Ride London 2018

On July 29th 2018 I took part in The Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 mile cycle ride. Rob, Chris and I were supported by my parents, sister and brother-in-law in London and through prayers and messages of support from others. We completed the 100 miles in 5 hours 52 minutes moving time (official time of 6 hours 37min due to stoppages for Rob’s eyes, Chris’ bladder and my stoma bag).

The weather was horrendous and we were all soaked to the skin by 25 miles. At 48 miles I was ready to pack it in as I was so cold and dispirited, I had pain in my right leg with every pedal stroke and we were only half way (the titanium in my leg from 2012 had become cold).

However our sprits rose as we hit the hills enabling us to warm up (I later learnt that at 50 miles my church stood and prayed for us – thank you Light and Life Church – St Austell). As we rode passed others who were used to flatter terrain (quite a lot sped back passed us in rather dangerous conditions only for us to catch them back up on the next hill) the more fun we had as the three of us worked together.

After 85 miles of pain, the rain stopped and we took off our rain jackets revealing purple jerseys of Crohn’s and Colitis UK. We then rode into the centre of London as a purple train. All of a sudden we were on The Mall and finished. Just after the line we stopped to take in the atmosphere.

It’s was an amazing day which was made even better by the amount of money raised for Crohn’s & Colitis UK. At this moment in time, as a team we have raised £2,772.08 and are now aiming to break the £3000 barrier in the next few weeks. Thank you to all who have donated.

If you haven’t and would like to please visit our just giving page at http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/titanium-legs

Instagram

I have enjoyed blogging about my life and health over the last year or so. However, one thing I am lacking is engagement with others in the ostomy world. Therefore, I have made the decision to move over onto Instagram. I won’t be shutting my blog and I may write occasional blogs, but my main focus will be shorter posts engaging with others in the ostomy world.

I made a start a few weeks ago and have already gained a few followers whilst engaging with others sharing experiences and advice.

Please find me at titanium_stoma and continue to follow my journey with Stuart the Stoma.