Hello and welcome to Debbie's Blog - I am new to all this so am not sure what I am doing!! I thought it would be a good idea to keep everyone posted about how my training is coming along for my mamoth bike ride.
History!
I am fairly new to cycling - having been a 10 mile round the block on a sit up and beg bike for most of my life - I suddenly signed up for a charity 300 mile ride from London - Paris last August on my 39th birthday - MID LIFE CRISIS I think!!! Anyway to cut a long story short - I paid my entry fee and here we are in the middle of mass training - oh my GOD!!
In September Stagecoach Bus Company offered to Sponsor me which was marvellous - in return for kitting me out and lending me a wonderful Bianchi Road Bike I am to cycle all the bus routes around Devon! Not a bad deal!!!
After cycling the lanes a few times on my own and thinking I need some company I decided to join the Cycling and Touring Club in Exeter - Great move!! The CTC are a wonderful, friendly bunch who have been so supportive and encouraging and gently pushing up my mileage for me without me really noticing!!
After doing my first AUDAX 106KM on 2nd March - which was very tiring but great fun - I was very glad I didn't have to mapread and could just follow the others! I felt like shouting from all the rooftops I was so happy what a difference from 10 miles round the lanes!!
Since then I have been out with a friend from the CTC, Pippa who is amazing at long distances - she has managed to get me doing 60 miles within the school day which is great - drop the kids off cycle for 6 hours - pick the kids up, what more could one want!!! (apart from sleep!!!) I truly am heading for the looney bin at this rate!
Am off to Brittany today for a weekend with the CTC and we will be cycling 120KM on Saturday so watch this space to see if I can do it!
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