{"id":2191,"date":"2009-08-23T21:13:50","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T11:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wpblog\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2009-08-23T21:13:50","modified_gmt":"2009-08-23T11:13:50","slug":"2-weeks-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/old\/?p=2191","title":{"rendered":"2 weeks to go"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Canterbury<\/a>
Mary Macillop Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well the training thing from BQ<\/a> says I should be doing 2 days in a row of 80km. I did 33 km yesterday, but pushed it quite hard and whimped out on doing more for the day. Today I did nearly 80 km. According to the speedo I did 79.56, but according to the GPS, I only did 78. mmm. Normally they are the other way around. I expect the GPS is the more accurate, so I will have to do a calibration run to make the speedo correct. Still, I nearly did 80 km and was pushed the speed quite a bit on the long gentle downhill run along the cooks river track.<\/p>\n

\"by<\/a>
Along the railway line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I started up along the cooks river track<\/a>, heading north west. To avoid the narrow underpass<\/a> at Canterbury Road, where the GT3<\/a> does not fit, I tried going up over the other side of the river. This is a bit better as the traffic lights are closer to the river and the footpath flatter and wider. From there I continued up. I did one detour to see what was over one of the bridges, but only found some access tracks. I thought that maybe there might be a cycleway along the railway line.<\/p>\n

At Homebush bay, I had an early lunch. I then continued through the Olympic Park Precinct<\/a>. I went along the trotting track as one of the gates was open to the track from the north end and then along a track I had not cycled before. Unlike the rest of the park, there were only a few walkers and even fewer cyclist in this part of the park.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
bridge over the M4<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n
\"On<\/a>
along the M4<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Eventually, I found my way onto the cycle track along the M4<\/a>. At the Duck River, it becomes the Duck River Cycleway. I followed this, past Parramatta into Merrylands. The track mysteriously ended there. I was not sure if I was supposed to use the side streets or the emergency stopping lane on the freeway. So I turned back. There is an interestingly pleasant section of the track underneath the elevated freeway. It was quite and quite cool down there and protected from the harsh sun.<\/p>\n

\"Private<\/a>
private bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n
\"Car<\/a>
car show<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

I stopped at the super centre in Auburn <\/a>for a toilet break and a drink. My upset stomach from the day before was still following me. Then I headed north along the roads parallel to Silverwater road. At the Parramatta River, I found a car show. They were just about to start the presentations for prizes, I think for the best presented cars. They all looked like Holdens to me. I had a chock soft top ice cream from the van and continued on my way. A bit of research shows it was the 46th anniversary Show and Shine<\/a> show of the EH Holden club<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crossing over the Parramatta River I found that much of the cycleway is a massive construction zone as some new housing estates are built. So the track was a mix of on road sections and very new and nice cycleways. Where it does exist, it is called the Parramatta Valley Cycleway. I crossed over the bridge at Meadowbank along the old railway bridge. The climb from the east side is very new but also quite steep. Back in Homebush Bay, I had some afternoon tea, a drink and a roll, and then returned back along the cooks river trail.<\/p>\n

So could I get up tomorrow and to another 80km? That will be a test. I am confident I can. But time will tell.<\/p>\n

Speedo:<\/p>\n

79.56 km
\n14.50 ave km\/h
\n5:29:19 moving time
\n37 max km\/h<\/p>\n

\"Training<\/a>
rider map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\n

Man: shit! They didn’t know this and they stuffed that!<\/span><\/p>\n

Man: they have to explain this document.<\/span><\/p>\n

Man: god she is buggered!<\/span><\/p>\n

Man: oh no, not the recipie bit!<\/span><\/p>\n

Man1: they thought he was a hard man. Man2: who did?<\/span><\/p>\n

Man: they said he was on happy drugs!<\/span><\/p>\n

Man: he’s a buff head… Well he was!<\/span><\/p>\n

Man: you’re an arsehole;\u00a0Woman: you’re an arsehole<\/span><\/p>\n

Woman: we can’t believe that they thought he stole the bike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Girl: they said, he won’t admit!<\/span><\/p>\n

Girl: so if he did this, where are your witnesses?<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoon man leaning out the drivers window: keep it up! You can do it! Keep riding!<\/span><\/p>\n

Woman; a bungee is a strap.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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