During the Christmas holidays 2010, i decided to set myself the challenge of cycling Lands End to John o Groats in aid of The Kids of Kolkata Drochas Trust. On the 30th of July i will start my journey of over 1000 miles in eleven days with help from friends and family along the way. This blog is my way of sharing my highs and lows from the day i got my new bike to my arrival day at John o Groats.........hang onto your hats this is going to be a bumpy ride :-)
Food For Thought
'Louise Jane Lemon ....You can do anything you want to, if you put your mind to it ' My Mum
'Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever' Lance Armstrong
'Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt ' Jose Ortega y Gassett
'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step' Lao Tzu
'Life is like riding a bicycle - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving'Albert Einstein
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Get on yer bike .............................
So whats new ???
It's the start of a new month and a whole new set of mileage challenges. Its not long now before the nights get lighter so i'll be able to get in a few evening rides as well.
I fear that soon i will have to give up a few hours a week at my beloved gym. Never mind its not that bad, infact its not bad at all, with so many beautiful places to cycle, i'm totally spoilt for choice.
I've been out for a wee ride today around the Black Isle and it was ace, fresh, but not too cold, nice clear skies and snow covered mountains. Isn't it funny how you see things differently when you're out on your bike.
So where have i been ?
Avoch-Rosemarkie-Cromarty-Balblair-Culbokie-Munlochy- Avoch - 35 miles
Everytime i go out now i discover something new and today my biggest find was unlike when i'm in the gym, i much prefer listenning to a bit of Rock rather than Dance music....it felt quite liberating cruising down the quiet country hills singing along with the Kings of Leon. 'if you call me now baby, i'll come a running ' wooooooo clearly all this fresh air is going to my head ;-)
Moving on ........Here's a link to a nice pretty graph if anyone wants a look at today's ride ....
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/70906276?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4d6e6de309cfbae9%2C0
Roll on Saturday - Fingers crossed for reasonable weather -Ullapool here we come .......
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