I cycled to Higher Blaenavon from Caerleon and back on Saturday - 39 miles. First bit to Griffithstown was on the canal and then it was along the old railway track – Sustrans 49. It was an amazing ride only downside was the slow uphill 11mile section from Pontypool to Blaenavon.

Then on the way home I got a puncture and had to stop every 10 minutes to pump up my tyre, still I got home without having to call out my support team. But it meant I was quite slow and was out for 4.15mins.

Also last week went to physiotherapist Jon Baldwin for an assessment – who was amazing by the way, anyone who hasn’t gone should go asap (he works at Vale Healthcare). Anyway he told me I wasn’t as tight as the others he’d seen – can’t imagine what he meant really…

See more photos from the ride on Flickr