http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:44:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This event has been an adventure for everyone, and certainly one not to be forgotten! In this article, we hope to share some of the problems (as well as successes) for anyone contemplating the challenge! We will be adding to this article over time, so we advise bookmarking this page if ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/09/notes-on-the-event/ The final stretch began in dull weather with Matt cycling the first 70 miles over hilly terrain. With reasonably high winds, the going was tough. Meanwhile, the support team had packed up camp and driven off to the meeting point at truro. At the meeting point, we were joined by ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/08/day-8-exeter-to-lands-end/ After a good nights sleep the two cyclists were in high spirits and ready to hit the road hard, sadly after around 10 miles Jonathan was forced to pull out of cycling the leg to Exeter. He was experiencing pain behind the knee, and following Alistair's event-ending knee problem, it was agree that ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/08/day-7-gloucester-to-exeter/ Today was a pretty good day. Matt and Jonathan left early in the morning for Gloucester, they made it to lunch after 60 miles in good time. The route was quite challenging, and as a result Jonathan decided to retire for the day and allow Matt to continue unhindered. A highlight ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/07/day-6-whitchurch-to-gloucester/ Our two cyclists (Jonathon and Matthew) set off southward today from Kendal. The going was reasonably hilly with the start being positioned in the lake district. After the support crew had picked up some much needed Kendal Mint Cake, lunch was served from Chorely Tesco car park! Matt continued the ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/07/day-5-kendal-to-whitchurch/ After Alistair's reluctant decision to join the support crew instead of risking a permanent knee problem, Matt had to cycle the rest of the way to Kendal from Dumfries on his own. Now that Alistair cannot cycle, we have managed to source another cyclist to keep Matt company on the rest ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/07/day-4-peebles-to-kendal-part-2/ Disaster struck today. Yesterday I (Alistair Wooldrige) developed a knee injury which I continued cycling on for the 115 miles. Hoping it would have got better overnight, we set of in earnest for Kendal. After 20 miles of cycling on one leg because of the pain, I had to get ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/07/day-4-peebles-to-kendal-part-1/ Another quick update by phone go afraid as the laptops internet continues to play up (and ate yesterdays news). On the cycling front today was fairly demanding with many ascents required. On the road for a total of 13 hours today with a large portion of time spent stuck in Edinburgh. On ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/07/day-3-perth-to-peebles/ On the cycling front, its been a pretty good day in terms of the terrain. However, the aches and pains resulting from yesterdays cycling have surfaced. We’re currently suffering with painful knees, hands, feet, backs and obviously saddle sore. Most of the journey seemed downhill for the 80 miles, resulting ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/07/day-2-inverness-to-perth/ Sorry for the lack of updates everyone! We've had some real difficulties getting online using our mobile modem (no thanks to the Carphone Warehouse hotline). The trip up to John O' Groats was long but went without any real problem; making it all the way in the planned two days. Unfortunately, ... http://www.endtoend2008.co.uk/2008/07/day-1-so-it-begins/