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The Significance of Pain ~ Walking 30 miles in a day for Make A Wish
Pain. It’s temporary they say. It will pass. It’s true. Pain is a temporary thing and it does pass. But while you are experiencing it, well, it hurts. Stating the obvious. It hurts. Last Thursday I decided to do the second part of my charity challenge for Make A Wish. Having successfully cycled coast to…
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Cycling With Wishes in Mind ~ A Reflection
Coast to Coast. Cycling 326 miles from Aberystwyth to Lowestoft in 3 days. A week on. Time to reflect on a successful challenge, both in the physical achievement of cycling from the West Coast of Wales to the East Coast of England and in raising more than double my initial target for Make A Wish.…
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And in the End
And in the end… And in the end it was all worth it. The pain and struggle, the exhaustion, the sweat. The constant monotony of turning the pedals for mile after mile. Hour after hour. Day after day. The ceaseless bumping and rattling, shaking and jolting over cracked and broken roads, the hundreds of unknown,…
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To The Sea – Day 3 Coast to Coast Charity Cycling Challenge for Make A Wish
Day 3 Coast to Coast Charity Cycling Challenge for Make A Wish. 114 miles from Peterborough to Lowestoft. Total cycled: 328 miles in 3 days from Aberystwyth to Lowestoft Sometimes the end doesn’t feel like is getting any closer. What is it like to cycle over 100 miles? It depends on many factors. – Fatigue/Energy…
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Tour de Doughnut – Day 2 Coast to Coast Charity Cycling Challenge for Make A Wish
Doughnuts Are A Cyclist’s Best Friend (and a tailwind) Day 2 of the Coast to Coast Charity Cycling Challenge for Make A Wish. 112 miles cycled in 7 hours 35 minutes from Worcester to Peterborough. 5am. The alarm rudely sounded and immediately I could feel my body resisting and every muscle aching and begging to…
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