{"id":970,"date":"2011-10-03T13:27:55","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T13:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=970"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:09:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:09:04","slug":"riding-with-your-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/riding-with-your-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Riding Together? Whatever Next?<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m Not Sure How To Deal With This…<\/h2>\n

Don’t get me wrong, I love my Other Half. \u00a0I love life at home. I love arriving back from work to the welcoming bosom of my family.<\/p>\n

But there’s a slightly unnerving feeling when your OH says she wants to join you on the weekly bike ride… isn’t there?<\/p>\n

Let me explain.<\/h2>\n

My Tuesday Night Autopilot Loop<\/a> is as much a part of my weekly routine as Saturday morning lie-ins and Sunday night Match Of The Day 2. \u00a0I don’t so much compete against myself, but I do hammer it some nights in an effort to give my quads a beasting.<\/p>\n

The solitude of the ride is a relaxing departure from the chaos and demands of normal daily life. \u00a0Come rain, shine, hail, wind, ice or snow, the routine of following a similar loop week-in-week-out gives me an enjoyable escape.<\/p>\n

With a second rider, no matter how pretty or how scintillating the conversation, the experience will be… well… just different<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t