I have acquired a coach: primarily because I find it easier to get going on things if I know I will be checking in with someone about it later. Otherwise, I procrastinate – not badly enough to fail, but I would like to do more than just survive LEL2017, and I would like to improve my cycling generally.

So, coaching it is. The first session was general discussion – starting to map out what needs to happen, what logistics to think about etc.