Very soon the trial led into the most beautiful blue bell woods I have ever seen and whilst admiring the view I nearly came a cropper on a naughty root that lay hidden in front of me, as I wobbled and caught my balance I glimpsed Joolze in the woods taking photographs, damn, not looking so good now I thought! With a sigh of relief at not injuring myself I happily carried on. Warren was fantastic, talking me through any difficult parts but when we came across a sheer drop which I can only liken to like riding down the Eiffel Tower I knew that there was no other way to carry on but to walk this bit, with more experience I am sure I would have tackled it with vigour. Towards the end my confidence grew and I felt like I could have carried on further, unlike my butt which was becoming rather sore from inappropriate shorts.(a moment of vanity on my part!!).

The course itself was easier than I expected and with plenty of encouragement from Warren I managed to complete it in a very pleasing 49 minutes, with a certificate and a medal at the end I felt a real sense of achievement, the only question now is how to change my boyfriends hobby from kite surfing to mountain biking so we can have a go together.

Thank you to Warren