Round England
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Me (Martyn) and my good friend (Jake) have been planning a trip to cycle around England. Instead of cycling up and through we are planning on circumnavigating the whole country following the coast as closely as possible. Starting from Central London we will head down to Dover and join the coast from there. We are two normal guys who are looking to further our endurance scope. We are both keen cyclists and have competed in ultra marathons and Iron Man distance triathlons. We are looking for the next big test, and this bike ride is the first of a bigger idea that is developing.
Something that has never been done before is circumnavigating any of the countries. I have seen people go from the most Southerly point to the most Northerly point but never has anyone gone around the perimeter. The grand plan is to create a large scale triathlon broken up over a few months due to work commitments.
Stage One: Bike England
Stage two: Swim Scotland
Stage Three: Run Wales
Please have a look at our strava route which gives a rough route in which we will be taking.
A few numbers:
2,235 miles
127,367 ft elevation
https://www.strava.com/routes/1549754
The whole trip is going to be self supported so all equipment that we will need for the two weeks will be carried by us on our bikes. We have friends that are dotted around the country who will help us out with a place to pitch our tent overnight. But we are solely relying on the kindness of fellow human beings to help us with our quest.
We are doing the trip to push our bodies to the limit but the main reason we are taking on this challenge is to raise money for two very personal charities to us both.
Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK
Jake has had wave of bad news over recent years with close family members being diagnosed with cancer. Most recently a close family member has moved their wedding forward to next month due to being given only a few months to live. As we all know a lot of people are left heart broken with cancer but the on going work that cancer research does can help those who are in need of help.
The other charity is very personal to myself as my dad, was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago now and has had to deal with a lot of complication that diabetes brings with it. Again the on going support and research that these two charities deliver is second to none.
By writing this post what we are looking for is any help with the list of equipment that we will return after the event and pay for any damages/loss. We are self funding the whole trip so any donations to the charities or donations for any unwanted equipment would mean a lot to us both.
We are looking for all sorts of stuff big and small that you would be willing to donate:
Panniers
Bike maintenace equipment
Clothes
GPS
Lights
Nutrition advice
camping equipment
advice
maps
any unwanted stuff that may be useful
We both look forward to hearing from you all
Something that has never been done before is circumnavigating any of the countries. I have seen people go from the most Southerly point to the most Northerly point but never has anyone gone around the perimeter. The grand plan is to create a large scale triathlon broken up over a few months due to work commitments.
Stage One: Bike England
Stage two: Swim Scotland
Stage Three: Run Wales
Please have a look at our strava route which gives a rough route in which we will be taking.
A few numbers:
2,235 miles
127,367 ft elevation
https://www.strava.com/routes/1549754
The whole trip is going to be self supported so all equipment that we will need for the two weeks will be carried by us on our bikes. We have friends that are dotted around the country who will help us out with a place to pitch our tent overnight. But we are solely relying on the kindness of fellow human beings to help us with our quest.
We are doing the trip to push our bodies to the limit but the main reason we are taking on this challenge is to raise money for two very personal charities to us both.
Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK
Jake has had wave of bad news over recent years with close family members being diagnosed with cancer. Most recently a close family member has moved their wedding forward to next month due to being given only a few months to live. As we all know a lot of people are left heart broken with cancer but the on going work that cancer research does can help those who are in need of help.
The other charity is very personal to myself as my dad, was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago now and has had to deal with a lot of complication that diabetes brings with it. Again the on going support and research that these two charities deliver is second to none.
By writing this post what we are looking for is any help with the list of equipment that we will return after the event and pay for any damages/loss. We are self funding the whole trip so any donations to the charities or donations for any unwanted equipment would mean a lot to us both.
We are looking for all sorts of stuff big and small that you would be willing to donate:
Panniers
Bike maintenace equipment
Clothes
GPS
Lights
Nutrition advice
camping equipment
advice
maps
any unwanted stuff that may be useful
We both look forward to hearing from you all
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