and so the training begins....

Looking fresh (ish!) at the end of the 2013 London-Surrey 100 I've set myself two cycling goals this year; the London-Surrey 100 (mile) road ride and the South Downs Way (100 miles off-road), both in August. South Downs Way 100 As the name suggests this is a ride covering the whole length of the South Downs Way national trail - from Winchester to Eastbourne, totalling 100 miles of off-rode bridal ways and tracks and with a little under 7000ft of climbing thrown in for good measure. This is not a ride to be sniffed at and certainly not one that you want to take lightly as a point-to-point ride brings its own unique challenges. G (my long time cycling mate) talked about doing this a number of years ago and started to put in some decent training for the event only to have our hopes dashed by a bad back (G's) and damaged knees (mine) resulting in us pulling out of the challenge. We'd planned to ride as part of the British Heart Foundation's organised ride th