Extremely pleased that I managed to get a place on RideLondon100 - not through the ballot as originally planned but through a charity place with the British Heart Foundation (BHF). RideLondon100 is as its sounds a 100 mile bike ride that follows much of the London 2012 Olympic road race route (which I went to see near Box Hill last year). It will be on closed roads and there is a whole weekend of cycling related events in London the same weekend including pro races. Should be great I can’t wait - but it does mean a lot of training. To help I have been keeping my fitness going over the winter (which I don’t normally do) so I am already in decent shape - and as the spring comes I have booked myself on several cycle events with a friend to keep the training and motivation going. 2013 is going to be a big road cycling year for me! Much like charities do for the London Marathon its means I have pledged to raise £500 for BHF. I selected BHF as I have supported them for many years at a number of cycling events - I like they way the positively support cycling and other fitness related activities as well as their other Heart related research etc. My online fund raising page is here: http://www.justgiving.com/olivercronk If you’d rather give me cash or a cheque that’s fine too!!! Anything you can give would be much appreciated and will help inspire me with my training. I am aiming to complete the 100 miles in around 6-7 hours - so an average speed between 16 and 18 mph! In case you are interested in joining me here are the cycling events that I have signed up for so far:
- April - Wiggle New Forest Sportive - 56 miles
- May - Wiggle Jurassic Beast - 100 miles around Swanage / Jurassic coast area
- July - Wiggle Magnicat - 126 miles from Newbury out towards Winchester and around the hills - going to be a tough one!
- Aug - RideLondon100
Depending on how this year goes I may consider doing an etape type event in 2014 - or at the very least go and attack some alpine roads.