Set-back in fund-raising!
Dora (new and rather naughty rescue dog!) chewed a collection box last night (sorry, Sonia!) and grabbed a chocolate chip cookie from the cooling tray.

I've spent the evening making chocolate chip cookies to sell.  People at work are complaining I will get fit for this challenge and they will all put weight on!
As well as my office here at Dri-Eaz, I have enlisted the support of the office next door (CFS) and also our accountants (Ad Valorem) to take cookies on a monthly basis.  If I can get one company per week to take them and sell say 10, I will raise £360 approx. over one year.

I have booked my first craft fair to sell cards, at Walton High in Walnut Tree on 5th December, so the next project is making the cards to sell.
Feeling a bit grotty with on-going chest infection this week so training has bitten the dust slightly, but there's always next week.  And the week after........

Well I did a small run late yesterday afternoon.  Due to being over 5 years old I could not work out the cyclo-computer I bought and had to look up the mileage afterwards on the AA site.  Will have to borrow a small child to work it out for me!  Anyhow, small run of 3.2 miles according to the AA.  I also started my Wii fit programme and am ashamed to admit my Wii fit age, suffice to say it's more than my biological age so there is room for improvement!

We had some friends round for dinner last night, and Fay gave me some great ideas for fundraising.  One that would be fun is a Barn Dance.  We have a hall at the bottom of the road which would be ideal, so I'm going to start looking into that idea.
I'm also making Christmas cards to sell and will be looking at taking tables at such events as school fetes.
Outside training not so appealing in English weather, but have bought a Wii, complete with Wii fit, so I will set this up today.   We also have an excercise bike indoors so, actually, I don't have any excuse not to train, do I?

Hi all, here's my first blog.
I'm very excited about this challenge and have already made good progress on my fundraising.  I've raised 15% already and that within about 7 days of starting!
Training started in France - the home of cycling, where better! I visted with two friends and took time out on my own to do 3 training runs; one of 12.4 miles and 2 more of about 8 miles.  With the winds we experienced down there (in the Languedoc) I reckon I probably cycled more!!
I'm compiling recipes from friends to make up a small booklet to sell to raise funds, so please donate recipes and pledge to buy a copy.