Ride for Joss: Not much fun today... :-(((

Who is Joss and why am I doing this?

Joss was a boy at my school who was in a lot of the same classes and sports teams as me. He walked a bit funny and found somethings a bit hard but underneath it all, he was just like the rest of my friends.

In September 2010 we went back to School after the summer holidays and Joss looked a lot more poorly than he had.....he needed a walker and didn't play sport anymore.

In January he had to go into hospital for an operation. I remember School telling us in Assembly that he had done really well and was a lot better. Then, when I got home, Mum sat me down and told me that Joss had died. I was really confused and thought she had got it wrong, I told Mum that school said he was going to be OK...I got quite upset and cried...I didn't understand how he just wouldn't be around anymore. It wasn't until after he died I was told he had a brain tumour..

Why I am doing this ride?.....Because my friend died, and I still miss him...and it's not fair...

Joss's Mum and Dad set up a charity in his name to help other people suffering with brain tumours and you can read all about Joss and the brilliant stuff they do to help at www.jossparkessearchlight.org.uk

Please follow my training progress and also the ride itself and show your support on Twitter @rideforjoss and on Facebook RideForJoss

I am also on Virgin Giving as Max Wellstead - RideForJoss - any donation you can make will make a big difference!

Thanks Max

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Not much fun today... :-(((

Sorry for the radio silence today - dodgy wi-fi!!

The air was blue in the support car today....Some confusion on the route so we had what was a somewhat 'fraught' first stop, and early second stop due to over heating and a very quick last stop....
Just smile and say GPS boys....

Really tricky day - monster hot again and an extra 10 miles into the mix!!

The temp got to 35 degrees so we were a little worried about how Max would cope.

Have a look at the stats below, he is an absolute superstar....

85.52 miles

Calories 5029

Elevation Gain 1833 metres

Completed in 6hours 31 minutes 50 seconds

Average speed 13.1mph