M in Training

Saturday 12 April 2014 16:00

"M, you lied to TheCyclist! That is totally inexcusable! What do you have to say about yourself?” asked TheCyclist.

“Well, Guv, I couldn’t help it that you chose to go up so many hills, or that it was so cold.” relied M.

“What did any of that have to do with you not wanting to go any further than the miserable 27 miles you had ridden so far, instead of the 50 miles you had been bragging about these last few days, then?”, TheCyclist countered. “It simply meant that instead of riding 100 miles, you only rode 50. I am so disappointed in you, especially using the cold weather and hills as an excuse for turning round and going home. Just because TheCyclist had been unable to get warm at all in 2 ½ hours, had lots of muscular pain, a sore neck, a headache and was just plain tired, was no excuse for you to refuse to go on any further. I can see that further action will have to be taken to prevent such occurrences in the future from taking place again. Consider yourself sternly admonished!”

“But Guv, there were loads of them cyclists out on their fancy super lightweight road bicycles, riding at about 25 miles an hour, all just leaving me in the dust. They were so disheartening and discouraging.” wailed Maverick.

“Excuses, excuses! We’ll have none o’ that defeatist talk from you, young fella me lad! Now, as the sayin’ goes “ON YER BIKE!”

Watch this space for more exciting (and humorous) adventures from Maverick & TheCyclist to come.