Paddy and Jaclyn have both express disappointment at not featuring in my widely followed blog. As my path to cycling glory weaves it’s way uphill towards it’s summit I occasionally cross paths with others. For the most part they are an inconvenience but occasionally they enrich the journey. Today I went for a winter spin with the afore mentioned Jaclyn and Paddy. As I stood waiting for them at various points I reflected on my training so far. Thanks to Jaclyn’s abuse (predictive text error but better than my original choice- advise) and support my weight loss has gone well. I am lighter now than I have ever been at this time of year. Thanks to Paddy’s optimistic world view I am keeping positive about my struggle for gold