Happy new year to everyone. It’s been a funny old year in the world of Fat Lad. It’s been a year of firsts:
First 24hr event
First clearing of Keeper lane (trust me, it’s a twat of a climb no matter how fit you are)
First conquering of cut gate.
The year in memory has also seen me lose over two stone (28 pounds to our trans-atlantic readers), get a hell of a lot quicker in the saddle and not actually be the slowest rider in the group anymore. I know it surprised me too.
The pootle crew has grown from the usual handful of miscreants to, well, two handfuls of regular miscreants.
For the year ahead I have my upcoming marriage to the understanding, intelligent and beautiful Mrs Fat Lad. We’re putting in a Pootle crew team for Mountain Mayhem (the day after we get back from our honeymoon), 24/12 and Sleepless in the Saddle. I’m contemplating a 50k Merida (though Pete and Jim will have to bully me a little more for that one)….
So it’s been a fan-fecking-tastic year, here’s to you and yours.
Keep pedalling and smiling
Fat Lad