Wednesday 28 September 2011

Application Accepted !!!!!!!!!!

Letter and leaflet arrived today from Adventure Cycling Association stating I have been accepted for 'Southern Tier of America' cycle trip.   EXCITED.                                                                                    

This is the link to tour details
    
&phttp://www.adventurecycling.org/tours/tourdetail.cfm?t=EV12&id=279=1 .


Five months to go so serious training starts now. No excuses if the weather is cold, wet or windy - I will just have to get out there and cycle.

'Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.'

Back On the Road Again

Monday,26th Sep. 2011.

Took a week off from training. It looks as though I had 'periformis syndrome' which is a strained muscle deep in bum which affects sciatic nerve.  Rested and sat on a tennis ball, don't laugh. If it hurts its helping and boy did it hurt - sat the muscle on the tennis ball and rolled back and forward.  Painful, painful but I felt the difference very quickly.  Out on the bike today for 20 miles and no problems so training resumes. Weather is dry, warm for this time of year but very windy. Bogaille closed at the moment for resurfacing so Sannox road very quiet, great.