The below statistics are those as recorded by my Boardman bike computer (digital wireless system designed specifically for my bike). 919.15 total miles cycled 81 hours 15 minutes total ride time 39.5 mph maximum speed reached 11.3 mph average speed 55 average rpm 39,065 accumulated altitude gain 1,354 maximum altitude obtained Carl
Category Archive: Carl’s Blog
Aug
16
Aug
14
Goal achieved
The realisation of what exactly I have achieved has only really started to set in during the last day or two. When we set off on this journey from John O Groats I was not entirely sure I would reach Lands End on two wheels. I was satisfied that I had done sufficient training and …
Aug
05
…And Then There Were Three…
The four muskateers vowed ‘all for one and one for all‘. Dean has valiantly followed us in a hire car for the last couple of days and booked us in to some top quality accommodation. He has also gone out on a daily basis on his bike in order to test his injured knee. With …
Aug
01
NEWSFLASH!
4 wise men set off from John O’Groats. Not far travelled on the first day and we encountered a 1 in 7 small mountain. Unfortunately part way up this obstacle to our path Dean pulled a muscle in his knee. The current thinking, however, is that Dean has actually pulled a tendon as this morning …
Jul
30
And we are off!
Leaving John O Groats – 2.00pm 30/07/2011
Jul
29
Scotland – Home of the Brave!
The boys cross the border! Next time it will be on two wheels!
Jul
26
Less than a week to go
So a first happened for me this weekend. 4 miles in to my Saturday ride I was almost thrown from my bike. Nope it was not due to a rabid dog attack or a nutter of a car driver. Some yob had decided that it would be funny to smash a bottle accross the dedicated …
Jul
02
Faster faster faster
So on Friday afternoon I drove to Longcross racing test track at Chobham. This was a pleasant 25 mile drive from my home. I punched the postcode of the track in to the sat nav and asked it to plot a course that was not a boring motorway drive. The resultant route was a a …
Jun
20
Hereford
So another training weekend with the boys (minus Dean who is sunnying himself on some beach in foriegn climbs and therefore enjoying some sun) comes to an end. This time we used Hereford as a base and cycled a portion of the route we will actually take during our ride. Some bits were lovely and …
Jun
12
Training update
So another typical summers day in the UK – cold and pooring with rain. Given the slippery conditions outside I have cycled today 100 km on the ever reliable carpet bike. Knee finally seems to have healed following the coming together with the jeep that occured whilst enjoying the beautiful surroundings of the Isle of …
