Target achieved. 

 

With a huge sigh of relief I settled into bed at midnight on Saturday evening, 20th of May, after a gruelling 13 hours on my bike, spent ploughing through mud bath after mud bath and gale force winds along the hilltops of the South Downs Way.

 

Martyn and Paul acquired their medals for completing the 65 mile challenge of riding the British Heart Foundation Hearts First South Downs Way Randonnee, and I was delighted to complete the 100 mile event. Bearing in mind that earlier in the year I was concerned about whether my knee would hold out in the extreme conditions of the Randonnee, to complete the event and be able to say that my knee felt great, was quite something. 

 

The self imposed milestone of completing the randonnee means that we are progressing towards the level of fitness we will need to have in place when August arrives in just over two months time.

 

Ahead of us there is still so much to do, especially in terms of publicity and fundraising. Donations are coming in at a helpful rate - so thank you to all our supporters.

 

Gavin