This weekend I've enjoyed two long training rides, following a good midweek one with Neil.
The weather has been perfect, even if it was quite hot riding in the middle of the day. It's good practice as I expect the conditions to be similar for the actual ride next month - at least I hope it is!
Of the many benefits of riding my bike in the countryside, my main one is the chance to view the various wildlife, many of which are in full breeding mode.
Make no mistake, the ride will be tough but I'm looking forward to it, particularly if the donations reach my target of £1,000.
I suspect I'll be giving a bit of fitness, as well as about 15 years, up to my team members Neil and Pads, but I'm sure they'll be happy to go at my pace.
It's good to have at least one major challenge a year, although there might be more than this one to tackle as the months role on.
The feeling when you complete a major physical event is something that strives me on. I can only imagine how people feel when they win world titles, as a team or individual, except for those where money means more than triumph, despite the denials.
As a mountain biker I'm ruling out the Lands End to John o' Groats ride, but I have great admiration for people who have tackled it. A few old friends of mine took that challenge a few years ago for charity and it provided me with some of the inspiration to do the C2C bike ride.
Road bikes are not really my thing, I prefer the rugged feel of going off road and the tests that provides, rather than the mainly flat tarmac surfaces.
So this weekend I've travelled about 26 miles over two days, at an average speed of about 9.5 mph, which is about 2mph above what I expect to be our average time during the challenge.
So this week as the temperatures fall to about average, I know training will be difficult. That means the later part of this week and four day weekend will mean about 100 miles in the saddle.
BRING IT ON.
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