tl:dr; On 2nd of October I’m riding from Bristol to Birmingham to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Please donate if you can.

In just under 2 weeks it’s my birthday. Apparently a bit of a landmark birthday. So I’ve been planning a bit of a challenge to celebrate. I’m aiming to ride the ~100 miles from Bristol to Birmingham (the planned route is 105 miles but I’m bound to take a wrong turn somewhere). I’m lucky to not want or need anything for my birthday so if you’re so inclined and have a few spare pounds then I’d welcome donations to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Having 2 kids with long-term health issues gives us a deep appreciation for the people and facilities at the Children’s Hospital. Plans have been in flight for a while but today I went to visit Ozzy and sorted my train ticket and bike reservation taking me from Birmingham to Bristol on the morning of the 2nd October. I will then have the rest of the day to get myself back to Birmingham. For an elite rider, 100 miles is a bog standard training ride – it’s a surprising but true fact that I am not an elite rider so this is going to be tough. I’m not setting any particular time target other than hopefully arriving back before sunset (but I will be taking lights just in case!).