Achey legs but a big smile!
What an amazing day! After all the months of training, the day of the ride had finally arrived – and what an incredible day we had!
A week left! Gulp!!
So how did that happen? The Prudential London-Surrey100 bike ride was a long-term goal, something away in the distance to aim for.
The final month!
With less than a month to go until the big ride, the last two weeks’ training rides have been focused on hill climbs – and dealing with some serious heat!
Why am I doing this?!
The last couple of weeks have been full on, both at work and at home. As a result, my training regime has been rather lacking in rigour, with just the one ride home from work (25 miles) one evening in the last fortnight.
The doubts creep in
The Ride100 organisers have now published the detailed route for the ride in August – and they’ve not pulled any punches!
Competitive? Me?!
Isles of Scilly (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I was determined that the family Half Term holiday to the Isles of Scilly wasn’t going to disrupt my training regime too much, but I hadn’t quite expected to get quite so competitive during my short break from work…
The Isles of Scilly are a magical archipelago some 28 miles off the Cornish Coast.
There’s trouble in them there hills!
Photograph showing a view from the summit of Box Hill, Surrey, UK (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Finally, the three of us riding in the big ride managed to get out together this weekend.
Kings of Leon tickets
Kings of Leon at FIB (Benicàssim). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
As part of our fundraising efforts for my ride in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100, Mosaic are inviting bids for two VIP tickets to see Kings of Leon in the Sky Suite at the O2 in London on Thursday 13 June 2013.
Peaking too early?
I was always going to have to get to Wiltshire this weekend to visit my mother on her birthday. But the cycling option was in doubt up to the last minute, as the prospect of an 85-mile ride this early in my training was daunting.
Wiggo? I think not…
Jonathan Freeman, Mosaic’s National Director, will be riding the inaugural Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 bike ride, raising funds for Mosaic and The Children’s Trust.
I have long believed in the power of role models and it is heart-warming to see the vital work Mosaic is doing. I hope more young professionals across the country sign up as mentors and see Mosaic as a way to inspire others to follow in their footsteps....