4 degrees and a shy sun accompanied me when I rode out in the AM. The wind was blowing fiercely from the north and it felt colder than yesterday. During the ride the sun disappeared but near the end it appeared again, and whilst the wind was now blowing more or less in my back I enjoyed milder temperatures with an average throughout the ride of 5 degrees C.
My heartrate is still too high for my liking, so I watched my Polar during the climbs to keep it below 138bpm. Or at least try to keep it there. I do recover quickly because as soon as it goes downhill my heartrate drops towards 120 or lower. But even on the flats it stays around 126 and I would rather have it below 120 at that time. But perhaps I need to be a little patient and allow my body to adapt from being sedentary for a month to being asked to perform during physical exercise.
The ride was uneventful, more or less the same parcours as yesterday with an added loop over Nethen and Sint Joris Weert and finishing with the Weertse Dreef.

Ride Stats : 35K and 240/275 heightmeters (Polar/Garmin) in 1h46mins

189/1625