23\01\16 - DIY 200km Audax

Started at 09:23 and got back at 20:40.  Hertford to Braintree, Sudbury, Long Melford, Cambridge & Hertford.  Due to my rear wheel not being fixed properly the local shop lent me another for the ride.  Sadly this wheel's tyre had a small piece of metal in it and whilst trying to fix the puncture at Sudbury I snapped one of my tyre levers.  Luckily I was within 100 yards of a mobile repair service.  Perhaps someone was smiling (or laughing?) at me.  A further element of luck was that it started to rain when I was within 150 yards of getting home.  Not too cold, or windy.  Although I was in a lot of pain from Cambridge onwards I was reasonably OK, but suffered the next day as I found it oh-so difficult to keep up with the easies.  Good job for me that there were so many punctures.  PW.