The newest addition to the "shameful overweight golfer attempts to get fit/lose weight" series of threads.
Continuing on from the 'Gong ride thread....
I had a play around on Google Earth - the longest climb on the route I did today was about 300m (and it was fairly steep). I'm building up to ride into the city to work - it's about 12-15 km's, although I wouldn't do it on Sydney streets. There are alternative roads to travel, but it adds a fair amount of distance to the journey.
The hill I climbed today is good practice (and will be my regular route) - Gladesville Bridge is about a 350m incline, and as soon as you come off that there's the climb to Lyons Rd which is about 750m - although an alternate route away from peak hour roads will avoid that climb in one hit.
I'm starting this journey on the wrong side of 100 kg's - I'm hoping if I stick to it I can shed some weight pretty quickly.
The big test - can I wake up at 5:30am tomorrow and do the circuit? The missus doesn't think so!