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Friday 21 October 2011
Tuesday 18 October 2011
3 weeks and counting until Cycle Kenya!!!
Work has been so busy that I've hardly had a moment to write anything on the blog, however, I'm planning to update more regularly as we get closer to leaving the UK in 3 weeks!!! And will, of course, attempt to blog every day during the challenge.
Friends keep asking me how I feel about the trip: am I ready?
My response depends on the day. At the end of August I felt ready but now I swing between really excited and really freaked out. Mainly because by this point the plan was to be cycling to work 4-5 times a week (that's 20km a day) and doing at least two exercise classes such as spin, zumba or yoga. Unfortunately, the training schedule isn't on track, last week I got a stomach bug and that stopped me training for a whole week. Today was the first day back on the bike and it felt good - I didn't think I would miss cycling but I actually have. So I am now resigned to my fate, whatever level of fitness I am now, I've got to go with it! PMA - Positive Mental Attitude is what I'm relying on and chocolate, lots of chocolate.
So with 3 weeks to go - most things are sorted out:
Friends keep asking me how I feel about the trip: am I ready?
My response depends on the day. At the end of August I felt ready but now I swing between really excited and really freaked out. Mainly because by this point the plan was to be cycling to work 4-5 times a week (that's 20km a day) and doing at least two exercise classes such as spin, zumba or yoga. Unfortunately, the training schedule isn't on track, last week I got a stomach bug and that stopped me training for a whole week. Today was the first day back on the bike and it felt good - I didn't think I would miss cycling but I actually have. So I am now resigned to my fate, whatever level of fitness I am now, I've got to go with it! PMA - Positive Mental Attitude is what I'm relying on and chocolate, lots of chocolate.
So with 3 weeks to go - most things are sorted out:
- Kenyan visa - check
- Travel insurance - check
- Backpack (courtesy of my lovely cousin Katie) - check
- Cycling shorts - check
- Sunscreen - check
- Hip flask of gin - check
- Light summer cycle helmet - check
- Massive supply of pain killers - check
- Amazing travel guide to Kenya with illustrated notes of all Kenyan snakes - check
- Vaccinations - turns out that to get my vaccination history I have had to phone a variety of health practitioners: the GP Receptionists three times, the Practice Nurse twice and finally the Practice Manager. Apparently, they cannot find any record of any vaccinations (I had some last year!) and the earliest travel clinic appointment was a month away which was booked a month ago. Let's hope they can sort me out next week!
- Malaria tablets - as above!
- Snack supply - sourcing trek bars which are amazing and I cannot leave without them!
- New bikini - must be prepared for any eventuality and you can't go on a challenge like this without a bikini!
- Antelope training - just in case!
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