I’ve been thinking for a couple of weeks now about getting back on my bike and cycling into work again, especially since we’ve had a few nice warm days lately, and so this morning, buoyed with enthusiasm and excitement I decided to do it ( Read more... )

The full horror can be seen at flickr.

A huge thank you to everyone who pledged donations towards my sponsored insanity attempt yesterday as I joined 27,000 other nutcases on the 54-mile London to Brighton Bike RideI am now able to tell you, categorically, that when travelling from London to Brighton it is far easier by car than by bicycle ( Read more... )

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Things have been a bit quiet around here lately, partly because I've been stupidly busy at work and partly because I've been watching rather a lot of the World Cup - and as roseberrysdream said last week, once the World Cup starts nothing else matters ( Read more... )

With less than two weeks to go now until the reality of my rather questionable decision to take part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride finally arrives and kicks me in the head, my preparations continued yesterday with a two-hour, 26-mile,1,478 hunk-of-calorie-burning-love training ride to Maidenhead and back in 70 degree heat ( Read more... )

Yesterday I embarked on my first long cycle ride in preparation for the London to Brighton Bike Ride in June, a 14.2 mile jaunt from my house in Reading to my Mum's house in Maidenhead ( Read more... )

I have stupidly entered, and unfortunately for my injury-racked body and the bank balances of my friends and family, been accepted into, the 54-mile London to Brighton Bike Ride. Thanks to everyone who has so far pledged sponsorship and please remember to check all hospitals between Clapham and Sussex for me on Sunday, June 18th ( Read more... )