I’ve done a lot of riding today. I visited a friend’s house in Girton, a suburb to the north of Cambridge. I had to climb a big hill to get there and fight the wind coming back into Cambridge.

I was a little disheartened when a thin old lady riding an antique of a bike with a basket in the front overtook me. Here I was, on my 15-speed mountain bike wearing an aerodynamic helmet and a backpack to announce to the world that I was a student (in the prime of my life). Back to the gym I go!