YES YES YES!!!

And it doesn't hurt ..... much (sorry Angie, I know you said no references to anatomy).

On Saturday, in-between packing boxes and preparing a meal for a rather special visitor, I set out with tired legs and a weary mind and did a 22-mile bike ride!

I did stop after 12 miles for 3-slices of ham and a drink but then set off again and finished the remaining 10.2 miles (not to be too exact). Goodness it felt good to break the 20-mile barrier and should be a help given in 2 weeks I've got a 30-miler to do at an organised event.

I also achieved the £1000 fundraising target I'd set myself for August thanks to yet another generous corporate sponsor (Journey Group), so it's onwards and upwards for the second £1000 target by the end of September. Know anyone who'll help?

On the bike again tonight as need to start really building up the energy for the hills in Cuba as well as the 5th and final day which is a 56-mile brute. Just ....... bring ...... it ...... on!

Err hang on, I've just realised it's 352km in 5 days, not 6. Gulp.

A big day for progress

Morning,

I haven't been on the bike for almost a week (various reasons, none of them medical) but last night I thought I'd get out and about. This week I'm scheduled to do a 20-mile and two 10-mile rides so last night I broke the 15-mile barrier .......... and had energy left! A text from someone also helped a lot on the motivation front, but I can't go into the detail on a public-access website : )) You know who you are and yes, it worked a treat!!!

Thanks also to a sponsor who asked if I needed the yellow jersey or some Vaseline when I get back. We'll leave that one alone for now I think (but yes it was a woman so stop panicking).

I also confirmed my first Corporate sponsors, so thanks to Rocca Creactive and DDC Outsourcing. so now I need to press ahead with some PR once the house and office moves are over.

Thanks to all my sponsors thus far and I'm getting teasingly close to my end of August target of £1000. Fingers crossed.

No references to certain parts of my anatomy?

A special request from a donator; no mention of certain things being sore so I thought I'd swap the focus to a more giving side of me. Anyone who donates £20 or more (before Gift Aid) will have a blister named after them; a touching thought isn't it !

Last week did a 12, two 10 and an 8-mile ride so well on target but I STILL need to find out what chamois cream is. Anyone help?

Is there anybody there?

Well since my last update I've agreed when I'm moving house (although don't know where to), seen my eldest off on her first girlie holiday to Spain, been on a 'naughty boy for speeding' course .... more about the bonus side of that half day in a future blog entry ... and forgone most of my training discipline!!

So last night (18km and an hours' weights training), tonight (pretty much the same) and tomorrow when I'm back from the Isle of Man, it's even more pounding the exercise bike (level 12, random or hill setting and rpm of at least 85 throughout) to get back into it.

I've also booked myself on a one day 30-miler in early September so best not look an idiot in front of all those people.

I've also got the beginnings of a slim waist again; six-pack next ha ha