Ok ive uploaded half the pictures on my Flickr page as i have reached the max pictures im allowed on here , Follow the link to have a look , thanks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobikiter/sets/72157627302596882/

 

 

Updated on Jul 25th 2011 at 12:52 PM from the JustGiving API

thanks everybody who has donated , its been a great challenge and a great cause and met alot of great people while out riding and at the campsites , almost hit the target , the pictures are almost sorted and will be up soon

Updated on Jul 17th 2011 at 6:55 PM from the JustGiving API

pictures will be put up when i get home in the next few days

Updated on Jul 17th 2011 at 6:40 PM from the JustGiving API

The End !!! i have completed day 7 , westerdale to robin hoods bay took 4 hrs 30mins , it have been a wet day again but i just kept on pedalling and i have made it. Thanks for all of you support and best wishes

Updated on Jul 16th 2011 at 5:12 PM from the JustGiving API

okies ive finally got some signal now , day 4 trout to shap 18miles , this was a really rough hard ride over loose rock and swampy grassland which i sank into a couple of times it took me 6hrs , day 5 shap to marske 45miles , this was a very very hard days ride, very hot and muggy , over all this was the worst days so far it took me 8 hrs 30mins in total , day 6 (today) all i can say it has been very very wet !!!! i have been soaked to the bone all day but finally managed the gruelling 49.8mile ride and took 8hrs , im looking forward to getting to Robin Hoods bay tomorrow

Updated on Jul 12th 2011 at 8.37 PM from the JustGiving API

1st days ride was very hard with plenty of hills and blistering sun!!!. I now have Scarlet arms lol. Took me 7hrs to complete.

2nd days ride (today) was thankfully cooler and the added bonus of wonderful views (photo's to follow) . Its taken me another 7hrs to complete.

Tomorrow will be a smaller half day ride of 5miles for a rest day!!!!

 I'm enjoying myself even with the tiredness and have been collecting donations along the way along.

Updated on Jul 11th 2011 at 9:08 AM from the JustGiving API

im just starting the ride now wish me luck

Updated on Jul 7th 2011 at 6:24 AM from the JustGiving API

ok , its only a few days before i start the ride now , im getting really excited about it all , i will be updating this page as im going along , thank you for all the support

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I'm going to be riding a coast to coast route on mountain a bike across country from St'Bees to Robin Hoods Bay starting on 11th July 2011

The route details

Latest updates on training are at the bottom of the page

The route is going to take 7-8 days through the lake district and across the yorkshire moors, 210 miles in total

Each day is going to be hard and grueling ride with no less of a estimated height gain of riding up 1045m

Day 1

St'Bees to Eskdale

Total 29 miles( 46km)

Height Gain 3600ft(1110m)

Day 2

Eskdale to Troutbeck

Total 24miles(38km)

Height Gain 4445ft(1355m)

Day 3

Troutbeck to Shap

Total 18miles(31km)

Height Gain 3500ft(1060m

Day 4

Planned rest day if needed

Day 5

Shap to Keld

Total 30miles(48km)

Height Gain 3600ft(1115m)

Day 6

Keld to Danby Whiske

Total 41miles(65km)

height Gain 3460ft(1055m)

Day 7

Danby Whiske to Westerdale

Total 31miles(50km)

Height Gain 4675ft(1425m)

Day 8

Westerdale to Robin Hoods Bay

Total 38miles(61km)

Height Gain 3430ft (1045m)

Update on training schedule

So far the training is going well im currently riding twice a week one long ride and one hill work ride and i've had a weekend in the lake district for some good hard training i did a 4 hr ride on the saturday and then done the whinlatter challenge on the usunday which is a very unforgiving race which i completed in 3 hrs , so far i'm very pleased on how the training is going, its on schedule to how ive planned  , i will be stepping up the training to 3 rides a week from now on to increase my endurence level and in a months time i will test myself with 3-4 days consecutive of riding to judge my level of recovery

10/6/11 Latest update

Thank you for your donations and support , I have stepped up the training now

 I am now doing longer rides at the weekends average miles each ride is about 50miles now and the hill rides during the week are upto 20miles each ride 3 times a week and ive tested how my training is going with 3 days continuous hard riding and its feeling good !!!

Thanks Roger

 

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