Evening All, would be great if you could spare some time (and a few quid!!) to have a look at what we're heading off to do this weekend.
http://www.justgiving.com/boyslejog2013
Thanks to those that have supported already either through Facebook or Twitter it been very humbling to see how much support we've received, already close to £2700 raised to date.
On Monday myself and two mates from Uni (both 6'6'' rugby players) will set off cycling from Lands End to John O'Groats in aid of the Cancer Research charity.
Here is what we face each day:
Monday 29th July - Day 1: Lands End – Okehampton (104 miles)
Tuesday 30th July - Day 2: Okehampton – Bristol (95 miles)
Wednesday 31st July - Day 3: Bristol – Ludlow (82 miles)
Thursday 1st Aug - Day 4: Ludlow – Middlewich (72 miles)
Friday 2nd Aug - Day 5: Middlewich – Ambleside (118 miles)
Saturday 3rd Aug - Day 6: Ambleside – Hawick (95 miles)
Sunday 4th Aug - Day 7: Hawick – Perth (104 miles)
Monday 5th Aug - Day 8: Perth – Inverness (111 miles)
Tuesday 6th Aug - Day 9: Inverness – JOG (110 miles)
If anyone is around on the dates and in the area, some support riding would of course also be appreciated! Early starts every day...
Thanks again and see you all soon.
Dan (aka Cona)
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Best of luck to you all Dan ... if you want to take a little Chilterns detour I will happily come and play
Look!!! Look !!!! Dan , I mended it
So the forum fixing spell worked then.
I'd love to join you on part of the Hawick to Perth route, but I'm away that day Hope all goes well
Best of luck Cona! x
Let us know how it goes
Thanks Guys, getting a bit nervous now....
Weather for the first couple of days is looking soggy but the wind will be blowing in the right direction and not too cold.
You'll be fine once you cross the border. No wind in Scotland, no rain and no hills either. Honest
that's what i like to hear, a nice down hill ride from Harwick to JOG......
Apologies for the delay, limited wifi
Hope you've had a restful afternoon Dan
Okehampton to Bristol
Distance 98.2 miles
Elevation 4927ft
An early start (5am) followed by Will’s special porridge breakfast aided by the staff at the Travelodge staff in Okehampton. We set off expecting bad weather and we weren’t disappointed, it rained constantly for the first 6 hours followed by a glorious afternoon on the Somerset levels then rolling in to Bristol was a pleasure.
Our first stop was Tiverton Tesco where our reliable support driver Jamie Rudkin was waiting with the van and much needed food and water. After re-fueling we set off for Will’s parents house in Taunton another 20 miles down the road. The roads were challenging, busy, wet and undulating with some difficult climbs. However we arrived safely in West Monkton and were greeted by Will’s family very graciously. Annie’s Lasagne slipped down like a cold beer on a hot day and we dried off in anticipation for what lay ahead in the afternoon. Cona and Will sat in dressing gowns kindly donated by ‘Big Phil’ (Will’s Dad) who also suggested that we ‘eat mars bars, if they were good enough for us against the Argies, they’ll be good enough for you!!.’
In high spirits we saddled up along with Will’s sister Nic on her horse ‘Guiness’ we headed North towards Bristol. We made very good time during the afternoon with some good team riding on the levels with banter a plenty from Dan.
Will had promised us a decent climb lasting 2 miles past the airport and in to Bristol and again we weren’t disappointed.
High lights of the day-
Annie’s Lasagne
Brioche and ham rolls!
Sunny afternoon
Downsides-
Rain in the morning
Sore bums!!!
Good riding Cona, nice reading your daily exploits
Brillinat read.........I so want to do this one day
Me to, how about we get a team of 4 together?
Can I join?
And me, its on the bucket list
It's on my 'Things to do when I retire list'.
why wait - next year after Nice? we'll all be fit
Sounds like a plan!
or before Nice as a training ride.....we would need a support driver in a van
I had it kinda pencilled in for next year, then I realised just how much time it would mean taking off work ... I like my holidays ... hence why it got moved to the 'things to do when I retire'
But it's a deffo on the to do list.
Im keen to do it next year, as I need a serious milestone on the way to my A race. Would be excellent training and an alternative to an overseas training camp.
Cona, sorry to hijack your thread
I'm happy to take on some of the organisation if people are serious about a Pirate outing in 2014 (post Nice, pre Kona??)
i'm dead keen raf
Pingu, if you wont waste all your leave you can at least drive the van for the wales section?
(Sorry Cona! - hope you're having a blast and you can see that you're being an inspiration! )
post outlaw please
I hover between wanting to do this and hating the idea
Arghh, if this did come off I'd HAVE to do it!
hmmm.... nice idea...
keep going cona!
I might need a thread for my stupid ride, ( newcastle to london in 24 hrs) - maybe do a post at each of the 7 feed stations .....