{"id":528,"date":"2010-06-29T12:09:07","date_gmt":"2010-06-29T12:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=528"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:30:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:30:42","slug":"june100-cycling-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/june100-cycling-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaay! #June100 Completed<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank You!<\/h2>\n

Two remarkable things happened the other night.<\/p>\n

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  1. I went for a ride after a carvery meal out;<\/li>\n
  2. I completed the #June100<\/a><\/strong> challenge, doing my first 100 mile month in, probably, EVER<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It was Friday evening and I’d given up hope of getting any cycling done. \u00a0I had Avon orders to submit, we were late home from work and my OH’s Dad was moving home. \u00a0Not an auspicious outlook for the day’s riding.<\/p>\n

    But, things went a bit better than that. \u00a0We realised I could put the Avon order in on Saturday; the home moving had gone extremely well; and we decided to go for a local carvery meal rather than cook at home.<\/p>\n

    The 3 M’s:\u00a0Motivation, Meat and Momentum.<\/h2>\n

    A plateful of beef, turkey, gammon and all the trimmings is usually a signal for the evening to end. \u00a0Add to this a pint of San Miguel and normally you’d have two hopes of getting me to exercise – and one of those would be Bob.<\/p>\n

    But… the June100<\/strong> had other ideas! \u00a0I knew I was only 2.74 miles short of target and it was a beautiful evening. \u00a0So when we got home, bellies full, I filled my drinks bottle, got the shed key and gritted my teeth. \u00a0I was going to do it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t