In August 2013 I'll be cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats (LeJog) with three good friends (Paul Jennings, Martin Jones & Kit Ebben). In a moment of madness we have decided to see the real countryside by avoiding all A roads, this romantic vision has added over 200 miles on to an already daunting challenge. We have also set ourselves an ambitious target of 100 miles per day and booked accommodation accordingly. That makes a total of 1,049 miles in ten and a half days.  

While this originally sounded a great idea and was a challenge I've always fancied a go at, I have since realised that I could not cycle 100 miles without needing at least a week on the couch to recover.! Therefore many hours of training have been put in and still need to be put in order to accomplish what I now realise is a mammoth task.

In memory of my father in law and good friend, Derrick Lyon, I hope to raise some funds for the Christie NHS Foundation. Sadly Derrick passed away earlier this year following a long fight with prostate cancer during which Christie’s provided the highest quality care together with the most advanced treatments. Derrick was very appreciative of the support Christies gave him and certainly benefited having been initially diagnosed in 1998.

I hope to raise at least £1 per mile ridden and may well stop at the equivalent mileage if my target of £1,049 isn’t achieved. Please lend your support and dig deep so I exceed this target.