Building it up

Since launching my campaign, I've been gradually building up the miles. Some of this has been with friends, some on my lonesome. Every weekend, I've been trying to push the envelope, based on weekdays doing a bit of work on cycling machines and so on.

In April, I reported breaking the 30 mile mark. That felt like a biggy. In July, I shall be doing more than twice that for 3 days in a row, but it seemed psychologically important. Also important is the business of looking after knees, joints and tendons etc, so this is followed-up by Pilates and some weights work.

This picture shows me at Easter weekend, cracking the 40 mile for the first time. A lovely Easter Monday lunchtime at Corhampton, which saw me also take on the South Downs head onwards.

There truly are some gorgeous view in South Hampshire.