The Merida Brass monkey's series is a set of four winter enduros with the aim in mind of keeping you fit over winter...
I'd entered one round last year and needless to say it was very painful - bike failings, cramp, and an emotional roller coaster all tucked up into five laps and four hours!
This year I was planning on entering all four rounds, but was nursing a pretty life threatening illness over the first race, so had to bail on that one (man flu - treat it seriously kids...)

After having the flyer for the Winter Wonderland (in Hyde Park) flashed on front of me at work, I thought it would be a grand day out for me and the lad - he's an energetic soul, and keeping him entertained and busy actually makes 'life easier' in the sense that he's often better behaved - Like all of us, boredom leads to mischief....!
The wife and some others thought I was crazy planning a whole day out in London on my own - especially as I'd booked an hour of ice skating with a toddler!