We did it! I with lots of encouragement from my friends! cycled the Coast-to-coast off-road - 1 year to the day nearly - since breaking my leg!
Ride stats!
* START St Bees Cumbria END Robin Hood Bay Yorkshire.
* DISTANCE 234 Miles (plus or minus 10%)* ASCENT 9814m
* 6.5 days
I think I can assuredly say it was the hardest thing I have ever done.
The scenery was amazing and the riding incredible, the views!, super technical descents! and one amazing flowing section of 7 km of continuous singletrack.And I have some pictures here!
http://picasaweb.google.com/CorkyPirbright/CoastToCoastOffRoad2010#>
AND
http://picasaweb.google.com/emma.postlethwaite/Coast2CoastJune2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCICcwsbBkKDhbA#>
Because it was 'a bit Epic' for me I wanted to see if anyone would help me along by sponsoring a charity I like. They
are called Alive!
Alive!
This charity aims to raise self esteem and pleasure for people living in
care-homes for seniors. I would describe it in detail but..... their
website does a better job of it than I could . I have met the people who
are doing all the work – including the trustees - it is a small charity
and one that seems so totally worthwhile – I really wanted to try to
help them by raising some money for them.
http://www.aliveactivities.org/
So if you fancy donating some money for a charity I think these people
are doing really good things and actually making a difference to people
who live in care homes.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now.
