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
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
I want to ride my bicycle i want to ride my bike..............
Last Thursday - Avoch -Killen-Munlochy-North Kessock- Muir of Ord-Malbuie-Munlochy -Avoch - 36 ish miles
Saturday - Black Isle Challenge then from Cromarty to home 33 miles
Great morning out, fab atmosphere and great cakes at the end ;-) great effort everyone who took part.
Sunday - Avoch - Lossiemouth - Elgin 62 Miles
Fab solo ride along the coastal road, average speed 16mph, beautiful day, great ice cream for rizza's ices in Losssiemouth, then after a sugar induced power ride to Elgin it was time for a pedalo ride in cooper park.....
Monday - Avoch -Tore- Beauly - Inverness -Munlochy -Avoch 38 Miles
I went out lat night with the intention of going out for an hour.... 2hrs and 40min s later i re-appear....i just cant seem to stop myself...oooops
Cycling is openning up a whole new world for me, you just nip on to a back road and you see where you live through completely new eyes, what an education and all this fresh air is makig me sleep like a baby....not that i need any help in that department but i'm lucky if i see past 11pm these days.......
Heading up north and west this weekend for a change of scenery ...... Hopefully i'll get a wee ride in before we shoot off.......
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