Crewe to Yeovil on a Bike

Hi all, you may know that I have committed to a 200 mile cycle ride from Crewe to Yeovil - well that is what all the training has been about and the set off date is getting nearer.

I thought that I would try and give a bit of a boost to the organizations involved and provide some links to their respective websites.

Firstly, the event is being organized by the Yeovil Town Community Sports Trust and they have Twitter feeds @ytfccycle2013 and @YTCST and a Facebook page YTFC Get Pedalling 2013. A donations page can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/ytfccycle2013/

Through the YTCST we are raising money for St Margarets Hospice in Somerset and Prostate Cancer as well as the Community Trust itself. Their respective websites as follows:

http://www.somerset-hospice.org.uk/

http://prostatecanceruk.org/?ui=pc

Support from friends and family is vitally important when undertaking a challenge of this nature. Your family have to put up with the amount of time you spend training, making sure you are fed well and of course ensuring all the kit is clean and dry - thanks to Sarah for her patience.

Friends also step forward and apart from providing sponsorship in financial terms, others provide material support, Andy Cleeves from The Fitness Hub in Portishead has provided some gear for me which I appreciate very much. Further to this his staff have provided moral support and encouragement during all the hours in the spin bike saddle.

Andy is close to opening a new gym in Portishead which will give members bigger and better facilities and I am more than happy to promote such a great place to train and meet like minded people.

Take a look at Andy's website http://thefitnesshubportishead.co.uk/ and indeed all of those mentioned above.

One person I must mention who has kept me going, is Lucie Spraggon who has managed to keep the old legs turning by massaging away the lactic acid and general fatigue of the training miles. Lucie has a Twitter feed @LSSportsmassage and a webpage at http://www.lssportsmassagetherapy.co.uk/ would recommend her to anybody.

Well, here goes, only a few days til the off - I plan to send daily blogs as updates of our daily challenges - any feedback or support would be welcome.