Box Hill and the Ballbuster
In a bid to hush the butterflies in our stomachs (I'll come on to that bit later), Tony and I chucked the bikes in the car and headed into the Surrey hills for a couple of hours' training this afternoon. I'd heard horror stories about the Ballbuster Duathlon (8-mile run, 24-mile bike, 8-mile run – '…it should be treated with the utmost respect… many fail each year!' says the website, enticingly). The Ballbuster ascends Box Hill a total of five times, so I thought it'd be fun to check out the course. Good news: the hill itself isn't that bad. Bad news: this probably means I'll be entering the race.
As for the butterflies – they're kicking up a fuss because rather a lot is hanging in the balance of a 30-minute meeting tomorrow morning. Essentially, it's about whether or not Serco will sponsor the next expedition (I've been keeping the plans half under wraps until plans are more definite, but it's a *huge* project). They've been a dream sponsor so far and I have every finger and toe crossed. I'll let you know how it goes…
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