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My name is David Johnson and my race colleague is Richard P.

I’m sure most of you have had a family member or close friend who has been diagnosed with cancer, I know I have.

We are raising money for Cancer research by cycling NOW 149  miles from Wednesday Pm to Saturday AM.

Staying in tents withstanding temperatures as cold as -22 degrees c. (seen last year near to the route same time of year as we will be cycling.)

Background to why we are doing this.....

Every two minutes someone is diagnosed with cancer in the UK with more than 1 in 3 people developing some form of cancer during their lifetime.

 

There are more than 200 types of cancer, each with different causes, symptoms and treatments.

 

3 quarters of cases of cancer occur in people over 60 but it can develop at any age.

 

Our plan is to cycle 149 miles from Wednesday 26^th January 2011 over a 3 day period.

  

Although this may not seem like a huge amount of miles the average temperatures in the highlands are around 1-2 degrees Celsius, with temperatures likely to fall below -10 degrees.

  

Also most of our trip will be on the road we will navigate (Barnhill (Cnoc an t-Sabhail)) 1247 ft high, a well known mountain. The house at the base of the mountain was the house in which George Orwell spent the summers of 1946-1949 writing the novel "1984".

  

we will travel 15 miles off road through hard terrain to the peak and down the other side.

 

Plan currently.

 

WEDNESDAY

Leave Thurso at midday

Cycle 45 miles to (B)

Stay over in tongue

 

Overnight stay in Tents

 

THURSDAY

(B-C) Brae Tongue - Lock Naver      16 miles

Lunch

(C-D) Lock Naver – Dalchork     19 miles

Tea

(D-E) Dalchork – Bonar Bridge 12.6 Miles

 

Overnight stay in Tents

 

FRIDAY

(E-F)Bonar Bridge - Cnoc an t-Sabhail (barnhill)  12.2 Miles

(F-G) Off road trip See OS map 15 Miles up mountain and down

Sleep.

 

Overnight stay in Tents

 

 

SATURDAY AM

(G-H ) Lamington-Inverness 29 miles

Inverness.

  

FINISH.

 

WHY YOU SHOULD SPONSOR US

 

You’re helping us save lives through groundbreaking research

Our work on the causes and prevention of cancer has saved millions of lives across the world. Over the next decade we aim to save many more.

Cancer survival rates have doubled in the last 40 years and our work has been at the heart of that progress.

We fund the work of more than 4,000 scientists, doctors and nurses throughout the UK and support over 200 clinical trials, testing vital new drugs and treatments for cancer.

How your donations are spent

For every £1 you raise, we spend 80p on our work to beat cancer. We receive no government funding for our research – it’s funded entirely by you and we’re so grateful for your support.