On London

For the second week running, I coaxed Lily & Harry out of the house before 9 this morning to go along to Cycling Club Hackney’s Saturday training session.

This week the group rode to the Olympic Velopark which I was delighted about: I’ve ridden on the outdoor track there twice before and I knew that Lily & Harry would love it.

They did really well. Prosper, one of the CCH coaches, taught them how to ride in a chain, taking it in turns to lead the team of 6. We had a snack and a look at the indoor track, then we did a few more laps in two groups of 3.

Altogether Harry did about 7 mile-long laps and Lily did 9. She told me she felt a real sense of achievement.