Cycling and Triathlon

And we’re off

I always thought I was a morning person but at 6am this morning my brain wasn’t working as well as it should! If it was, I wouldn’t have forgotten my washbag!!! I wonder if there is a Chemist at Durham … Continue reading →

Challenge 2 begins…

Four 4 a Cure – part 2. Cycling from one Coast to the other, Whitehaven to Newcastle. The next part of my fundraising challenge begins tomorrow morning. I will be setting off from Tickhill at about 6am and cycling to … Continue reading →

Less than a week to go

I start challenge two on Friday. Three days cycling from one side of the country to the other. With lots of climbing steep hills in the middle. Through the Lake District, which most likely means wind and rain. So what … Continue reading →

Two weeks to challenge two!

The second of my ‘Four4aCure’ challenges is now just under two weeks away. On Friday week, I will be boarding the train with my bike and heading up to Whitehaven, Cumbria for three days of riding up and down hills … Continue reading →

Bike build update

An update on the bike build as the Coast to Coast ride it is destined for approaches. From the pictures below, you can see where I’m up to. Not that different from the last lot? Well, the eagle eyed among … Continue reading →

Tempting fate

I’m not superstitious and I don’t believe in fate. But I tweeted on Wednesday how well Samuel was doing with his Blood Glucose (bG) levels this week, which happens to be Diabetes Week as well. In case your not a … Continue reading →

One down, three to go!

Today I took part in the ‘Rother Valley Charity Super Sprint Triathlon’, which is a long name for a short triathlon. I did a 200m open water swim followed by a 10K bike ride and then a 4k run. That’s … Continue reading →

Guess who I’m fundraising for?

Is it obvious enough?

Carb loading

I’m not sure if this is the best preparation for the first of my four challenges tomorrow? They say you are supposed to load up with carbs before a race though, so I think its ok. I’m off to the … Continue reading →

The final piece of the jigsaw

or the final nail in the coffin…. We shall see. Either way, this turned up in the post yesterday. It’s always fun to recieve new gear in the post. In the box was a bottle of degreaser (boring!), some red … Continue reading →