Well not quite but we are certainly aware that the time is getting close and we are under a month now. This picture was taken after riding 60 miles last sunday with Mick and Eileen around the lanes and roads of Ludlow. We had a great day out as Mick led the charge and knew where to go and Eileen cycled or was it glided up hills making it look so easy. Eileen tells me another year and I will be able to do that too!!
We've had our first jabs and have more to look forward to next week. So it really is becoming a reality now and it does have moments of ..... what are we doing but with so much support we know we will make it.
Fundraising plans are underway and going well. I have two amazing young women on the team and another two are joining us this week. Emma my next door neighbour who has two young children is the lynch pin in our 'Cycling for Children Event' that is being held on the 25th November at Victoria Park in Leamington Spa. This event will see local schoolchildren and their parents completing a sponsored cycle ride.The event is being sponsored by hirecentres.com and you can visit their website at http://www.hirecentres.com
They have hire depots all around the warwickshire county and have been an enormous help. Our local council and Police have also been great and we feel well supported by their efforts.
Kate, another young mum with three children is managing the Elvis event on the 23rd November. It is a ticket only event(£12)so you need to get in touch if you want to come along. It will be a great night with 'Elvis' and a disco, an auction and raffles. This will be a great friday night out.
Our Queen tribute concert has been rescheduled to 8th February 2008 and will be held at the Royal Spa Centre in Leamington Spa. This will be a night to remember and tickets re managed through the Spa Centre. I will include a link when the tickets go on sale. You can check out the band at http://www.thebohemians.com
So back to the training and we are getting out as much as can and using the rsistance trainer when we can't and I am swimming to improve my breathing. It does feel like there are just not enough days now and we could do with a few more months.
I am off to London tonight to hear about the details from Action Challenge the company that manager the logistics of our ride. This will be 'all the things you need to know but were afraid to ask' ;-) It is the first time I will have met the other cyclists and I am looking forward to meeting everyone. Julian unfortunately has to stay behind as he is teaching. However I am under strict orders to find out what they mean by 'kenyan/chinese bikes' which is what they will be riding out there. I am still planning to take my own bike but Julian has opted to use those supplied, hence the 'what exactly is a kenyan/chinese bike anyway'
