I have another rider. Whilst at an event on Tuesday evening I met up with a client I'd worked with for a number of years before his 'retirement' last year. It was great to see him again, and we had an interesting chat about what he'd done since 'retirement'. One thing led to another, and I mentioned we went through Bath (his home City) and he kindly offered to do a leg with me, and he even more generously offered for us to stay with him overnight. This is fantastic news and I've pencilled him in.
John O Groats to Brora... 63 miles Sat 26th May
Brora to Inverness...... 55 miles Sun 27th May
Inverness to Fort William.. 56 miles Mon 28th May
Fort William to Crianlarrich 57 miles Tues 29th May
Crianlarrich to South Glasgow 66 miles Weds 30th May
South Glasgow to Gretna.....75 miles Thurs 31st May [@LJS4]
Gretna to Kendal.......... 54 miles Fri 1st June
Kendal to Wigan........... 60 miles Sat 2nd June [Ryan C/Chris P]
Wigan to Shrewsbury......64 miles Sun 3rd June [Paul G]
Shrewsbury to Malvern....56 miles Mon 4th June [Paul G]
Malvern to Bath.......... 59 miles Tues 5th June [Nick D]
Bath to Honiton.......... 62 miles Weds 6th June [David E]
Honiton to Launceston....59 miles Thurs 7th June
Launceston to Newquay....40 miles Fri 8th June
Newquay to Land's End....43 miles Sat 9th June [Ken J]
I am still desperate for Scottish riders or I'm going to be lonely in those early days. Would be great to have a couple more in Devon/Cornwall but I suspect Leo/Fiona et al will join me for that...
Friday 30 March 2012
Monday 26 March 2012
The GREAT news is that I have another rider - Chris Pitcher, who I've never met but share a love of football, and pithy stories with. He's doing Kendal/Wigan with me - here's the full route with gaps...going to be lonely in Scotland at this rate!
John O Groats to Brora... 63 miles Sat 26th May
Brora to Inverness...... 55 miles Sun 27th May
Inverness to Fort William.. 56 miles Mon 28th May
Fort William to Crianlarrich 57 miles Tues 29th May
Crianlarrich to South Glasgow 66 miles Weds 30th May
South Glasgow to Gretna.....75 miles Thurs 31st May [@LJS4]
Gretna to Kendal.......... 54 miles Fri 1st June
Kendal to Wigan........... 60 miles Sat 2nd June [Ryan C/Chris P]
Wigan to Shrewsbury......64 miles Sun 3rd June [Paul G]
Shrewsbury to Malvern....56 miles Mon 4th June [Paul G]
Malvern to Bath.......... 59 miles Tues 5th June [Nick D]
Bath to Honiton.......... 62 miles Weds 6th June
Honiton to Launceston....59 miles Thurs 7th June
Launceston to Newquay....40 miles Fri 8th June
Newquay to Land's End....43 miles Sat 9th June [Ken J]
John O Groats to Brora... 63 miles Sat 26th May
Brora to Inverness...... 55 miles Sun 27th May
Inverness to Fort William.. 56 miles Mon 28th May
Fort William to Crianlarrich 57 miles Tues 29th May
Crianlarrich to South Glasgow 66 miles Weds 30th May
South Glasgow to Gretna.....75 miles Thurs 31st May [@LJS4]
Gretna to Kendal.......... 54 miles Fri 1st June
Kendal to Wigan........... 60 miles Sat 2nd June [Ryan C/Chris P]
Wigan to Shrewsbury......64 miles Sun 3rd June [Paul G]
Shrewsbury to Malvern....56 miles Mon 4th June [Paul G]
Malvern to Bath.......... 59 miles Tues 5th June [Nick D]
Bath to Honiton.......... 62 miles Weds 6th June
Honiton to Launceston....59 miles Thurs 7th June
Launceston to Newquay....40 miles Fri 8th June
Newquay to Land's End....43 miles Sat 9th June [Ken J]
Tuesday 20 March 2012
OK so here we are. I've had a bit of a chest infection and the weather's been poor, but it's now brightening up on both fronts so I've swapped my training tyre for my real tyre and I've strapped my Garmin back on the bike - I'm good to go!
The part of the whole thing I am not great at is gaining PR/publicity. I try, usually fail, and then kind of give up. This is generally as I am, believe it or not, quite a shy, 'in the background' kind of guy...that said, due to the work I do with Sheffield University I got to meet Dan Walker, he of BBC Football Focus fame. We had a decent chat about the ride, with him looking me up and down whilst probably thinking 'ooh you need to shift a few pounds'! [Top bloke though, I have to say, and yes he is *that* tall in real life...]
He then agreed to help out by tweeting the details to my blog and charity pages. It's highly likely, therefore, that some of you got to this page via Dan, as he has around 130,000 followers.
If you did I am asking for two things. One is obvious - money for this fat, old, never was to put his creaking bones into action and to do the 900 miles. My sponsorship pages can be found here.
The second is slightly less boring. I am doing the ride solo (I think) as my mate I was going to do it with has just got himself a job and I think he'll be working now. I am looking at the whole trip as a great chance to meet people so I am looking for one person to accompany me on each leg. Why would you do this? I guess the only reason would be to meet another (decent enough) person, and to have a bit of fun. I am not a club rider, I am not quick, and I am more than happy to go at your pace (unless you're quicker than me, then you'd have to slow down!). If it interests you please contact me via twitter @moosola
The route is below, rough mileage included. I am looking for people for the legs there isn't a name next to!
John O Groats to Brora... 63 miles Sat 26th May
Brora to Inverness...... 55 miles Sun 27th May
Inverness to Fort William.. 56 miles Mon 28th May
Fort William to Crianlarrich 57 miles Tues 29th May
Crianlarrich to South Glasgow 66 miles Weds 30th May
South Glasgow to Gretna.....75 miles Thurs 31st May [@LJS4]
Gretna to Kendal.......... 54 miles Fri 1st June
Kendal to Wigan........... 60 miles Sat 2nd June [Ryan C]
Wigan to Shrewsbury......64 miles Sun 3rd June [Paul G]
Shrewsbury to Malvern....56 miles Mon 4th June [Paul G]
Malvern to Bath.......... 59 miles Tues 5th June [Nick D]
Bath to Honiton.......... 62 miles Weds 6th June
Honiton to Launceston....59 miles Thurs 7th June
Launceston to Newquay....40 miles Fri 8th June
Newquay to Land's End....43 miles Sat 9th June [Ken J]
The part of the whole thing I am not great at is gaining PR/publicity. I try, usually fail, and then kind of give up. This is generally as I am, believe it or not, quite a shy, 'in the background' kind of guy...that said, due to the work I do with Sheffield University I got to meet Dan Walker, he of BBC Football Focus fame. We had a decent chat about the ride, with him looking me up and down whilst probably thinking 'ooh you need to shift a few pounds'! [Top bloke though, I have to say, and yes he is *that* tall in real life...]
He then agreed to help out by tweeting the details to my blog and charity pages. It's highly likely, therefore, that some of you got to this page via Dan, as he has around 130,000 followers.
If you did I am asking for two things. One is obvious - money for this fat, old, never was to put his creaking bones into action and to do the 900 miles. My sponsorship pages can be found here.
The second is slightly less boring. I am doing the ride solo (I think) as my mate I was going to do it with has just got himself a job and I think he'll be working now. I am looking at the whole trip as a great chance to meet people so I am looking for one person to accompany me on each leg. Why would you do this? I guess the only reason would be to meet another (decent enough) person, and to have a bit of fun. I am not a club rider, I am not quick, and I am more than happy to go at your pace (unless you're quicker than me, then you'd have to slow down!). If it interests you please contact me via twitter @moosola
The route is below, rough mileage included. I am looking for people for the legs there isn't a name next to!
John O Groats to Brora... 63 miles Sat 26th May
Brora to Inverness...... 55 miles Sun 27th May
Inverness to Fort William.. 56 miles Mon 28th May
Fort William to Crianlarrich 57 miles Tues 29th May
Crianlarrich to South Glasgow 66 miles Weds 30th May
South Glasgow to Gretna.....75 miles Thurs 31st May [@LJS4]
Gretna to Kendal.......... 54 miles Fri 1st June
Kendal to Wigan........... 60 miles Sat 2nd June [Ryan C]
Wigan to Shrewsbury......64 miles Sun 3rd June [Paul G]
Shrewsbury to Malvern....56 miles Mon 4th June [Paul G]
Malvern to Bath.......... 59 miles Tues 5th June [Nick D]
Bath to Honiton.......... 62 miles Weds 6th June
Honiton to Launceston....59 miles Thurs 7th June
Launceston to Newquay....40 miles Fri 8th June
Newquay to Land's End....43 miles Sat 9th June [Ken J]
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