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Lands End to John O'Groats and BACK in 6 days!?!
| pilavachi | 21 Aug 17:32 |
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Joined: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 7 Bike: | Hi, I haven't written in this forum before, but wanted to highlight a crazy challenge an aquaintenace is doing to raise money and awareness for CRY - Cardiac Risk in the Young. Ben Rockett is attempting to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats and back within in 6 days, which means he is going to have to cycle just under 300 miles a day. He's written a great blog, and there's a live map that track's his progress if anyone is interested. http://www.rockettrides.com/ |
soren 
| 22 Aug 15:56 |
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Joined: 09 Jan 2010 Posts: 90 Bike: My Profile | I wish Ben all the luck in the world,and if my doubts give him encouragement then great,but surely he needs more rest than he is allowing himself. |
| pilavachi | 22 Aug 17:24 |
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Joined: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 7 Bike: | Well it wouldn't be a world record if it wasn't really difficult. It seems to me impossible, but he has already got past Glasgow having left saturday morning, but we'll just have to see how long the entire challenge takes. If anyone can do it, it's Ben. |
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dudley
| 23 Aug 09:48 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | he's past Tain crossing the Dornoch Firth, and way ahead of his estimated schedule. He was expecting to be in Drumnadrochit now, which is 50 miles back down the track. good effort! |
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| pilavachi | 23 Aug 09:59 |
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Joined: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 7 Bike: | He's doing really well! and has only had an hours sleep since setting off Saturday. If anyone is keeping track of his progress, any messages of support are really appreciated by Ben and his Team. It is oddly addictive watching the live tracker map! |
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dudley
| 24 Aug 11:46 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | not far from Loch Lomond on the way South.... |
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| smokie | 24 Aug 23:42 |
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Joined: 24 Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Bike: | I have just come across the challenge that Ben is doing and wish him all the best, and will be following him to see if he makes it. |
| pilavachi | 25 Aug 12:59 |
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Joined: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 7 Bike: | Ben has done well, he set off from Land's End at 9am on 21 August and reached the turnaround at John O'Groats around 10pm on the 23rd - just over two and a half days of riding and four hours ahead of schedule. He's been on the road just under 4 and half days and has passed Lancaster on his way back down. It's highly addictive watching his progress on the live tracker. http://www.rockettrides.com/?page_id=627 |
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dudley
| 26 Aug 03:27 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | and now his last sleep (90 mins) before the final push (270 miles!) he's outside Ludlow, South West of Birmingham he has 24 hours left to beat 6 days (ave 11.25mph), and 45 hours left to beat the record (ave 6mph). |
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| pilavachi | 26 Aug 18:05 |
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Joined: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 7 Bike: | Less than a 100 miles to go, and it looks like he will break the current record by a WHOLE day! |
| pilavachi | 27 Aug 01:56 |
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Joined: 18 Jul 2010 Posts: 7 Bike: | Ben completed his challenge this morning, LEJOGLE in 5 days and 21 hours. Beating the previous record of 6 days and 20 hours. It was also pouring with rain most of the way, so I don't know how he kept his spirits up, as apparently he was still smiling when he went through his home town of Taunton. |
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