Two weeks to go!

Well it's not long now until the long trek to the start gets under way and so far things are going well. I've managed to obtain and test almost all of the equipment I need, I've done several day trips of 100miles+ and I've even replicated the distance and climbing of the worst day of the trip to ensure that I could do it, which ultimately is about building confidence. My aim is to try and practice everything I can so that on the trip there are no surprises. That might sound dull but honestly the last thing I want on the real thing is to be stopped in my tracks by something that I hadn't come across previously. The biggest factor that's out of my control is the wind and the rain, so fingers crossed for good weather!

On the fund raising side, well the Just Giving total is just shy of £2500 and I'm aware of about £400-500 on traditional sponsor forms, so with gift aid on top that makes a total that's close to £3500! I really cannot believe that figure and the generosity of everyone. Thank you all very much.

Interview on BBC Radio Solent

I was invited yesterday for an interview on BBC Radio Solent's breakfast show with Julian Clegg this morning. I've also been asked to be one of "Julian's People" which means that they will  be following my progess through this challenge with a couple more interviews. It was a good experience and as a result there have already been a couple of extra donations (thank you to those that made them).

You can listen to the interview at the following link, however it will only remain on the iplayer until the 19th August.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00jc9r6

The interview starts at around 1:24:30