time rushing on..

I'm getting quite worried. I don't think I've been doing enough training and I'm cycling the mountains of Andalusia in 2 weeks time.. Never done mountains before - there aren't many in Central London - and I don't want to slow down the rest of the group. I wasn't able to cycle at all for the last two days partly because of the quantity of work I have to finish but mainly because I've done my back in again and am so tired as a result.

Today I'm doing my first spin class. That's the closest I'm going to get to mountains - or even hills - on a really regular basis. After that is a meeting of the MENCAP cycle ride people. I thought about cycling to the gym to do the spin class and then on to the MENCAP meeting but since I've never actually done a spin class before I thought I'd better drive. I don't know how hard it will be and there's a possibility I won't be physically able to cycle home. Driving will also enable me to snatch another 30 or 40 minutes of work before I go..

Despite all this I’m really happy. Assuming I get the sponsorship it will be a privilege to visit the Grand Canyon, cycling it will be outrageous fun and I’m helping mentally handicapped people to boot!