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.

Sunday, 29 July 2012

Day 6: Threshfield to Holmfirth - 71 miles - wot not blog?

A few people have asked as to the whereabouts of the blog post for Day 6, so I've been asked to fill you in.

The boys put in another very hard day's work yesterday, with the hilliest day of the ride by far. As a consequence (and the fact that Stu also had to stop to fit a new inner tube thanks to a puncture on top of a wet and windy moor) they had a later finish, and by the time they'd showered, changed, fed and watered (beered) themselves and sorted out their routes etc. for the following day's ride, it was pretty late.

I had an online chat (there was no phone signal where they were staying) with Stu at around 11.30pm last night when he was still attempting to write the Day 6 blog post, but in the end I think the tiredness got the better of him and he retired to bed for a few hours' rest and recuperation.

From what I've heard so far, Day 7 has started out with the sort of hard rain that feels like hail stones and some sore bottoms :-( The ride should get less hilly after the first half of today though, so hopefully that will bring them some relief!

With a bit of luck your normal blogging service will be resumed tonight :-)

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3 comments:

  1. sheila smith29 July 2012 at 12:18

    Thanks Helen, what a shame the weather has changed again, they deserve a medal after this. They are our own Olympians and doing a great job. X

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  2. sheila smith29 July 2012 at 12:22

    Not sure if last comment was published so apologies if it was, but here I go again,thanks Helen, shame weather has changed, they deserve a medal after this, they are our own Olympians and doing a great job. X

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  3. The new Mrs Smith29 July 2012 at 12:22

    Olympic Gold for Team Smith! :-) xx

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