Update

Well I have been useless at keeping this up to date. I can't believe May was the last post!

Since then...... I've been holidaying in Turkey, during which I experienced a number of 20km MOUNTAIN bike rides...wow, that was an experience! I won't pretend I enjoyed it, in fact I hated every single ride, but Dave kicked me out of bed at 07:30, hangover or not to go and do the rides (this was meant to be my holiday!). The reason I didn't enjoy it was it was pure off roading, mountains and tracks, rocks and jumps and most scarily of all, angry dogs!

So back to the UK roads and I'm happy again. One thing Turkey did teach me was that I needed to do some spin classes. Even the oldies were beating me up the hills, purely because they do spin classes and never even been out on a bike. So a week after getting back from holiday I sign myself up for the 06:30 spin class, mid week before work. All geed up to go and then the night before I end up in A&E having sliced my little finger on a wine glass (alcohol and getting fit really don't mix). (A&E was another experience which I won't go in to, but core blimey it was horrible). My finger is all healed now, but still no spin classes! Next week, I promise!

So how's the training going otherwise - OK, on track with the schedule they provid to ensure you can do the trip, although it doesn't say anything about the blood pressure tablets I now have to take since a trip to the doctor last week. Something to do with stress - apparently!

Now I am getting slightly stressed at the lack of sponsorship I have, all of which has to be in by end of August, so please give a little if you haven't already done so, there is a link at the bottom of the page, alternatively post be a cheque made payable to 'The Big Heart Bike Ride'.

Got to dash, my lager glass needs refiling.....only kidding!