A big thank you to John and Sally Codling for coming to support us...
Alex, Derek and Sam
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Day 4
Today's cycle was particularly hard for the boys in terms of going the right way; they had to navigate themselves through or around some the bright lights of Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Warrington, Wigan and Preston eventually landing in tonight's stop of Lancaster. Sam was a little distraught with the sights he had to witness, having never been to this part of 'the North'. The actual cycle, apart from being very stop/start wasn't too demanding in terms of the amount of hills that had to be climbed. Georgie's flapjacks were a welcome treat at lunchtime.
A big thank you to John and Sally Codling for coming to support us...
A big thank you to John and Sally Codling for coming to support us...
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Day 3...
Bristol to Shrewsbury
The boys set off today in the miserable rain to cover a further 100 odd miles through the Wye Valley eventually finishing off in Shrewsbury. The going today was much less hilly than the previous days which the boys of course welcomed with open arms. Some big mile stones included crossing a very windy Old Severn Bridge and of course into picturesque Wales where the rain passed and luckily no dramas today...!
Alex is back in Bristol tonight in time for surgery tomorrow - fingers crossed all goes well (ha...get it?!?) The technical medical name for the type of injury Alex has sustained in his thumb is called a 'Bennett's Fracture', which is pretty funny, but it doesn't stop there, oh no - The doctor that is treating Alex is called Dr Bennett....which is all a bit too wierd for me!
P x
p.s. If you would still like to very kindly donate, its only a few clicks away - many thanks in advance.
https://www.bmycharity.com/V2/TeamBennettBikeRide
The boys set off today in the miserable rain to cover a further 100 odd miles through the Wye Valley eventually finishing off in Shrewsbury. The going today was much less hilly than the previous days which the boys of course welcomed with open arms. Some big mile stones included crossing a very windy Old Severn Bridge and of course into picturesque Wales where the rain passed and luckily no dramas today...!
Alex is back in Bristol tonight in time for surgery tomorrow - fingers crossed all goes well (ha...get it?!?) The technical medical name for the type of injury Alex has sustained in his thumb is called a 'Bennett's Fracture', which is pretty funny, but it doesn't stop there, oh no - The doctor that is treating Alex is called Dr Bennett....which is all a bit too wierd for me!
P x
p.s. If you would still like to very kindly donate, its only a few clicks away - many thanks in advance.
https://www.bmycharity.com/V2/TeamBennettBikeRide
energy Sam?!
Day two - and then there were two
Okehampton to Bristol leg
The hills in Devon proved to be relentless for Sam and Dad - but despite this they have had a fantastic day and covered a whopping 110 miles with equally as much climb as day one. I asked Dad what the best part of his day was, and to quote "seeing you and Fi come around the corner with our lunch..." sure.
You'll notice that there is a distinct lack of Alex in todays blog, and that was because he spent the day in Bristol hospital seeing doctors and consultants about his hand. It turns out that he has a broken and dislocated his right thumb and has surgery booked in for Wednesday in Bristol to bolt it back together again with a metal plate....! oh dear - so poor Alex is going to catch us up in a few days time...
The hills in Devon proved to be relentless for Sam and Dad - but despite this they have had a fantastic day and covered a whopping 110 miles with equally as much climb as day one. I asked Dad what the best part of his day was, and to quote "seeing you and Fi come around the corner with our lunch..." sure.
You'll notice that there is a distinct lack of Alex in todays blog, and that was because he spent the day in Bristol hospital seeing doctors and consultants about his hand. It turns out that he has a broken and dislocated his right thumb and has surgery booked in for Wednesday in Bristol to bolt it back together again with a metal plate....! oh dear - so poor Alex is going to catch us up in a few days time...
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Day 1
This blog is designed to give you all the events of our little trip from bottom to the top of the country by bike (or car), and today the first day was certainly eventful by all means...
The day begun at 3.00 am and we set off from the Ford in the packed car, full of kit, bikes, spare bikes, the world supply of food supplements which I don't really understand but remarkably we arrived in Lands End and the boys set off for what was going to be an absolute mission up the country...
....within two hours we had our first rescue call - now, I know a few of you have had bets on who would be the first to take a tumble and hot off the press I can reveal it was indeed ALEX! Sam describes it as 'overly heroic, superman dive over his brand new handle bars into the soft and cushioning A30', I blame a cats eye but you never know do you? So after a serious dosage of road rash and a possible dislocated hand it still wouldn't sabotage his determination to finish the day. He is in Exeter A&E as we speak having an x-ray. I'll keep you posted!
A big thank you to Penny and Fred who met us along the way for some much needed support...
Anyway a picture tells a thousand words and all that...
Miles: 101
Climb: 1650m
Average Speed: 16.9 mph
Hills: long and copious
Falls: 1
The day begun at 3.00 am and we set off from the Ford in the packed car, full of kit, bikes, spare bikes, the world supply of food supplements which I don't really understand but remarkably we arrived in Lands End and the boys set off for what was going to be an absolute mission up the country...
....within two hours we had our first rescue call - now, I know a few of you have had bets on who would be the first to take a tumble and hot off the press I can reveal it was indeed ALEX! Sam describes it as 'overly heroic, superman dive over his brand new handle bars into the soft and cushioning A30', I blame a cats eye but you never know do you? So after a serious dosage of road rash and a possible dislocated hand it still wouldn't sabotage his determination to finish the day. He is in Exeter A&E as we speak having an x-ray. I'll keep you posted!
A big thank you to Penny and Fred who met us along the way for some much needed support...
Anyway a picture tells a thousand words and all that...
Miles: 101
Climb: 1650m
Average Speed: 16.9 mph
Hills: long and copious
Falls: 1
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Team Bennett Bike Ride T-minus 3 days...
Team Bennett - Derek, Sam, Alex, with Fi and Polly (as the much needed back up support) will cycle from Lands End to John O'Groats, starting on the 15th August. 110 miles a day for 9 days - a tough cycle challenge by any standards. However, to add some excitement to the challenge, on the 10th day, we will also run up the 3 peaks (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon)... in 24 hours! We have not heard of this challenge being completed back to back.
If you would like to keep up-to-date with our progress, I will upload some photos of the trails and tribulations on here every few days for your viewing pleasure throughout the trip...
Watch this space!
Polly
If you would like to keep up-to-date with our progress, I will upload some photos of the trails and tribulations on here every few days for your viewing pleasure throughout the trip...
Watch this space!
Polly
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