Sorry for the lack of updates since Ride London – I got sidetracked by holiday and work.

I’m pleased to say that I completed the 100 miles in 5 hours, 36 minutes which I was delighted with. It was a fantastic day with great support around the course. I have already entered the ballot for next year’s event!

I’d like to thank everyone who sponsored me – the thought of raising so much money (hopefully over £2000) really kept me going on the day.

Here’s some pictures of me on the day

So far, so good. Training is going well.

I have been doing some club rides with Ipswich Bicycle Club which have been good fun.

I have another ride tomorrow morning and will try and get out in the week.

Don’t forget you can guess my finishing time by going to https://www.guess2give.com/sweepstake/view/ridelondon-100-2015-3 – win some money whilst supporting the Stroke Association

Training continued last weekend with a spin out to Rendlesham with Justine on Saturday followed by the Bergholt Bomb Along sportive with Alan on Sunday.

Alan and I even made it onto the Eastern Daily Press website!

It was a great ride with good weather and a nice course and fast pace.

Unfortunately my bike has got some mechanical issues so it has gone to bike hospital for a few days so I’ll not be able to get out for a while.

Please do take the opportunity to make a donation or guess my finishing time – all proceeds go to the Stroke Association. Thank you.

You can now guess my RideLondon finishing time for a chance to win some cash!

Please visit my Guess2Give page for more information.

It only costs £5 per entry with proceeds going to the Stroke Association.

Please take a look and make a guess.

Thanks
Chris

Training is going well and I’m gradually upping my milage each week so that I’ll be ready for August.

It was great to take part in the Stroke Association Thames Bridges ride a couple of weeks ago with Justine, Jack and Louise. It was a great experience to wind our way along the Thames crossing it numerous times.

Here’s some pictures of us at the finish.

Here’s the Strava map showing where we went and the time Jack and I finished in (Louise and Justine were slightly slower)

If you would like to sponsor me please visit https://www.justgiving.com/Chris-Rudolph or if you would like to donate by text just text RUDO99 and the amount to 70070. For example, if you wanted to donate £10 to the code RUDO99  you’d text: ‘RUDO99 £10’ and send to the number 70070.

Thanks for your support.

I completed the Wiggle Spring Saddle Sportive on Sunday which was my longest ride yet at just under 75 miles.

I managed to complete it in 4 hours 42 minutes at an average speed of about 15.9 miles per hour which I was very happy with. I managed to pace myself better than in previous rides and still felt pretty good at the finish despite a headwind over the last few miles.

I’ve got more training rides lined up this week before taking on the Norwich Cycle Swarm on Bank Holiday Monday which should be a nice challenge over 70 miles.

If you want to donate to the Stroke Association in support of my Ride London challenge please visit my Just Giving page.

Thanks for your support.

Early days still with my training but so far, so good. Off on my longest ride ever tomorrow – 72 miles – the Wiggle Spring Saddle Sportive. It should be a good challenge although the forecast is for it to be quite windy which I’m not looking forward to.

Over the past few weeks I’ve completed a couple of long rides. Firstly I did a 53 mile Ipswich Bicycle Club social ride, managing to get into a faster group than I expected , which meant I did my fastest 50 miles ever by miles (17.5 mph average)! It was really tough and I ended up holding up the rest of the group towards the end, which was a bit embarrassing.

Last weekend I took part in the Boxford Tornado with my fellow tennis referee Alan. It was a 60 mile sportive around Suffolk with the first half being relatively comfortable but the second half was really tough with a strong headwind. Alan finished much stronger than me, but we made it round in one piece.

Here we are at the finish about to tuck into excellent tea and cake.

So far I’ve undertaken two big training rides this year. Major lesson learnt from both is to pace myself better as I’ve started each strongly but run out of steam towards the end. I’ve also ended up riding solo in the wind in the second half of both which makes it extra difficult. I will aim to stay in a group for longer in future. So far though I’m pretty happy to have got some miles into my legs with plenty of time to build up stamina for the big one.

Here’s my Strava entires for both rides…

Following our challenge in 2013 I have continued cycling and in the process have lost over 2 stone in weight. I have even bough a road bike and taken up spin classes at the gym.

I decided that I would like to raise some more money in memory of mum this year and the Stroke Association kindly offered me a place in the 100 mile Ride London event on Sunday 2nd August. In return for the place I have committed to raise £700 or more for the Stroke Association.

Therefore, I’m after your support! I’ve never ridden 100 miles before let alone 100 miles with three very big hills half way round. This is going to be a really tough challenge!

If you are able to spare any amount, please visit my JustGiving page or click on the links in the sidebar.

Thank you so much for your support.

Here’s the route if you are interested

Chris