I’ve been rather torn on this one for a long while. Do I write something about it, don’t I. I don’t know. Part of me just wants to bury everything and the other just wants[…]
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Category: Rant
RideLondon Transport Woes
I’m doing RideLondon at the end of the month, I think I’ve mentioned it around here and there. Just a few things left to sort out and those included getting me and a bike down[…]
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The Final Push!
And so the final push, little sleep really due to the ferry but think I made a couple of hours. Finally on French soil and what a cycle path. It’s basically an old railway line,[…]
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Messy Day
A messy day today. The “original plan”, dreamed up last night, was to wake up super early and blast (yes that might be also a slight issue when riding the bicycle equivalent of a super[…]
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Odd Day.
All started well, was making pretty good time and even planning how much further I could push things and maybe eat a bit out of tomorrow’s ride. By the time I got through Rugby I[…]
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A hard first day!
First off it took forever to escape the hospital. Yes, I had a “normal” checkup before leaving before the good ol’ handshakes and best wishes as this lunatic setoff. Think I wasted a good 90mins[…]
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Disappointment
Spent most of this week trying to negotiate with medical companies about aid for the ride. To be honest the aid is very much needed as the NHS can’t fund my pump or insulin supplies[…]
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Why the fuss?
It’s a tad windy outside “ohh there’s 70mph winds out there” pfft, on the top of the mountains maybe! Not down here. “Ohh it’s gusty” And?! 8 different people saying I shouldn’t be out on[…]
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Not long now!
Getting ready for the Tour de France eep…not long now! And got me thinking, where do we all put our pumps? Me, well some people wear their hearts on their sleeves, I wear my pancreas[…]
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Morecambe
Well, it’s been delayed but my first trip to visit my DSN (Diabetic Specialist Nurse for those not in the UK) in Morecambe this year. Always find Morecambe a bit strange really in an locked[…]
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