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I’m at the halfway point in my training and Pippa suggested I find a 40 mile road event in May, to test things out a little.

After a good few weeks of getting in and out of my cleats, and feeling pretty comfortable with them, I managed to give myself a good old fright and set myself back a fair bit in the process. 

Guys, it’s getting serious – I finally got my road bike! After a few test ‘drives’, I settled on the one I wanted. 

So, here we are at the beginning of April, the weather is getting warmer (well, meant to be!) and it’s now time to get stuck into some training and get some miles in on that bike! 

Since my last post I’ve met up with Pippa, my trainer. When I mentioned that I would be working with a trainer to get fit for the Big Ride …

I’m Louise. I’m 46. And I’ve signed up for Tour of the Borders. Which I gather is a sportive. I have no idea what that word means.

Three years ago I had the pleasure of cycling through the beautiful Scottish Borders countryside on car free roads during the Tour o’the Borders or Touro as it’s known.

After receiving Phil’s plan for weeks 5 and 6, I mentally prepared myself for all the hill training and the longest ride yet.

So this is where the challenge really starts for me, with longer cycles planned and a busy week of commuting to and from Crieff.

Along with our go-to training guru Phil Mack, we’ve been looking for someone to take on this year’s Touro training challenge …