May...ah what a month chock-a-block with long weekends, my birthday and an inkling on what the great British summer has in store for us. Almost the perfect month to get some miles in... Thanks to my amateur-hour fall off the bike during Day 1 of my South Coast Sprint, the remaining miles of the challenge … Continue reading May Miles – a round up
Planning for the Pure Three Peaks
With the South Coast Sprint now complete, albeit not in the way intended, my thoughts now move on to the next challenge of the 4 planned for 2018. It is just one month to go until the Pure Three Peaks challenge. What's up next? In July 2017 I took on a solo attempt at … Continue reading Planning for the Pure Three Peaks
The South Coast Sprint – Day 1
On Thursday 26 April I set off on my South Coast Sprint, a 400 mile solo cycling challenge which I aimed to complete in under 40hrs in aid of Make-A-Wish UK. Having loaded up the bike I set off for Dover on Wednesday evening from Little Kimble station. Two trains and 3 hours later I … Continue reading The South Coast Sprint – Day 1
Planning for the South Coast Sprint
Following last year’s John O’Groats to Land’s End (JOGLE) cycle I’ve been itching to get back out for a really challenging ride. So while suffering those post adventure blues I dreamed up the answer to the perennial question “So, what next?” So thought I would share how I am gearing up for my first cycling … Continue reading Planning for the South Coast Sprint
The South Coast Sprint
I'm excited to share just a little about my first 2018 challenge, which will be taking place in just 2 months time. What is the South Coast Sprint? On Thursday 26 of April I will be setting off from Dover with the aim of cycling the 400 miles to St Austell, Cornwall. I'll be aiming … Continue reading The South Coast Sprint
January training plan review
In January I drew up and publicly committed to a training plan, to help instill more structure and therefore further improvements in my running and cycling. So what happened? Did I stick to the plan? Have I risen to glory or gone down in flames? Performance against the plan After lots of research I drew … Continue reading January training plan review
What next?
Miles for Wishes was a year of challenges all in aid of Make-A-Wish UK. With 2018 fast approaching, thoughts naturally turn to “What next?” I love Make-A-Wish and what they do and I will continue to be an active supporter and fundraiser for them, how could I not be after what has been an amazing … Continue reading What next?
Two sides to every story
There are two sides to every story and my year of challenges in aid of Make-A-Wish UK certainly has that. I have no real connection to Make-A-Wish – I’ve not been granted or involved in a wish – it is a Charity that I felt does something that is simply brilliant. Make-A-Wish grant the one … Continue reading Two sides to every story
JOGLE kit list – Top 10
I shared a little video of the equipment and clothing being taken on my 9 day, 950 mile John O’Groats to Land’s End cycling challenge. I wanted to follow that up with a few blogs about how I got on. So, here’s a really quick run-down of the 10 absolute best things I took with … Continue reading JOGLE kit list – Top 10
Cycling, a List to end all Lists
What have I learnt on my first long distance cycling challenge? Here's my list to end all lists of all things cycling.
Guy Stapleford Ultra 