And BANG......... The wheels have now provisionally fallen off. I got a call yesterday from my boss asking If I would be interested in a business trip to India for a week, Flying out on July 15th........ I've always wanted to visit somewhere really far away so I'm afraid the LEJOG trip will have to wait till next year. I'm still waiting final confirmation of flights/accommodation. but for now I'll be in sunny Trivandrum on 16th July not rainy Cornwall. I've already been in touch with a bike hire company in India though so will be able to get a few miles in whilst I'm there. I'm still going to keep up the training though, Although I wont be increasing my regime now until July, I will still need a core level of fitness which I hope to keep up between now and next year. Provisional dates for the ride will be sometime around April/May 2017 Unless the India trip falls on it's arse (which it still could do) Regards, Alex

OMG it's May already.......

OK,

Managed to get some extra training in last week, a total of 4 rides.

3 rides of 20+ miles Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, followed by 37 on sunday.

i had intended to do 100 miles on Saturday but the weather was so bad I didn't even get my bike out of the car.....

I have now purchased a couple of small bags for the bike, an under seat tool bag for repair equipment and a small double bag for the front of the bike for snacks and emergency battery supplies.

I'm hoping that these will carry enough o I can leave my rucksack at home as it was becoming a pain to carry a heavy bag all the time.