http://endtoend.netlagoon.com Cycling the length of Britain for charity. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:46:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here are the main stats for our ride, covering the entire ride where all four of us were present, i.e. from getting off the train in Penzance to arrival in John O'Groats on Day 21. Total distance covered: 993 miles Time rolling: 91 hours 30 minutes Total altitude climbed: 42,400 ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/27/finishing-stats/ !http://static.flickr.com/27/46882166_cb644e71ad_m.jpg! Albert's highly accurate rendition of our route across Britain. http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/26/end-to-end-route/ I'm writing this in a posh hotel in Inverness, one day after completing the End to End (I guess it's Day 22), but I didn't think the blog would be complete without some account of the events of Day 20. Day 19 was fairly uneventful - we left our disappointing castle ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/25/day-20-helmsdale-jog-hostel/ After leaving Inverness this morning, we followed the A9 cycle way north (I think it's NCN route 1). We were soon off the main road for the day, and headed over the Cromarty Firth into Evanton for a simple bacon butty-and-cake lunch at the Cornerstone cafe (another Christian Cornerstone cafe ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/21/day-18-carbisdale-castle/ What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we were riding a cold, very wet 45 miles alongside Loch Lochy and Loch Ness. Ben Nevis was invisible through the fog, and to paraphrase James, words could not express the extent of our wetness. Today, the sun shone on the Great ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/20/day-17-loch-ness-inverness/ Here are the latest statistics on our journey: Distance covered: 827.3 miles Time rolling: 76 hours 52 minutes Average speed: 10.76mph Highest daily average: 12.1mph Here is the table of misfortune, detailing how many times each of us has fallen foul of / committed the following injustices.   A E J S Punctures 3 0 0 0 Chain fell off 2 5 3 3 Extra miles we had to ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/19/25/ I've been asked a few times what I'm thinking about when I'm spending five-plus hours a day in the saddle. I guess my thoughts fall into two categories: # Cycling-related # Completely random On the cycling-related front, if I'm following someone's wheel, there are three things I think about: how fast or slowly ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/19/day-16-loch-ness/ It's been a running joke that whatever time we aim to leave, we always take an hour longer. So now someone will say, "we'll aim to leave at 9", and everyone will snort derisively. Things have slowly been improving in this respect, however. Today we arrived in Glen Nevis (in ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/18/day-15-glen-nevis/ Much jubilation as we crossed into Scotland yesterday morning, despite the cold wet weather. Both yesterday and today were pretty scenic, though the ride yesterday took its toll - 68 miles by the time we arrived at Wanlockhead, the highest village in Scotland, 1531 feet. It's in a ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/16/day-13-wanlockhead-to-glasgow/ Morale was high as we completed our first five hundred miles, helped by plenty of sunshine and a strong tailwind. For once the distance was shorter than projected - a mere 45 miles over reasonably level ground. We had planned to cycle 25 miles before lunch, but fate ... http://endtoend.netlagoon.com/2005/09/13/day-10-preston-to-kendal/