Circuit Number #1

Hi guys,

Well I've got about 2 months until I leave on the trip, so it's about time I got my act together. I had been training regularly leading up to Christmas, and since then I've gotten a bit lazy. Today I rode from Leicester through Groby to Markfield and then down to Newton Lindford. From there I cycled to Swithland past the resevoir to Rothely and then through Cropston and Thurcaston back home. The whole trip is about 22 miles/35km and I can usually finish it in just over an hour and a half.....not bad going. This is the circuit that I usually do. It's a nice loop and it doesn't take very long so I try to do this as often as possible and do longer rides on the weekend. Here's a few snapshots....enjoy!

Ben

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Bradgate Park

Swithland

Rothley

  

 The Great Central Rail Way Steam Train

The start....

Hi everyone and welcome to my blog.

This space will be a digital record of my charity cycle ride from London to Paris. The idea for this trip evolved out of the feeling of helplessness which I experienced this past summer when I lost my best friend to cancer.

Adam was only 25 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of incurable cancer which attacked his throat and lungs. For 8 years I watched my friend and his family battle the disease.  I felt incredibly isolated from Adam, not only because he was back home in Canada and I was here in England, but because I felt like there was nothing I could do to help him. No matter how many times I visited him or spoke to him on the phone and through email, I couldn't do anything to make him better.

Adam passed away this past July, which only deepened the feeling that I hadn't and couldn't do enough.  This March I am riding my bike from London to Paris to raise money for the World Cancer Research Fund.

I am hoping to use this space to record some of my training as well as the journey itself.

Thank you for visiting and for your support.

If you would like to make a donation please follow the link:

http://www.wcrf-uk.org/fundraising/events/runners/Ben_and_Richard.php

Ben