Oh what a 'phoney' week!

Well here it is. The sponsored shirt that all my lovely sponsors 'paid' to have their logos on. Having lost some weight it now looks a little like a night shirt though Sportworx of Ivybridge did a great job of the printing. Thankyou. This little gem of an idea raised about £2.5k so it's responsible for nearly half my fundraissing! Thankyou to all who gave so generously.

The original idea was to print on my cycling jersey however Gore wanted me to send the jersey to Scotland to be done as it's specialist print. Needless to say the complexity meant I turned to the cotton contingency.

So why a phoney week? Well we're on that cusp now. 12 days to go as I write so shouldn't over-do the exercise yet I'm still eating like a horse. The thing is I WANT to exercise. I think my body is in a routine. After another 86 miles last Sunday I had a couple of days off before a half hour spin on the trainer yesterday and a good swim tonight. One more longish ride this w/e and then just a couple of commutes and maybe a swim next week. I pray for an injury/illness free run in as any problems now could spell disaster.

I figure the miles are in the legs as the Garmin has recorded 1800+ miles since January with a good number of 20 mile commutes on top. It's now or never!

Once again massive thanks to the support with the fundraising. I'm up to £5.2k-ish and there's still more coming in so fingers crossed for the big six. Olivia at Rays of Sunshine is delighted.

Items are now making it into my kit bag and there have been a few last minute panic buys including leg warmers as the days are getting cooler and new glasses so I have 'spares'. Wiggle, Evans & Ribble sales will soon be in decline as the event starts so 'sell, sell, sell' those shares now! Bike's going in for a 'check-up' next week though all running smoothly at the mo so should be routine.

I just can't wait to get going. I want to relish the challenge and the fun as trips like this don't come around too often in life. Gill and the kids have been a HUGE support throughout. I owe them a lot of love and will be giving them more 'Dad time' on my return. Gill's getting the paint and brushes primed as I sense an Autumn of decorating ahead. I wonder if I can paint whilst sitting on the trainer?