The training

Hi all,

sorry its been a bit quiet for a while - i have been busy organising evnts and doing some extra hours at work, so blogging has taken a backseat!

I am now unable see anyone I know without them asking how 'the training' is going. Those words, just two little words, seem to be asked with a sense of expectation, and I am begining to dread them- for I have to admitt that 'the training' to date consists of about 4 school runs and a trip to the dentist, with children on board and me puffing my way up the hills like an old steam train hauling too many carriages.

The advice from the charity is to start working on your overall fitness six months before the event, and as the event is not until November we are still 9 months away, so i am reassuring myself I don't need to do any really hard graft until the days are longer and the weather a bit more cheery. I also keep telling myself that my overall fitness isn't too bad, and trying to deny just how little running I am actually doing now and how much my overall fitness has consequently dropped! At the time I signed up I wasrunning 25 miles a week, I'm now down to 5 on a good week! Oh dear!

Still, on the good side the fundraising is going brilliantly!

Olive and Alison have managed to organise a school reunion, plus get hold of some Ideal Home Exhibition tickets, which they are selling at knock-down price (see below), Caroline is doing lots of mashing, in preparation for her great Bangers & Mash Race night at the end of March, and I have been getting great support up here and am ready to raffle my 'Somerset & city' break with Caz's help, and am getting geared up for my formal dinner and auction, set to take place in May and Pledge a pound weekend 16th/17th Feb (see below) Also we are thrilled that it looks likely that the team behind many of fleet streets puzzle pages, sudoku.co.uk, are likely to come on board to design our very own puzzle! Watch this space....

If anyone would like further information on any of the events or how you can support us, please do post a comment or get in touch with us.

Many Thanks,

Ruth
PS. I am going to stay with Caz next week - and we have some serious cycle training session planned - all the way to the pub - then home!!! Well maybe not. I have grand ideas about cycling along the front into Brighton...but we will have to see as I haven't mentioned that to her yet!