PREPARATION

13th January 2026:   Me, in the yellow, out with the Arran

Belles on a training run before I leave for Africa on 5th March 2026.  The route through Malawi, Zambia & Zimbabwe is a mixture or tarmac, potholes, gravel, dirt and corrugation. I am a roadie, I don't do gravel,  the unstable surface makes me nervous.  I have bought a gravel bike and I am out practicing on the Arran gravel trails.  I am getting better, more confident,  I hope I will be good enough !