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Lands End to John O'Groats in 5 Days

Well, I completed the Lands End to John O'Groats ride - 55 hours of cycling covering 1410km in distance over 5 days. I created a blog of the whole journey which you can see on Ed's Blog. Please feel free to add comments.

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A big thankyou to all the support enabling us to completed the ride: Mike, Emily, Brian, Barbara, John, Dave, Steve and Stuart.

Thanks to my co-riders Mike, Kevin and Robert that made it a team effort and memory for life.

Stats of the Ride - Provided by Robert

Date 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 20 Jun 21 Jun Total Daily Avg.
             
Distance (miles)     194.4     157.5     188.7     185.6     167.3      893.5        178.7
Total Climbing (Feet)     8,832     5,032     7,650     6,578     6,830    34,922        6,984
Max Altitude (Feet)       997       636     1,447     1,542     1,335    
Min Altitude (Feet)         10         39         23         49         10    
Approx. Calories Burned ***   10,200     9,730   13,000   10,900   11,000    54,830      10,966
             
Distance (KM)     315.7     255.1     305.8     300.6     271.0   1,448.1        289.6
Total Climbing (Meters)     2,692     1,534     2,332     2,005     2,082    10,644        2,129
Max Altitude (Meters)       304       194       441       470       407    
Min Altitude (Meters)           3         12           7         15           3    
Approx. Calories Burned ***   10,200     9,730   13,000   10,900   11,000    54,830      10,966
***(Calculated using 600 Cal/Hr when cycling + 200 Cal/Hr when not.)

Other Facts

  • During the trip each rider………
  • burned approx 55,000 Calories, this is equivilent to eating around 500 medium sized bananas
  • each rider performed more than one half a million (> 500,000) pedal strokes. (2 pedal strokes for each full revolution of the crank.)
  • wheel revolved over 700,000 times.
  • climbed more than the height of Mount Everest and Ben Nevis combined.
  • used a lot of SUDOCREAM
  • had a very sore bottom at the finish
  • memories that will last a lifetime

Profile of the Route

Route Profile
Robert created the route which can can be viewed using Google Earth - Download the route
South Wales EchoCoverage in the South Wales Echo! Echo

The Race Against Time is a new cycling endurance challenge for committed riders who want to do the ‘End to End’ 874 miles in just 5 days.

The Race raises funds for HIV/AIDS work in South Africa, particularly work with orphans and vulnerable children. It is endorsed by news reader, Jon Snow.

The name of the ride reflects the urgency with which the HIV/AIDS problem in South Africa must be addressed – both the needs of those already affected by the virus, and those who can still protect themselves.

The Race Against Time | The Bishop Simeon Trust

Coverage on the Travolution Blog 22nd June 2007

Travolution Blog

Coverage in the South Africa Times 14 June 2007

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Copyright Ed Whiting 2007