Well done on the 20 miler ST. Now you know you can do it.
I did my ride. My legs felt tired at the start and did not get any better. At the junction at the top of Ranmore I gave a shout out to a pirate going the other way. It was Gladys who introduced himself, I was taking a quick break after the slog up the hill. Box Hill was done slowly and had a dark moment when I felt that the ride was just not fun and did I want to pull out. No I didnot, decided to carry on a bit more and do the downhill part and reasses then. At the bottom thought well the rest of the route is undulating/little hills so carry on. Enjoyed the fuel stop but at about 17-18 miles stopped to get a drink, more food and got a bad cramp in my quads. "Oh bu**er" and other words came out, thought again about pulling out but really didnot have a clue as to where exactly I was. So after a few minutes got going again but taking it easy( really easy). Got to a junction and knew roughly where I was, so just carry on, if I got cramp bad again then I would call it a day. Slow plod in the sunshine, a little walk up a bit of a little hill. Got back to the finish in one piece. Chris Boardman shook my hand at the finish, got a medal and goody bag. Went and got a cup of tea and more cake. There was no queue for a sports massage so decided to have one to ease the quads. I was seen by a physio and SMT that treats pro athletes and the English National Ballet. He found the sore bits and doing one stretch I went into cramp which he was not suprised at. Afterwards he gave me loads of advice on stretching including what he calls 3d stretches.
Now tired and I have stretched, waiting for Mr Steady to come home from work to have dinner, but he has rung up to say home at 8.30pm 
