Keep posting it here. Whatever you want to say or offload – that's what we are on this post for. 🙂

Hi Mark

Glad to hear you are doing so well!

With regard to your fear – don't worry about feeling that way it's all part of your journey and quite natural. I'm sure it can be a very dark space but at the end of each little tunnel you will be stronger. There may be lots of little tunnels each day but hopefully not too many.

Get outside as much as you can – daylight is a wonderful thing.

With regard to waking up i know this is a real dread – try a good light hearted book that takes you away from everything and an easy crossword book – make tea and have an early breakfast then maybe you will be able to go back to sleep.

Hope one of these may help. Still thinking of you both. Chin up x

Trekster – yes can give you a lift. My son and his friend are coming too. Leaving Penrith at 10. Will post my mobile no on Facebook for you. Cheers 🙂

Heading up from Penrith at 10 (wont be a fast ride though!)

Trekster – you around Monday? Going to Dalbeattie

Innerleithen 😀

Cambridge is lovely too

Inners with Cambridge weather – now that would be paradise!

How often do you get yours serviced etc? Not technically proficient myself

My forks have same symptoms – just been sent off to Mojo for servicing 🙁

Mark – you've made a start and this is good – the fight is on.
Keeping positive with you and for you x

Are they thinking of taking it down then?

Waterproof shorts rule! As others have said you can whip them off at the end of a ride and drive home / go to cafe in your lycra. Rear crudcatchers just get in the way on fs bikes when you take air 🙂

Best of luck with the next phase Mark and Meg and may this day carry you through x

Oooo i've gone all dizzy

You'll be fine – was really wet and muddy on Tues but it's not gonna kill you – it's not downhill. Just take waterproofs.

It must be so comforting having a consultant who is on the ball and knows his stuff. Thank goodness.
Have a super day on Saturday, i too will be raising a glass x

You could try Andy at Innerhaven. Great place to stay too :-)In Innerleithen.

I did all the black except one bit (Steep slab) and i think it is really technical. However having done it gives me the confidence to try other stuff which is very useful 🙂

Still scared though!

Keep up the good work Mark. Thanks for the update. Praying you get some good sleep soon x Thinking of you

Second what Fozlett said – my fav mtb dvd section of all time but then he is such a sweet guy. 😀

Whilst GT and Inners are essentially up up up then down down down, Kirroughtree is up down up down …… which i found really tiring but i'm not that fit.

Sorry just thought of something else 🙂

Neither are jumpy but good technically and not too scary .

Both good. Dalbeatie is a bit easier on the legs.

It's a start! 🙂

Mark – you just had major surgery be kind to yourself – am amazed you could even cross the road! Excepting the cancer that surgery will take a big toll but you will get over that and get stronger – it's just that you are fighting on so many fronts at the moment.
It will get better and then when you are stronger you can continue the battle. Good so far and thanks for updating us . x

Are the results up anywhere?

Oh great to hear he's awake and lively! Hope it's all good from here on. Thinking of you both.

Chase him up! He shouldn't be allowed to get away with it that's terrible!
Good luck x

Looks FAB!

How lovely!

Well i'd be up for a sister group up north 😀

Eaten a whole Mars Bar

I work in retail and this really p@sses me off! There should be a law stating a launch date of November (Think of all the little kids that see this stuff and have little concept of time!)
By the time it's done with (January sale) we've been looking at the stuff for 4 months. There is a display in store currently selling little chocolate tree decorations that says 'Let it snow' FFS!!!! 😈

Morning Pete
Just wanted to say next time you have to face one of those proceedures alone and afraid PLEASE keep in your thoughts that all the people on here and all your family and friends are rooting for you. (Imagine we are all crowding in the room shouting 'Go Pete' and that Meg is holding your hand)
X

Stoney – yes you win! 😀

Trekster – going to do Gypsies Descent from GT instead so may spot you at the cafe after.

Aaarrrggghhhh does my head in !

Flat with a spattering of bomb holes – hopefully not a quagmire this year! 😀

Just pick some singletrack and follow your nose – you can't get too lost.

Yes – but i now live in Scotland! 😀