We are leaving Hemel Hempstead for the last bit, heading straight to London!
Northampton – we survived day 2
In little words yesterday was cold, wet, hilly and tiring! Today we gladly lleft behind the Yorkshire peaks and the Derbyshire hills to meet with the mild Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Today was sunny (I got a sun-burnt!), largely flat, a nice wind and we reached the end by 5 pm!
We reached Loughborough – 90 Km closer to London
Ok, we reached Loughborough – it was tough! My body is painful and I am aware that tomorrow will be even worst
However , it was a great satisfaction and we met wonderful people on the road, like Alex from long Eaton that volunteer to show us a piece of the route! Thanks Alex!
it is not everyday that I take time off to ride the entire day!
Just a picture to witness the arrival to the first step!
Spinning is a mass destruction weapon!
As part of my training, I am attending spinning classes – to basically make my butt used to be abused by a saddle!
p.s.= I am the one that look at the others, trying to sweat as little as possible
Bikes are READY!!!
Ok,
like in everything we do, we need to plan! So I planned the logistic and my dad took care of the equipment… so here it is my bike! Ready to go, I just need to go on and pedal…
Also my cat Giotto looks a bit surprised!
We reached £199 of funds raised, who is helping to reach £ 200?
www.justgiving.com/giuliagiglio
Training has (finally) started!!!
Hi guys,
the training has finally started! I joint a gym, a friend lent me a bike, now I do not have any more excuses to procrastinate my training… Slowly slowly, I will make my body ready for four days of cycling!!!
X-Rays
OK, with a little bit more than a month to go… here they comes, my dad X-Rays… he has some pieces of iron, hasn’t he?
Hopefully all this iron will give us strength Also, your donations are very helpful to give us strength! Please, visit my page http://www.justgiving.com/giuliagiglio
Thanks!
From where everything has started!
Hi Dear, Thanks for taking the time to visit my Blog!
Me and my dad had this crazy idea to cycle from Sheffield to London,UK (300 Km) to raise funds for RAFT!!! We will burn 90 Km a day, in the hope to reach London safe and sound in 4 days- from the 24th to the 27th of May!
As everyone know, I am not much of a cycler and my dad – although he is an experience peregrin (he did santiago, Milan – Padoa) – he had some metal implants in his knee, as a result of a motorcycling accident last year… Thus, we were bored and we wanted to do something different… it is going to be CHALLANGING!
We are doing this for RAFT, RAFT stands for the Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust. They are an independent registered charity carrying out pioneering research into practical and affordable ways to save and repair skin. It is the charity where I did my master project under the guidance of Dr.Dye.
RAFT is mainly funded by charitable donations. In order to continue their vital work, they rely on support and help from people like you.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate – I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now. http://www.justgiving.com/giuliagiglio
Thanks you very much for your help!
Sheffield to London 