Fit Ladies - a cycling adventure

Now the fun can REALLY begin.........................

After a glorious 2 week holiday with my family in Victoria the time has come for my OFFICIAL training period to commence. Gone are the late lunches, long lunches, take out, take in, super amazing yumminess of holidays.. as I say hello to a regime of sweat laden fitness, many km's of riding and of course salad 101 ways!

In all seriousness though, it's a tad exciting to think about getting my slightly sloppy and a little floppy self into a healthy routine of working out, eating well and of course RIDING.. something I have never really done before, but am looking forward to.

I picked up my training bike this past week in Canowindra, unloaded it here at home and now I have to keep focused on actually riding it around .. time has already flown since I signed up for this big amazing trip and now it's time to knuckle down and really start getting this body into the zone of being physically able to complete the mission. Now I am not scared of the fitness, I am not even scared of the "seat" muscles I will require to be able to walk each afternoon I ride (ok that's a lie, I am a little freaked by the whole "seat" fitness required) but getting it done is going to be a HUGE challenge for me. Timing is everything, I have armed myself with a huge family organizer and a diary into which I am plugging every minute I have already assigned in my year (which with family commitments, work, these 3 cherubs and a couple of committee's is already HECTIC to say the least)... now the focus must be on getting ready - the gym and actually cycling around are now being thrown into the planner and I can tell you THAT has me running a little scared.

All that aside however I am being supported by an amazing husband and family, and of course my team mates who are all facing the "juggle" too... I am not the lone ranger at all - we are all putting so much on the line to make this journey and it is such an achievement, something we will all look back on with wonder and amazement when we are old ladies no doubt!

I can't go on any further without giving a HUGE Thank you to everyone who has made a donation to our cause so far - you are all amazing and have catapulted us to our half way mark for Arthritis NSW. Of course our dream would be to smash our target and go for the heavens, but to be halfway this early is really uplifting and just means the world to us all. IF you are yet to make a donation or are coming along to an event we are running, buying a raffle ticket or just giving us your moral support - THANK YOU, every bit counts, helps and continues to inspire us on our journey for Arthritis!

So sit tight folks, I am launching this body into the realm of sweat, pain and hurt - always keeping my goal at the front of my mind, my resolve is concrete and I will not give in. I am sure there will be moments where I waiver and no doubt a Sauv blanc or two get slurped along the way (yes with cheese and crackers too OH MY), but I figure they don't say "Rome wasn't built in a day" to be funny, it's true - One day at a time, one challenge at a time - I will get this body ready for the ride of a life time in November... I WILL!!!!!!!