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