Day 1 - Take Two

7am - cold, tired, icy; perfect conditions for our first day of training. We decided that this week snow would be no obstacle so set off on a planned 20 mile round trip to Broxbourne along the Lea Valley tow path. However, we soon realised that the combination of the heavy child-size mountain bike, the treacherously icy surface and general lack of stamina may be a slight problem. Instead we (somehow) managed 10 miles to Stansted Lock, even speeding up as we went along!
We've realised that Paris is actually quite a long way away and we are pretty much incompetent and useless, but we are still going to give it a go!
Bring on day two...?

First day of training...

The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed that its been snowing. The plan was to get underway with around 20 miles starting early this morning, but weather put pay to this. So, as anyone else would, we made a snow cat instead. We're on our way.

Hertford to Paris, 3 days. Simple, Right?

What better way to celebrate your A-level results than a weekend in Paris? Or, if you're us, subjecting yourself to a three day cycle in order to get there. Never mind that one half of us doesn't own a bike, has zero sense of direction, a knack for ending up in hospital when on holiday (naming no names) and both of us combined aren't exactly in peak physical condition, we are convinced that this is a fantastic idea.

Whilst this will inevitably be an extremely enjoyable experience, we don't plan to do it for nothing. With your help, we are hoping to collect sponsorships to try and raise as much money as possible to help our chosen charity, Cancer Research UK.

We have set up this blog to prove to all of those who don't think we are quite up for this, that we are going to take this very seriously and hopefully reach Paris by the end of the year! We will be setting up accounts on JustGiving.com soon and will appreciate any support we get!

Amy + Jamie