Action 100 Cycle Ride

Having worked on the PR side alongside the volunteers who annually make the Action 100 charity cycle ride happen, Claire Thompson (otherwise known as Mrs Page) has committed to getting fit enough to ride in 2006 - its Silver Jubilee year. That's 100 miles from Bath to Chobham and it's going to hurt - lots! "This is my leap of faith and a public declaration that I'm doing the ride - without it, it would be way too easy to chicken out."

Monday, January 30, 2006

Painful progress

Last week was hectic. I was helping a friend, Jayne, who I workwith from time to time, to launch a fertility testing kit.

Which meant a trip to London.

When I worked in Central London some years ago, I used to run up the escalators on the Bakerloo line - tried it this week and suffered!

Chatting to Sharon Davies, who was at the launch event, she cycles 45 minutes before bed each night. Which will be why she has such an impressively slim figure. We're the same age - ouch!

Did get out on my bike though. I had a child free/work free treat and took myself to the hairdressers. I think it's two miles. My husband insists its just one.

Either way, on the basis that it took me ten minutes, it will take me 17 hours to cycle the Action 100 non-stop.

And I only made it to third gear - out of 15.

So next bit of shopping is to take a leaf out of Sharon's book and get myself a training cycle. It may be the only way I can get the miles in!



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