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At the beginning of lock down in March 2020 I looked at the bicycle
in the garage that had been sitting there doing nothing and I thought “why I don’t and try and do a few miles each day. I need to lose a few pounds” - so I started to ride the bike in the morning before logging into work. 5 miles a day turned into 10, then 15, then 20. I then rode the round trip to Brackley which was 26 miles and realised I could therefore ride to work once lockdown was over. My car was beginning to gather dust.

 I bought a new bike and started to go for longer rides and as the mileage increased, my weight was rapidly dropping. In October 2020 I did my first 100 mile charity ride for Alzheimer Research UK. After I completed that challenge, I decided to keep riding and see how many miles I could ride in a calendar year. In 2021 I rode 14,588 miles with over 600,000 feet of climbing. By this stage I had lost around 4 stone in weight and according to my Garmin, I had the fitness age of a twenty year-old. I took my firesuit from Le Mans in 1990 out of the wardrobe and it fitted me!

The cycling has continued and since the 23^rd March 2020, I have ridden over 27,000 miles. Over Christmas, I was watching a Mark Beaumont documentary on riding Lands End to John O Groats and I thought why don’t I try this.

So, this is the challenge, Lands End to John O Groats, 963
miles in 9 days starting on the 5^th August -  and there is no point in taking on this challenge without doing it for charity.

 Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Mulberry Schools Trust are two charities that mean a lot to me for various reasons, so it makes sense that I do this for both of them.

Alzheimers Research is our team’s charity but I think we all
probably know someone who has been affected by this disease either directly or indirectly, I know I do.

Through the Teams association with Mulberry Schools as part
of the MGP Accelerate 25 initiative, I have worked closely with the students and teachers supporting their Greenpower race  program. There is a separate Just Giving page for Mulberry Schools Trust so please donate to both charities.

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