7 days to the off!

Now I know I said that I would update the page every day until I go and I haven’t – I am realising now that it is probably a bit on the impossible side too! I can’t do it every day – I haven’t the time to do everything else that I am supposed to do including last minute training but I did go last night. Honest!

The training guide I had said that the furthest distance I must have done by the time I go is 60 miles – and I have done that! (62 if I am being pedantic!) I also feel that with proper breaks and a bit of company I could have gone on further – surely that has to be a good thing? It also said that in the week before the ride I should take training quite easy, well, I certainly don’t need much encouragement on that point! I have been training for the best part of a year but probably not as hard as I could (or dare I say, should have!) Anyway, this week I have decided to go for resistance rather than distance in the gym. I went for a proper strength workout Tuesday and if I go on Thursday and Sunday I should be OK and I will certainly feel ready – but I don’t know if I will be!

I think I will have a slightly less strenuous work out tonight and do 5 minutes on the sun bed. That should see me right! I did an hour last night but as I say, I went for resistance to make things tougher for the time that I was there! I did 15 minutes on level 10 on the exercise bike, 15 minutes on the treadmill at 13% gradient and 5.5km an hour, 15 minutes on the cross trainer at level 10, 8 minutes on the stepper machine at level 7 and 7 minutes on the arm exercise bike going down a level after every minute and finishing on level 2. All in all, only an hour gone out of the evening and a workout that was better than doing nothing, burned 398 calories and actually managed to get rid of the headache I had gone in with!

So, a week today and I will be on my way – I am thinking to myself that if I can get through the Wednesday, I will have done the longest day and that I should be OK after that – but I am worried about getting to Dover in time – it is a long way and I am not the kind of person who thrives under pressure – I avoid it at all costs if I am honest! Still, we can but try!

So, until the next time; take great care and don't forget our fundraising page www.justgiving.com/joandpenni
Loadsa love, Jx