Congratulations....

...to all those who completed the Macclesfield Bikeathon at the weekend.

More importantly, congratulations to those who organised and ran a very successful event.

It was my first Macclesfield Bikeathon - although I'm a seasoned veteran of the "London to Brighton". Regrettably there was no Macclesfield equivalent of L2B's "Ditchling Beacon" - the impossibly steep hill towards the end of the course.

Although perhaps there was for the 52 mile riders, as I wimped out and completed the 26 mile route under the guise of doing it with the 3rd Macc Scouts. The boys seemed to be far less tired than us leaders at the end of the course!

We all had a fun day despite a downpour in the middle of the day, which seemed to coincide with us cycling into the wind.

Sunday was obviously a sporty day, and congrats also go to Hedi Reid of Canalside and St Johns School fame, who completed the Bupa Great Manchester Run yesterday in a time of 58 minutes.