More press coverage

Have done my piece for the Ely Standard and Hunts Post and it should be in this week...

2 quick trips

OK so it's now Sunday but yesterday I, completely by accident, stumbled upon a new route - around 7 miles, and I did it twice. I am going to call it my 'sprint loop'. Once with B on the back (37 mins), once on my own (30 mins, 45 secs), averaging over 14 mph. Have managed to get my Satnav working properly thanks to this site so I am getting routemaps and training info. My goal is certainly to be doing the sprint loop in under half an hour. I am on the lookout for longer runs (20-25 miles) in and around the area and have got a way of doing a map on Googlemaps and then converting it to the satnav - it's not perfect but it sort of works...

Have had the agenda for the trip we're doing and one of the most startling thing is that we're doing 95 miles in 9 hours (including breaks) - if we think you;re going to have around an hour and a half's break in total that is 95 miles in 7.5 hours (no shit!) which is an average of 12.67 mph which for me is quite a pace...

@Glinner to RT me!

Graham Linehan, the writer of Father Ted and the IT Crowd is going to send out a Tweet to all his followers (22,870 of them) mentioning my cycle ride! How exciting.

Training - or, lack thereof...

OK, so the brighter ones of you might remember this is the week I should have started my training proper, but work has gone more than a little crazy and I am away Weds/Thurs/Fri (work and pleasure!) so I haven't even bought all the kit yet. I am hoping to do this Saturday with a view to going out on the bike Sunday - fingers crossed...just too damn busy at the mo...

EIBA

Cheque arrived from EIBA - thank you! £100 better off, now up to £1,640 raised...

10 Miles before Breakfast

OK, so it was a late breakfast (10am) but I decided to take B out on the back of the bike and do a 10.24 mile ride effectively 2 stone heavier (B on the seat). I did it in 46mins 44 secs, burning 605 calories at an average speed of 13.14mph. It felt pretty good - can I do 30 of these in 4 days? That is the question, but I feel at the moment I should be able to. I think, over time I can get my average speed up to around 14/15mph and my cadence up to a consistent 60 (it was 59 on this run).

Piccies of us going out...







The 10 mile loop (as it is now known)

Rosey's Wedding today....

....so I thought I would head out on a 10 mile loop with B on the back first. Might take some piccies and do a map of the route - this may become by staple training ride...

In other news, up to £1,640 raised now - still should get to £2,000 or more easily enough. Also had interview with Ely Standard and Hunts Post for more publicity - and I still have no idea who 'Fruitie' is!