So we may have got a bit carried away by our love of mountain biking when we signed-up to a 240km tour of Mont Blanc covering 3 countries in 6 days. But it's a great excuse to raise money for an important charity that my sister works for; Rockinghorse fundraises for life-saving medical equipment for the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton.

ALSO... you may have heard my slight panic and amusement that this trip is happening a month sooner than expected (!!!) To make up for my lack of training I will need a bucket-load of determination, heavily supported by some donations from you fine people.... MANY THANKS!