Updated on Jul 20th 2011 at 2:39 AM from the JustGiving API

45 days and 3,300 miles done. A paltry 600 left to ride in the next 7 days before I reach the Atlantic. Let's raise some money!

Updated on Jun 20th 2011 at 4:07 AM from the JustGiving API

So the first leg is done. San Francisco to Salt Lake City in 11 days. I'm now heading through Utah and into Colorado via the Rockies. The 1000 mile marker has been passed....only 2800 to go. Massive thanks to everyone who has donated so far. There's a long way to go though so please be generous!

From 4th June to 26th July, I'll be cycling 3,872 miles from one side of the USA to the other. That's from ocean to another, crossing a continent. I'll be doing about 80 miles per day and will take in all the different terrains: mountains, deserts, plains, forests.

I'm raising money for Parkinson's UK, a great charity which not only hopes to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease in the future, but also works hard to help those already diagnosed manage the disease. About 120,000 (1 in 500) people in the UK currently suffer from Parkinson's but the debilitating nature of it means that it affects many more through friends and family. My own grandmother suffered from Parkinson's and I saw the speed with which it can affect people. It is not yet clear what causes the onset of Parksinson's and while it is mostly associated with older people, it can affect the young as well.

Please donate as much as you can. I would massively appreciate anything you can give and it would be a massive encouragement for me over the next couple of months.