18.5 miles, no punctures. A success of sorts although i did just stick to cycle paths for the majority of the way in order to ensure i got some miles done without having to change an inner tube. It's done my confidence a bit of good as i've started to become slightly worried about what i'm intending to do and increasingly frustrated with getting my bike to work properly. I've felt that i have been telling people about what i want to do without actually doing any cycling and as they say' talk is cheap'. It's all about the 'action' and i haven't really done any.
Having plotted my intended route on a map, i now have a better idea of what to expect and the timescale. I'm quite nervous about the fact that it looks like i'll be doing in on my own and wonder if i'm been a bit selfish in wanting to do my ride. I do think that in some ways riding solo should add to the achievement because of the obstacles that self reliance will create, but i know that Karen will worry more because of this. Hopefully, everything will be ok with the baby, which makes this my last real opportunity to do something like this for a while, something i'm very much aware of. Given my job/s i also know that the early July period will be the only real window of opportunity for me to do it. I'm very motivated to achieve it and really want to get stuck in and prepare myself as best i can - a process which should start properly over the coming weeks, now my bike is working.
