Club Run to Coltishall on 3/9/2022.

Seven left Pretty Corner to pick up one more at Gresham and another at Coltishall. The longer outward leg was a clockwise loop via Hanworth Common, Thorpe Market, Bradfield, Pigney’s Wood, Edingthorpe Green, Honing, Dilham, Barton Turf, the hidden lanes of Workhouse, Threehammer and Butcher’s Commons, Ashmanaugh and Belaugh Green. The most reliable of the morning forecasts predicted a heavy shower centred on Coltishall through 13.00 hours. This short deluge duly arrived while the Wheelers enjoyed their refuelling break seated beneath the shelter of large parasols. The return trip set out on heavily puddled roads, travelling round the back way to St James and over medieval Mayton bridge to Frettenham and Hainford. The rest of the route was on dry roads in periodic sunshine, by way of Stratton Strawless, Buxton, Brampton, Allison Street and Buxton to the Ratcatcher’s to drop off Neil Mc, before returning north at a rapid pace, dropping off Jim at Heydon and Graham at Itteringham.

Group: Neil S; Neil Mc; Mark; Jim; Ian A; Harvey; Graham A; Brian plus Malcolm at Coltishall.

Distances: 66 miles to 102 miles (Neil S, getting in some belated preparation for summer). Brian was fine-tuning in preparation for his Santander to Seville ride, starting in ten days time.

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