On Monday 12^th of July 2010 Will Croson and David MacMillan will embark on a challenge to cycle the length of the British mainland from Land's End to John O’Groats over the course of 10 days. As well as fulfilling long held ambitions they hope to raise a great deal of money for their nominated charity The Prostate Cancer Charity. Cancer has touched the lives of people close to both Will and David. They have chosen to support prostate cancer as it is a silent killer which all too often goes unnoticed. 

The Background:

Will and David have been good friends since high school and recently Will was David’s best man at his wedding. It was over lunch in the run up to the wedding that David asked Will “So, do you have any plans next year?”, To which Will replied “I was thinking of doing a cycle tour, Leicester to Inverness or perhaps the end to end”. David replied “Funny you should mention that, I have been thinking of doing the end to end next year too.” And so a plan was hatched. 

The Route:

They plan to complete the challenge unsupported in the following sections.

1. Lands End to Launceston - 79 Miles
   Launceston to Burnham on Sea - 90 Miles
   Burnham on Sea to Leominster - 93 Miles
   Leominster to Northwich - 87 Miles
   Northwich to Kendal - 89 Miles
   Kendal to Moffat - 88 Miles
   Moffat to Dunblane - 83 Miles
   Dunblane to Newtonmore - 91 Miles
   Newtonmore to Tain - 81 Miles
   Tain to John O'Groats - 86 Miles

About Will and David:

Will is 27 years old.  A Leicesteronian by birth he spent all his school years living in Nairnside near Inverness and attended the same high school as David.  He now lives back in Leicester where he studied computing at De Montfort University.  Now working for Santander as a management information developer he loves nothing more than unwinding in the evenings by training hard in his local gym.  Always a keen footballer, Will only undertook serious exercise around five years ago.  While he enjoys cycling he prefers to do a wide range of activities including, running, swimming, football, badminton and weight lifting. 

David is 27 years old. He grew up in Culloden, near Inverness and studied mechanical engineering at the University of Edinburgh. He now works in Inverness as an engineering consultant and has recently been married to Laura. David has had a passion for cycling his whole life. He came from a family of cyclists and as a teenager he competed at national level. Nowadays David prefers to cycle purely for leisure and usually fits in 4 rides per week.