I’ve just started to pull the finger out, as it were, with regards to training. It feels good feeling bad! Well, feeling sore from riding, if you get my drift?

Currently at a ‘feather-weight’ 93kg with a resting HR of 55bpm and a max still around 200bpm.

I’ve got less time this year to train for my big event, the Tour of Ireland Cycle Challenge since it’s in early May rather than late June for the 2008 Londres-Paris.

I’ve got a turbo trainer at home now thanks to London’s 47th most ineligible courier, wiganwill. I’ve also found a motivated ToI entrant in the form of CliveO. Last night JoeS, CliveO and myself did 3 circuits over Muswell Hill (Clive and I were riding fixed) which put a nice sting into the legs (it combined nicely with Tuesday’s club turbo and Sunday’s clubrun) before I headed over to West Drinks and then didn’t end up leaving Dancing James’s until 3:30am or something silly! Rum and tweed. Jolly good, old bean!

The Harp Hilly is on this Sunday so I’m hoping 1) not to get too drunk during Saturday’s fund-raising ‘tweed’ ride around London and 2) not get lost on the way to Hemel Hempstead again.