We MAY just do this (1 May 2012)

It's May.

May 2012.

May 1st 2012.

An inescapable fact. The ride is this month.

So lets do a quick checklist of some of the facts.....

Training going well? Erm, no, not really. Rain and work and life in general haven't helped with getting a whole load of training in during April. Add to that Pete's op and it's not been great. Craig has managed a few rides whilst away at his conferences and I've done a bit of running. Gulp.

Diet then, how about that? Business as usual there, which I think is a good thing. You don't want to start eating differently and messing your body about. So I've read.

Route plan? Now you're talking. We have one of them and we know where we're starting from and where we're finishing and, roughly speaking, the way we're going (beyond 'South'). So that's not too bad. Things are looking up so go on, hit me with something else.

Right. Accommodation? OK, you've got me a bit there. We're away for nine nights and a fair few of them we've booked somewhere to stay. A bunkhouse up north, a couple of hotels and Pete's mums. We've still to work out if/how the tent, the bikes, the kit and three gentlemen will fit in the car though.

Sponsorship? Yes yes yes! we targeted ourselves on £1,000 and we're now over that (£1,022 at the last count) so that's good (so good we've upped the target). Dig deep fans/supporters/colleagues/you! Its so easy to donate go to www.justgiving.com/upsidedown or  grab your mobile and write 'UPDO55' followed by the sponsorship amount (for example UPDO55 £10 would put £10 into our Just Giving account) to 70070.