The trick is to do it with your own two feet. Our man did it in bare feet. The Not Dead Yet Tour that is. This morning the hardy crew had to tackle the 1,489 feet Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District straight after breakfast. At times the gradient is 1 in 4. Some bottled it and went in the bus. Others pumped pedals all the way to the top. Our man took the silly bike shoes off and walked it. Still got there.
There's the ASBO Biker, a probation officer who has a tag on his bike. All his mates back home know where he is at any point on the 1,000 mile route from John O Groats to Land's End. Bet he's an inspiration to the bad boys.
Still a long way to go. Plenty of it pretty like now, and some not so, like Carlisle. Still hoping to make Penzance on Sunday if the Achilles tendons hold out.
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