3 weeks to go

It seems amazing that it's only 3 weeks till we start the MacJOGLE ride.  Thats the same length of time since we did the Devon C2C.  The Devon ride was a very useful training and reality check and reassured us that we are pretty much ready both in fitness and preparation.

We went to see Mark Beaumont last week in Malvern.  He gave an excellent talk on his record-breaking round the world trip and also on his cycle trip from Alaska to the southern tip of South America that was recently shown on TV.  He is a very approachable chap and Jane managed to speak to him in the interval and give him one of our MacJOGLE cards

            Jane speaking to Mark Beaumont

The weather has been lovely.  The only problem is that we feel we need some bad weather training.  We must be the only people who are looking forward to some rain to go cycling in!  Yesterday was forecast to be wet but by the time we got ready the sun had come out.  It was extremely windy however and quite cold.

We have ramped up the publicity and sponsorship drive.  There are going to be pieces in the Redditch Advertiser and Stratford Herald.   We are also sending out a lot of begging letters!!  We are now up to £1200 and are optimistic that we will exceed our £2000 target.

Peter