750 miles from Glencoe to Boscombe

750 MILES FROM GLENCOE TO BOSCOMBE

At the age of 50 our dad was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, an incurable degenerative heart disease that can affect people of all ages and one that took the lives of his brothers at the ages of 29 and 34. Sadly, it also claimed the life of our dad in December last year at the age of 64.

The condition can be managed in various ways to improve quality of life for sufferers - the CMA (www.cardiomyopathy.org) is a small charity that receives no government funding but works hard with its limited resources to provide support and information for sufferers and their families.

My brother and I are undertaking a 750-mile cycle ride in memory of our dad and to raise funds for the CMA by way of thanks for the support they provided for him after his diagnosis. We also plan to take Dad's beloved 1956 split screen Morris Minor along as official support vehicle, and we plan to scatter some of his ashes in each of his favourite haunts along the way.

To make a donation go to our fundraising page.

We also have a facebook page where we'll be posting throughout the course of the event, so help us spread the word and get 'liking' us.

Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Day 2 route map

So here's the elevation data and the route map for day 2 which takes us from Balloch house at the foot of Loch Lomond to the Leslie Ann Guest House in Ayr. Only a little over 50 miles here but it was a sensible stopover for accommodation. 

You'll notice there are two maps for day 2, reason being that we may not be able to cycle across the erskine bridge. The cycling site we used to map this out wouldn't allow us to cross the bridge so we had to break the route into two parts, if when we roll up to the bridge we're not able to cross it on two wheels we'll have to strap both bikes to the car and drive this small section as the next option involves adding a lot more unnecessary miles to cross the water.


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