Happy about The Fred

I was part delighted / part terrified when I found out I had won a place in the Fred Whitton. Two things happened this week though:

1) Colleagues at work who know The Lakes well and were very impressed when I showed them the route. I don't need their approval it's just good to know this is a tough challenge in a beautiful location
2) Commuting home tonight I read in this week's Cycling Weekly that the Fred Whitton is one of their highlighted sportives. When they described how difficult it was to get a place I felt quite privileged.

To add to this I've had to tell the FW team that I've changed address/email and in typically efficient fashion they responded promptly which was appreciated.

Roll on May 9th!