{"id":750,"date":"2010-11-02T22:51:34","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T22:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=750"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:23:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:23:10","slug":"you-only-get-wet-once-off-the-nov100-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/you-only-get-wet-once-off-the-nov100-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"You Only Get Wet Once… Off The #Nov100 Mark.<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather…<\/h2>\n

… just the wrong clothes.\u00a0 So said Billy Connolly, and so said Clive Chapman<\/a> too.\u00a0 They were right.<\/p>\n

I was determined to get my Tuesday night ride in this week.\u00a0 Hitting the 100 miles is going to be very difficult this month so I needed to get started.\u00a0 The Big Man Upstairs decided to set me a challenge by providing lots of water from the skies.\u00a0 I made the mistake of showing my indecision earlier in the evening and suffered a barrage of motivational abuse via Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0 Thanks, friends, you made me go out.<\/p>\n

After a quick tea, I layered up and unlocked the shed.\u00a0 The beanie that was free with this month’s MBUK was a bonus.\u00a0 Lights on and head down, off I went.<\/p>\n

The autopilot loop through Milnrow and twice around Hollingworth Lake was the chosen route tonight.\u00a0 The rain prevented me dreaming up anything new.\u00a0 I came back home on the main roads, as the canal towpath seemed like a very unwise idea, with the slippery cobbles and wet leaves under the bridges.<\/p>\n

Just over an hour after setting off, I was dripping quietly onto the floor of my shed with a big smile on my face.\u00a0 Now I’m showered and warm, whilst my clothes steam gently on the radiators.<\/p>\n

The phone GPS tracked less than half a mile of the ride.\u00a0 Maybe the plastic butty bag I put it in touched the screen in the wrong place, I don’t know.\u00a0 Anyway, I mapped the ride manually so you can see it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Saturday's<\/a>

Mud = Good. Saturday’s Coating Of Goodness. Tonight, It Was Too Dark For Photos.<\/p><\/div>\n

Just remember: it’s only water, and you only get wet once.<\/p>\n

Join us in the November 100 challenge.\u00a0 Visit the spreadsheet then email me at the address in the sheet.<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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