Verticon 6hr Challenge

Another excuse for a long training ride for my big trip!

I started out peddling strong - not having done too much technical mountain biking before I wasn't expecting great things. Had a few stacks on my first lap but only really hurt my pride.

Halfway through lap 3 I was wondering why I was having difficulty cleating my left foot in and on closer inspection discovered my cleat was missing. By lap 4 I had buckled my front wheel and was ready to cry, but then after walking my bike a few kms I met a nice guy who wasn't racing who lent me his. Finished up in 4th place so not a bad effort (even if there were only 8 girls doing it solo!), covered in mud, blood and bruises, I still had fun anyway!

Brissie to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge

Perhaps it was a good thing my road bike was destroyed by a certain motor vehicle as it gave me a chance to test out how my rockhopper would go on a longer ride. The 100km ride was completed in 4hrs 6mins cycling time - not bad for a mountain biker!!! That was only 20mins longer than last years effort on a road bike.

3 months 3 days to go

Well... today there is exactly 3 days and 3 months to go until I leave. Getting excited but there is still so much to organise!!!

Cairo to Capetown - a 12000km journey in just 4 months - travelling solely by peddle power - I know it's not everyones cup of tea but for a crazy person like me it seems somehow perfect.