The Final Total for Gus and Mark's LEJoG is £3,441.25
Thank you everyone who contributed to our fundraising for the MS Society. You helped to keep us going on the more difficult days and made this more than just a long cycle ride.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Money money money
I counted the money today (so so happy!!!) and the total...once all pledges are collected will be around £3,300!
So we reached our target of £2,000 and then went well beyond it. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the MS Society as sponsorship for our ride and thank you friends, family and colleagues for all of your support.
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So we reached our target of £2,000 and then went well beyond it. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the MS Society as sponsorship for our ride and thank you friends, family and colleagues for all of your support.
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Location:Bank of Ferndale
Saturday, 25 September 2010
You tube link
WE ARE READY FOR OUR CLOSE UPS NOW MR DE MILLE!
Gus and Mark have now posted two short movies on You Tube. Each film is approximately 8 minutes long. They document the LEJOG cycle ride. Please be aware, they do contain some gritty hard hitting interviews which expose the trauma of cycling 975 miles for charity and visiting the pub less than three times a day.
So get the popcorn and ice creams assembled and follow these links.
- Video 1 of 2
- Video 2 of 2
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Gus and Mark have now posted two short movies on You Tube. Each film is approximately 8 minutes long. They document the LEJOG cycle ride. Please be aware, they do contain some gritty hard hitting interviews which expose the trauma of cycling 975 miles for charity and visiting the pub less than three times a day.
So get the popcorn and ice creams assembled and follow these links.
- Video 1 of 2
- Video 2 of 2
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Thursday, 23 September 2010
Not long to go now...
The video clips and photos are undergoing a harsh editing process. The resulting movie will appear on You Tube soon, and the link will be given here.
The picture below was taken in the very seductive valley running from Helmsdale to the north coast. The rainbow signalled the onset of an extremely painful hailstorm.
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The picture below was taken in the very seductive valley running from Helmsdale to the north coast. The rainbow signalled the onset of an extremely painful hailstorm.
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Thursday, 16 September 2010
Back from the Frozen North
It seems important that we have some closure on this story...
Mark and Gus are not currently frozen to the spot in John O Groats, but shortly after shaking hands at the end of our last 75 miles, we were hit by an almighty rain and hail shower and so the blog was rather curtailed!
Diving into the car once we had the tandem strapped to the roof were the priorities. Gus's Step Brother and Step Mother had driven up to help get us back to Inverness and after a brief stop to refuel and have a celebratory drink, we were driven back to the car hire place in Inverness where we picked up a white van. We left Inverness at 6pm and once Mark was deposited in Witney, Gus drove back to arrive in Swindon at 4:45.
Both of us are back at work today (Thursday).
What's next...?
Mark is compiling a series of clips incorporating film and photographs from the ride that he will put on YouTube and we will put a link on the Blog.
Gus will start counting money (as his Scottish ancestry would demand). We have reached our target amount of £2000 in online donations but a number of people have chosen to give money to the MS Society by using the sponsorship forms. Not sure how much there is yet but we appear to have raised more than £500 or more that will be added to the online donations.
One more blog entry is planned so please come back and revisit over the next few days.
Mark and Gus are not currently frozen to the spot in John O Groats, but shortly after shaking hands at the end of our last 75 miles, we were hit by an almighty rain and hail shower and so the blog was rather curtailed!
Diving into the car once we had the tandem strapped to the roof were the priorities. Gus's Step Brother and Step Mother had driven up to help get us back to Inverness and after a brief stop to refuel and have a celebratory drink, we were driven back to the car hire place in Inverness where we picked up a white van. We left Inverness at 6pm and once Mark was deposited in Witney, Gus drove back to arrive in Swindon at 4:45.
Both of us are back at work today (Thursday).
What's next...?
Mark is compiling a series of clips incorporating film and photographs from the ride that he will put on YouTube and we will put a link on the Blog.
Gus will start counting money (as his Scottish ancestry would demand). We have reached our target amount of £2000 in online donations but a number of people have chosen to give money to the MS Society by using the sponsorship forms. Not sure how much there is yet but we appear to have raised more than £500 or more that will be added to the online donations.
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Tuesday, 14 September 2010
John O Groats!!!
Arrived in rain and hail at John O Groats. 975 miles done.
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Almost there.
Arrived in Thurso after 53 miles. First 15 we had a headwind, then a rainstorm that seemed intent on forcing us off the road. After that we picked up a tailwind and have been burling along down the Glen and turning East on the north coast. Reached Thurso having coffee and cake to replenish for the last push.
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Location:Thurso
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