I suppose last Saturday was a portent of things to come. This week has not worked out how I expected and hoped. I knew that I was due in London on Tuesday. But the meeting I went for didn't actually happen. Then on Wednesday I had work to do in the evening, and on Thursday as well. So no gym visits.
Then I took my bike in for its service on Thursday and it wasn't in the diary. So I left it anyway but it didn't get done until Friday. And even then, it needed a part that had to be ordered, so it wasn't ready until today. But the paper with my phone number on it was mislaid so I didn't know it was ready until I rang at 16:30 by which time it was raining heavily.
Before that, Simon (who was going to keep me company on a 60 mile ride) found out that he had a wedding to go to on Saturday and couldn't make if after all.
So the effect of all this has been considerably less miles than I wanted to do this week. However, I have a half new bike as it transpired that I had worn out the wheels to a dangerous extent, and the cassette had taken so much of a bashing on the hills that it needed changing etc., etc. So I'm looking forward to trying it out on Monday - except the forecast indicates that a boat would be more use than bike. But I'm off all week and Tuesday looks promising.
I have been to the gym this evening though and done the usual 12 km on maximum restistance. I'm not sure if it was the frustration or just the fact that I've had a week of nothing, but I took over 2 minutes off the time for this doing it in just under 40 minutes. That is encouraging. I hope I shall be able to repeat this on 13th of next month on the last day of the ride after the 260 miles of the first 3 days. (Ouch - is it really 260 miles in the first 3 days. Yes, in fact probably nearer 270.)
And also on a positive note, I'm looking forward to meeting up with Thommy Brolin (not the footballer, but his namesake, also from Sweden) who works in Zurich and is coming to Gevena to meet up again. He was the closest colleague I have ever had and who I haven't seen for nearly 17 years. We worked together in UK, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Ireland over the course of about 5 years and he was not just a wonderful colleague but a very close friend. It will be so good to see him again.
Not only (but also, for those of us of a certain age), it turns out that Maria and Terry Watton will also be in Geneva at that time, so I will meet up with them as well. Which is fitting, because Maria (on the left of this photo) is one of those people for whom I am doing the fundraising. She has MND and is getting to the stage of having to use wheelchair far more now. She and Terry were recently married. Take a look at Maria's facebook page.
Here is the link to sponsor me.
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