3 Weeks to go and it's time for an honest assessment

Well we are now 3 weeks away from the ride and it's time for an honest assessment.

When I set out with this blog it was with the best intentions of keeping you up to date on my progress and passing on any tips that I could think of.
Well the house move and the 3 W's (Weather,Work and Wedding) have had a severe impact on my preparations.

Yes I have done a lot of cycling, however I haven't been able to get on any really long rides ( 90 - 100 miles), and I haven't been out on any overnight rides (I am still hoping to get at least one in).

Am I concerned by this? The answer funnily enough is yes, but not too much.

The old saying "It's just like riding a bike", is actually quite true here.
I have done this sort of thing before, 2006,2007 & 2009, and I have felt in my rides that my body is remembering what has happened before, a 30 - 40 mile ride has been no problem, upping the pace at times hasn't hurt like I thought it would.
Yes, this ride is different, it's more endurance, doing 300 miles in 2 days, as opposed to 3 or 4 on previous rides, but I know I have the stamina for it, I am actually in better shape than my previous rides, I know that my legs have got the strength to go the distance,
I have got better equipment than prior rides and feel peronally better equipped to deal with the ride and I have got the mindset of bloody determination that I will do it.
The only difference between this ride now and the others, is that before I had trained hard to ride easy (except the first one as I didn't know what to expect !), and now this ride will be just what it's called, a challenge.
Maybe, in my subconscious I have decided to make this, my last big ride, a real challenge, or maybe part of it is that I have just got fed up of going for a really long challenging ride on my own, the after effects of doing Land's End to John O'Groats on my own.
Another reason why I an not overly concerned is the fact that the ride is predominately on the flat, apart from the UK stage, which fortunately is first when you are fresh, as opposed to the equivalent of going up Everest twice which was LE - JOG.

I apologise if this blog hasn't been the idea fest I promised but, I suppose that due to my own problems trying to fit preparation in around other things, it might now be a good blog to read on how not to do it !! LOL

Anyway, I'll post again before the ride and hopefully put some video footage up afterwards.

Until next time.

Apologies for the lack of posts

Greetings all.

Apologies for the lack of posts but things have been hotting up (not just the weather!!).
The wedding plans and preparations and coming along nicely and the invites have been sent (sorry if you haven't received one).
Most importantly the cycling is coming on a storm. Taking full advantage of the weather I am out most evenings for an hour or 2 and out at the weekends as much as possible.
I am trying to fit in a few overnight rides, but it's difficult to find the time.

Until next time

Daniel