<p><span style="line-height: 140%; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: 16px 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; line-height: 14px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><u><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <p><strong>Final update</strong></p> <em><u><font size="2"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </font></u> <p>After sleeping in &amp; not starting &lsquo;til 2:30am a week ago on Sunday, I finished the ride at John O Groats on Thursday at 7:20pm &hellip; three hours inside the randonneur time limit, giving a total time of 4 days &amp; 17 hours.</p> <p>All things considered, the epic was a success &amp; should provide a satisfactory adventure &lsquo;fix&rsquo; for at least the next couple of years.</p> <p>Sincere thanks to all who contributed so generously to the Halcrow Foundation by way of sponsoring me.</p> </em></span></u></em></span> <p>&nbsp;</p> </em></span> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">On Sunday 21 August 2011 at 2.00 am, I&rsquo;m setting off to cycle from Land's End to John o'Groats on the new bike I&rsquo;ve built specifically for the journey.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">Update<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></strong>&hellip; I&rsquo;ve registered the ride with Audax UK &amp; I&rsquo;m going to ride the route as a &lsquo;permanent&rsquo; randonee. All of which gobbledegook means I need to do the 900 miles or so in under 4 days + 20 hours.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">Some may say &hellip; and some have said, it&rsquo;s daft to undertake such a daunting task, but in support of the Halcrow Foundation and the life-changing projects it funds around the world, I'm willing to make the 900 mile ride.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 10.5pt; vertical-align: baseline; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-width: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can follow me on twitter (@ivolunardi) to get updates on my preparation for the ride and to see how I'm getting along once I push off on 21 August.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19px; background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; 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