By the time I made it into Crianlarich last night my heart cable had stretched so much woke the grind of the climbs over from Glencoe I only had five functional gears. So it was[…]
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Tag: JDRF
Then there be hills
OK, more correctly the Cairngorms. But that was after the Caledonian Way. The place I stayed at was great, actually oddly enough the guy who runs it with his girlfriend is from Carlisle. They spotted[…]
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Fear and predictions
Today was a completely different kind of day. A beautiful sunny morning, even if I was expected to get hit by some rain later according to the radar. The b&b I found in Alness was[…]
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And so it begins
Waking up in the early morning with the usual swings and roundabouts of a 3.3 (59) after a lovely crash back down after my stonking high off the Coke. A quick rummage through my food[…]
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Getting there
Finally made it to the hotel at the start. The train ride was very long and quiet crazy due to the number of stops it makes along the way. The sights are amazing though, herds[…]
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Kindness
I had just got out of Glasgow Central Station and walked out of the foyer, all the bags on the bike, my raising funds sign shining in the sun. The bright white was quite noticeable[…]
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John O’Groats to Lands End
Well, finally confirmed it, put it in the press and no getting out of it now. From June 15th I’m riding the 1000 mile length of the UK in aid of the JDRF…eep! Not to[…]
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