Not So Adventurous Adventures

I am about six weeks into my training for tab 2017 and whilst it's not a completely perfect picture, it is looking okay. On the plus side, I have been getting out on my winter bike, which is very uncomfortable on long rides. I have also joining a spinning class which is giving my legs and cardiovascular system a decent work out three times a week. On the less positive side, my diet is all over the place. I have probably managed to stay on target once or twice in the whole six weeks. My pattern seems to be: healthy breakfast, light lunch, reasonable dinner and then binge. I need to get this under control. My weight is fairly stable at 88kg which must be due to the  exercise, not the sensible eating. Spinning has been good as it has made a real difference to my energy levels, I really felt the benefit. I haven't done much running. I also haven't had much back or leg pain which was such a feature of October. I don't know how much this is due to streching and the healin...

I have signed up to the  Ride Across Britain , 969 miles all the way across the island from Lands End to John O' Groats in nine days. I asked Helen whether it was okay before I did anything. Her first reaction was pretty negative but when I said it was outside the school holidays and therefore had no childcare implications, she was indifferent. I checked again with her once more then signed up and paid the deposit quickly before any doubts could emerge. Sure enough, a few days later Helen realised what the RAB entailed and wasn't quite as supportive! Too late! I have wanted to do LEJOG for years and have read several books about it. There seemed to be many barriers to me doing it, mostly the logistics of doing a self-supporting ride of that distance. The RAB is very expensive but seems to remove most of those barriers. Apparently training plans are sent out in November. My mileage this year has been woeful after a nasty crash on my first sportive of the season. I ha...