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title: "Signing up for my first cycling event"
date: 2023-02-06T08:00:48
slug: signing-up-for-my-first-cycling-event

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I registered for my first ever cycling event over the weekend. I was thinking about a duathlon/triathlon, but as I'm not much of a runner or swimmer I thought purely cycling would be the best thing for me. So I registered for the [Salford - Blackpool 100k](http://www.bike-events.co.uk/Ride.aspx?id=2721&n=y).

I'll be doing it to raise money for [The Christie](https://www.christie.nhs.uk/about-us), a cancer research & care trust based in Manchester. 'm waiting on my fundraising pack, but once it's arrived I'll post a JustGiving page, any and all donations will be greatly appreciated!

I'm both nervous and excited, I've never done a distance like this before - I've done 50k with no stops, but that was mostly because I got lost. I'll need to start training pretty much now, but it should be good fun! Hoping I'll enjoy it enough to do a few more in the following year-or-so.

**Update**: I'm collecting donations for my bike ride on [JustGiving](https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lewis-dale-bikes)



