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Oh Help!

Having already decided to have a long bike ride tomorrow coach spans has recommended an even longer ride to help with endurance for the big day (something to do with a complete lack of long runs!)

So tomorrow I am off on a 46m figure of 8 ride round the area! I will be in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Wiltshire!

My camelback is ready for filling, sports drink made, bananas packed .... legs shaking .... oh help!

I hope to report back tomorrow! I am aiming for about 5 hours but I have no idea really as I don't know the lay of the land and how big the hills are!!

Comments

Evil Pixie said…
err NO! I am not never not no way never ever ever gonna do tri or ironman or anything daft like that thank you very much!
my name isn't Fraggle!
7:21 AM, March 25, 2005
RobW said…
Pix and the Triathlon? Good name for a blog there.

If you come any further south you may even bump into me on my bike.

If I don't see anything on your blog later I'll call out the search parties, but with half of England to cover it may take some time ;-)
8:04 AM, March 25, 2005
fraggle said…
Oi who you callin' daft? :o)

Well done on your bike ride today Pix, sounds like hard work.
2:14 PM, March 25, 2005
beanz said…
Wiltshire???

are you sure???

hope its gone well
5:03 PM, March 25, 2005
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