Bank Holiday Weekend

I was teaching at Chester on Friday so I decided to use the ride there as a training session. I cycled early in the morning and it was fine. I love riding in the morning, no cars, or very few and it's quite therapeutic....it makes me feel better too!
As the day progressed the skies darkened and I thought that I would be in for a soaking on the ride back to Warrington but I was lucky, until I got to Darsbury, about five miles from where I live. It absolutely poured down. I don't mind the rain, you can only get so wet then it doesn't really matter, but this was very heavy. I had to take my cycling glasses off as I couldn't see where I was going. It passed after about ten minutes and all was fine again. I did call to see my Uncle Ken but I was so wet I couldn't really sit and chat, so it was a fleeting visit to see how he was.
I've done some riding over the weekend but not a lot. I seem to have caught this bug that lots of other people have....not swine flu..more man flu, which is much worse as all men will tell you.
Every time I log onto my web site I see the clock counting down and it's really scary. I can't believe how fast the days are passing by. At this rate I will be home before I set off.....I know that's impossible but that's how it feels. It's the same with traffic lights, I am quite intelligent and I know that it cannot be true but I always get the feeling that there are little men in traffic light signals who wait for me to come along so they can turn to red...or even worse when on red they wait until I have twisted my foot out of the cleats on my peddles and put my foot down on the road until they change to green. I have tried slowing down, nearly to a stop as I approach a red signal. No matter how long I take the lights always stay red until I have put my foot on the floor, just as I do they change.....do you think I am getting paranoid?
I have received some fantastic cycling clothes from the company Dominic,s dad works for. Dominic is one of my students who is helping with the charity ride. The company is called ZYRO LTD and they have been really generous. The gear that they have given to me is fantastic and fits really well, it is so comfortable. It should make my ride easier...if not I should look the part as I suffer.
I am in the Centre of Warrington on Saturday 16th May trying not to fall off my bike. Come along and support the ride, or just watch me fall flat on my a**e. I will be on a rolling roller, or whatever you call them. It is basically a set of static rollers so that I can cycle on the spot...It's really hard.I am also cycling around the Halliwell Jones Stadium before the Warrington/Wigan match on Friday 22nd May. I am really nervous about that one. I understand the need to promote the ride but the idea of riding around a packed stadium is quite daunting......please be gentle with me.
I have included a short video of the charity song recording made last week. It was fun to do and hopefully may get some publicity.Have a look and see what you think.