I started training just before Christmas. Matt gave me a copy of the route and fitness plan and believe me it looked tough. From a leisurely 20 minute cycle twice a week to a five hour slog each weekend and 1 hour each night of the week, I cant say that I was relishing the prospect.
As it turns out, things are going quite well. My shifts at work are causing slight problems with the training plan, but I'm managing to get around things and although the diet initially took some getting used to, it too is now working out well. It seems that the world and his wife are dieting at the moment so whether it be at home with Alison's Rosemary Connolly diet or at work with Libby's "eat nothing but packet soup" diet, I'm managing to get all my dieting support that I need. (As well as giving some myself!!)
After a conversation with David, my brother in law, he convinced me that I probably needed a new bike. The one we have at home at the moment is one that Alison won in a raffle!!! Its a great bike, a Trek, but is built for off roading. To say its too small for me is a bit of an understatement. Its not that my knees are dragging on the floor, but at 6ft 3 I need a bike which is what you might call, full size!!
So this weekend I took a trip to a local bike shop and bought myself another bike. Its a hybrid and made by Trek. Because of the incessant rain this week, I haven't taken it out yet. I'm hoping that this weekend, when Matt brings his new Chris Boardman bike over, that we get chance to go out. I just cant bear the thought of taking it out in the rain at the moment!!
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