1000 Miles in 2017

2017 is the year of challenges... and chaffing!

Over the year, I will be aiming to cycle 1000 miles.... one mile at a time. I'm not going to pretend I enjoy cycling, or exercise, but seeing those numbers increase does make me feel a little but warm and fuzzy....... and hungry!!

Little Red is my bike, it's a Merida Speeder 100 and will be taking me on my journey.

September 30th will be the day that Big Red and Little Red tackle the Malvern Mad Hatter Sportive, this is going to be a challenge for both us; me attempting 65 miles and Big Red attempting 100 miles.

Over the year, we are going to happy snap our progress.

I am tracking my progress on Strava and so please follow my slow progress on My Strava Profile

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