Adam, Hannah and Amanda taking a breather

During Ride4aReason on Sunday.

Tuesday 23rd June 39 days to go

Started publicity at work with a slide in my team meeting. One of the team said afterwards that a friend had done it in 12 days running! Thought we were doing quite well...

Got an email from Sustrans offering help and advice - a nice touch.

Also received tandem rack for the car and new tyres for Manda's bike - just need to fit them now.

No cycling today by me. Manda's knee improving - going to physio on Thursday.

Monday 22nd June - 40 days to go

Ouch…

Summary of the state of play after yesterday’s 70 miles;

Adam – fine

Hannah – fine (played football after school)

Amanda – very sore left knee

Mike – aching in places that I didn’t know could ache (cycled very slowly everywhere, total 19 miles)

No sign of the kit yet… L

 

Sunday 21st June

Fathers’ Day dawned very early (6am) with cloudy but promising skies. After breakfast and some last minute bike sorting, we set off at 7:35am to go to the start of the Ride4aReason at Woollams just north of St Albans. We arrived at 7:50 to be greeted by a host of very keen looking club cyclists clad in lycra with expensive bikes. We signed in and set off on the 64 mile course, signposted and route-described. It was a lovely route through the Hertfordshire countryside over to Codicote and Rabley Heath then Watton then up to Graveley, then Gosmore, Preston, Offley, Lilley bottom, Gustard Wood and finally back to Woollams. No major problems on route – a puncture in Adam’s front tyre from a drawing pin at about 55 miles. Beautiful weather and quiet roads. We finished at about 2pm at an average cycling speed of 12.5mph and got a free massage and a certificate. A sore cycle home took the day’s distance to 70 miles. Bath, stretch and so to bed…

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19th June - 43 Days to go

23 miles cycled today by Mikey.

Adam cycled to school and back today LOL LOL J

Weekend coming up – about 15 miles to cycle tomorrow at least and then Ride4aReason on Sunday – 64 miles…

No sign of the equipment I ordered yet.

Still loads to organise… L

 

18th June - first attempt at a mobile blog post

Hope to be able to use email to blog from while on the move from my Blackberry.

 

Here’s hoping it works. Bye for now.

18th June - 44 days to go

Hi there.

First blog posting. Just realised it is only 44 days to go and still loads to do;

Just bought a whole load of bits from SJS cycles to help us get to the start and get round;

• A tandem rack for the car - fairly crucial! Amanda's Dad has kindly offered to drive us to the start and pick us up at the end - fantastic...!
• New tires
• Cycle tops
• A new stem so I don't get neck ache...
• And lots of other bits and bobs

All good, but unfortunately not arriving until Monday - a day after the 64 mile "Ride4aReason" that we are doing as training on Sunday 21st.