular basis. It felt really good to be able to enjoy this ride tonight with both my boys.

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