Excited, doesn't quite cut it.
Bag is packed, bike is washed and sparkling and just need tomorrow to arrive. Sponsorship has also nudged up to £592 - come on!
Weather forecast is perfect - nice and warm, but not too hot - still unsure of wind direction but can wait for that!
Dog goes to kennels soon, and kids to grandparents then we will be leaving in around 3 hours for the long haul up to Whitehaven. - Lots of counting bridges, Eddie Stobart lorry spotting and general joie de vivre ahead for the journey.
Looking forward to meeting up with Ivor again after a year, since our attempt on the Norwich 50 - a scorcher! Hoping Simon's knee (he dislocated it last weekend!) holds up for two more days? As for me think i am in better shape than my bike - must be time for a new one surely - maybe i could treat myself as a reward... hmmm could I swing it, could I?
I have corrected everyone who i have spoken to that it is a ride and not a race, however a friend asked me whether there were at least two people taking part, to which i replied yes there are thre of us, his response - well it's a race then isn't it? - Deep down I know he is right, the "race" may never be acknowledged by the participants but it still exists and lurks under the surface.
Dedicating the ride for the next two days to my Dad, who would have been 65 yesterday, but was taken by cancer almost 4 years ago - LiveStrong Dad - you are in a much better place now.
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