Only 11 days to go.....

Its only 11 days until the inaugural Ride London 100 ride so just starting to taper down my training, this means a couple more days off and shorter rides for the remaining time. Training now will have a negligible effect on my performance on the day so its about maintaining it, I always laugh at people who suddenly panic and start cramming training. It might work for an exam but not for a test of endurance.

Last week I went down to recce the Surrey Hills taking in the two main climbs in the RL100 namely Leith Hill and Box Hill. I have ridden Box Hill a couple of times before so had no concerns about it, it's a relatively easy climb, just long(ish). Leith Hill I had been told was much worse, actually it was not that bad and was just a long drag with a couple of steeper bits but nothing that worries me. The course I rode took in Box Hill twice, once at the start and once at the end. Also went up Boar Hill which is not part of the RL100 course but was far harder than either Box or Leith Hills. So mind at rest now, we hit Leith Hill at around the 60 mile point so some people will find it a different proposition on the day I suspect.

That's all for now, again a big thank you to all the people that have sponsored me, but there are a lot of people who have said that they will but haven't done so yet, well the good news is that its not too late so get that credit card out and pledge some money to Prostate Cancer UK on my fund raising page.