My charity bike ride is fast approaching, way too fast if you ask me! Althbough I have been able to complete quite a few 15 - 30 mile rides longer distances have been very sadly lacking this year. Last weekend was taken up by the incredibly good airshow held annualy in Eastbourne, imaginatvely called "Airbourne". The Red Arrows put on a marvellous display as always and the weather on the Sunday allowed for some new manouveres that were very exciting and the lack of any real cloud gave them the chance to draw their heart in the sky.
Visually quite stunning. Anyway, that put paid to any training last weekend and now a wedding in Newcastle, an 800 mile round trip for me from where I live, will eliminate any cylce training this weekend and very probably do the exact opposite!!
That said I am really looking forward to the ride as the cameradarie is the most intense I have ever witnessed, especially around the 70 mile mark each day when fatigue is really setting in and everyone, well everyone of my standard, is beginning to struggle.
More importantly knowing that a large amount of money is being raised to help the really sick, often terminally ill children that so badly need the help makes it all worth while in the end.
All the riders are totally self funded and so every penny donated goes to help the children through smaller charities that don't have large overheads and staff on 6 figure salaries!!
Any donation, no matter how small will be very gratefully received.
