Amblers Club Run - Sunday 1st May

[Mark Pope]

The weather is looking a bit dismal this Sunday but still not too bad to stop an amble around the Garw Valley and the Vale. The proposed route for this Sunday is:

Brackla - Coity - Bryncethin - Brynmenyn - Bettws - Llangeinor - the Little Bwlch - Blackmill - Bryncethin - the Common - Brynna - Talbot Green - Miskin - Hensol - Pendoylan - Gwern-Y-Steeple - Bonvilston - Aubrey Arms - Llantrithyd - Flemingston - St Athan - Llantwit Major - the Lanes - St Brides - Southerndown - Ogmore - Ewenny - Bridgend - Brackla

It's 55 miles from Brackla to Brackla, with a coffee stop planned for Cafe Velo. Start time is 0900 from Physiques as usual. See you Sunday.

Mark

[Tom]

Excellent route Mark-I'm keeping an eye on the weather though.If it's dry I'll be out but may wait for you at the end of the road or on the motorway bridge!

[Mark Pope]

There was a relatively small turnout at Physiques this morning, so we decided to ride the planned Ambler's route as one group. This made for an interesting introduction to club rides for newbie Steve, who has been riding for all of a fortnight and had hoped for a sedate 'coffee and cake' ride with the 25ers around the Vale.  However, he seemed to enjoy the experience, albeit clinging on for dear life up to Bettws and up and over Llangeinor Mountain. Our numbers were swelled by Tom's posse who ambushed us just before the Common and the Club desperado Harpo who joined us near Bettws, although we heard him a long time before we saw him!

At one time today we were up to 14 riders, not bad considering the grim forecast. However, the weather was quite kind to us and we had an enjoyable, mostly dry and wind free sprightly amble. We mostly stuck to the planned route and did just under 55 miles at around 16.3 mph average speed, with around 900 metres of climbing Out today were:

Mark R
Tom
Mal
Dean (Newbie)
Steve (really, really newbie)
Lee
Steve (I need a cwtch ) Chapman
Terry
Chris R
Paul (Bush Health Care)
Harpo (No Health Care)
Gregg
Mark P
Bugger - Forgotten One!!

Next week a jolly boy's outing to Caerphilly Mountain via the 'Black Route'. Be afraid! 

[Steve H]

Thanks to all for my first club ride today. Hope I didn't slow you up too much.
Coffe and cake would have been appreciated!
If anyone is going near Blackmill could they possibly return my lungs to me!

[Teresa]

Steve - Glad you managed to get out on a club run, albeit not quite what you were expecting.

[Steve H]

Thanks Teresa, really enjoyed. Need new legs!

[Tom]

Thanks for a good ride Mark-beat most of the rain! Steve-it'll get easier,and less hilly!