Cycling to work again

I have just resumed cycling into work (at the top end of Shaftesbury Avenue) from home (somewhere near Colliers Wood). It's about 8 miles and there are no really serious hills, so it's a nice gentle start, especially for someone as unaccustomed to exercise as me. And the new cycle superhighway makes for a nice smooth surface.

On the way home on Thursday, I got from Parliament Square to Colliers Wood in exactly 45 minutes (call it 50 mins in total, as it's all downhill to Parliament Square from work). On the way into work this morning, I got from Colliers Wood to Evans Cycles (just round the corner from work) in an hour. So, those are the target times to improve on. Watch this space if you want to see me turn into a cycling bore, talking about cadence, inside leg measurements and, because old sailing habits die hard, wind speeds.