It’s been a while since I’ve written anything in my blog…. not much to write about really, been busy at work and I am trying to keep my head above water, like everyone else in the country…at least everyone I know.
I’m going to pick my new bicycle up on Wednesday and I can’t believe how excited I am. Obviously because of my age I’ve had quite a few things such as houses, new cars and all the gadgets you can imagine but I’m more excited about this than anything, thanks Dawes for the support.-
The best Christmas present I have ever had was a navy blue tracksuit bought for me by my mum and dad when I was about 11years old. It was bought out of the catalogue and was a few days late, but worth the wait. I vividly remember the first time I wore it, it had been snowing and we had a game of ‘levo123’ with my twin Gary, Brian Calder and Graham Allen ( still my closest fiends) it’s a game I played in my youth that doesn’t seem as popular with young people nowadays…you don’t know what you are missing. I wore it constantly for about a year, it was fantastic. I’ve got a similar feeling about this bike…we never grow up do we?
I’ve booked my flight to America and once I’d done it I had really bad butterflies in tummy…. I love that. There are times when it seems surreal, but once in awhile it ‘hits home’ what I’m going to do, but as I’ve mentioned before it's not going to be anywhere near as difficult or dangerous as it is for thousands of our men and women of the military who are stationed across the globe, or people who suffer in the numerous conflicts throughout the world.
As from Wednesday I’m going to ‘up’ the training. Everyone keeps asking me if I’m ‘super fit yet’ I don’t think so…my excuse is that I don’t want to peak too early. I suspect that is not a rational reason…but that’s the one I am sticking with. However fit I get it is going to be a psychological test rather than a physical one. I understand that I need to be in my best condition, but it’s still going to be a bugger to do…that’s where the head and the heart takes over… and that’s where I would like to thank my mum and dad (no longer with us) Thanks for the genes. I’ve taken loads of advice and spoken to experts. I’ve come up with a scientific strategy that will guarantee success… peddle like mad and don’t stop until I get home.
Speaking of difficult, my son who is in British Army passed his pilots course this week (UAV’s, drones to us. ) and is doing a cadre tomorrow. It means that he will be up for promotion. In reality he will be beasted for four weeks and will undergo things that I could only imagine…. I am so proud of him.
As the project becomes more real I will have much more to say. I want to thank you for your support and hope it will get more interesting.