Jim v The Wind

"I fought the wind and ... the wind won" Somewhere near Patna in Ayrshire

Day 7

September 7th 2006
Ouch! Today was hard work. A strong north westerly wind right in our faces made cycling very difficult, especially as we had 4 or 5 big climbs to traverse. We left Ben and Silvy's at 8.15 am and arrived in Tarbert (which is just north of Arran) at about 8.30pm. Part of the reason the day was so long was because we had two ferry journeys - one onto Arran and one off. The scenery around here is s ... read more

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James Cole, Simon Martyn, Will Farara, Andy Morley-Hall & Rob Penn

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From 1st to 10th September, five of us aim to ride from Land's End to John O'Groats with our kit on our backs and no support team. If we succeed, we will have covered a thousand miles in ten days. Admittedly, this is no Herculean feat, but we are overweight, hovering on forty and scared of the gym. It's going to be hard. It might be fun. Sitting in the saddle, we hope to turn our sweat into pounds and if you would like to make a donation to one of our 2 chosen charities, please visit "www.justgiving.com/midlifechallenge" or "www.re-cycle.org". Many of you have been very generous in yo... full info

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