|
24th August 2008, starting at Bristol (Millennium Square), via Chobham Rugby Club and finishing at London (Euston). I've ridden this event twice before, it's a fantastic day ride and I'm going to try to smash my personal best this year, the aim is to break 6 hours for the official event. After all the long distance riding and running this year I should be in peak condition and well placed to exceed an average of 18.4mph.
UPDATE : 24th August 2008 WOW! what a fantastic ride, the weather was slightly damp at the beginning but that soon gave way to glorious sunshine for the rest of the day with a nice helpful tailwind. I completed the ride in 5 hours 59 mintes and 18 seconds, which gave me an average speed of just over 18.4mph, exactly what I set out to do. There were several 5 mile segments where I averaged in excess of 23mph and even Box hill didn't hold me back much. You can sponsor my efforts for Action Medical Research online at http://www.action.org.uk/~A100DGC08.
|
Event Calendar 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Had a year off.
2010 Questars Series < Next Event
2011 Grant's Philosophy Life is for living, and when my time is up my body will be completely worn out. To me there is no point in doing nothing, saving yourself for your old age in the hope that you may prolong your life, what an incredibly dull life that would be. I have a need to experience as much as possible as soon as I can. What a waste it would be if I waited until I was 65 and retired to start living my life, only to get knocked down by a bus or hit by a meteorite. I push myself mentally and physically as hard as I can, sometimes at the same time. I consider it to be very selfish to do events like these, if you are only doing it for yourself. In an ideal world, every challenge I do would be raising money for some charity or other. I don't think it's fair to keep asking the same private individuals to sponsor me over and over again. Major sports equipment and clothing manufacturers would benefit from sponsoring someone like me, an ordinary (well relatively) member of the public, to do these extraordinary challenges and give that money to charity. |
All revenue generated from advertising in this space goes to Action Medical Research Linked button adverts (per event): These adverts are seen by around 1000 different visitors each month. 
Action Medical Research is the UK’s most forward thinking charity. We believe diseases and disabilities can be beaten, and through medical research we are creating a healthier future for everyone. Our work is driven by medical need, and not influenced by politics or swayed by the pressure to be profitable, which means we are free to fund only the best science. Since 1952, when our first research funding paved the way for the ‘sugar cube’ vaccine in the UK which crippled polio, we have been involved in a remarkable breadth of groundbreaking work. |
Action 100
