james h
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 08:38 PM |
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Cycling from London to Brussels in 24 hours...
Hello all,
I’m undertaking a serious challenge on the 15th of July for the British Heart Foundation – cycling with two friends from university from London to
Brussels in under 24 hours!
The enormity of this task is just hitting home – 240 miles of almost constant cycling on mostly foreign roads at ridiculous times in the morning, and
probably blistering heat during the day, means we’ve really had to start some serious training (you know, watching hilarious clips of funny men in
lycra falling over in the Tour de France on youTube  ).
Not being content with this challenge, the British Heart Foundation set us a sponsorship target of £3600, 80% of which has to be donated by the 1st of
June.
We haven’t done badly so far, in fact we have raised just short of £800 and we’re at the beginning of May. But we still have a long way to go, and we
really need the help of anyone and everyone! So I'm coming to all you locostbuilders cap in hand, as I've heard you are the most generous
people in allllll of the world 
We’re trying to raise as much money as possible for the BHF’s fight against heart and circulatory disease, which is still more likely to kill than any
other serious illness, including cancer. We all think this is a great cause, having each known someone close who has been affected.
If you would like to donate (and we very much hope you do!) then the easiest way is online, at our Justgiving site:
[align=center]Justgiving.com/steakhouseteam[/align]
Any amount would be gratefully received and much appreciated.
We have a facebook page (search for ‘Taha, James and Raoul are cycling from London to Brussels’) and will be setting up a Twitter account very soon so
you can follow our progress as we near the challenge on the 15th of July.
Thanking you in advance,
James H,
Taha
Raoul
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daniel mason
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 08:49 PM |
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are you sure you will be able to average 10mph on a bike for 24 hours? not including breaks for food + toilet etc
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 08:55 PM |
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how do you cross the channel? eurostar? from loindon to brussels?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 08:56 PM |
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Go on James.
Good on you.
My much smaller challenge is in June and I'm really looking forwards to it.
P.S. I reckon you'll do it easily.
An average of 10mph is fine if sleeping isn't going to be something you'll be looking to do.
All the best, and mostly importantly, get stuck in and enjoy it.
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james h
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 08:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
are you sure you will be able to average 10mph on a bike for 24 hours? not including breaks for food + toilet etc
Yes I think we will - maybe a little bit of misplaced optimism is involved but we reckon we're all relatively fit
This is the schedule:
Fri 15 July
1200 Depart London
1500 Rest stop 1 45 miles
1800 Dover - hot meal stop 90 miles
2000 Ferry Crossing to Calais
2300 Arrive Calais
Sat 16 July
0100 Rest stop 4 - night cycling 120 miles
0330 Rest stop 5 + dinner - night cycling 150 miles
0600 Depart stop
0830 Rest stop 6 180 miles
1100 Rest stop 7 210 miles
1300 Finish - Grand Place 240 miles
1900 Celebratory riders dinner
So fingers crossed, and providing we keep up the training it's very doable. It needs to be a challenge afterall!
James
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james h
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 09:01 PM |
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I suggested to the guys we could peddle really fast just before dover. Then there's the option of fitting a bike engine (BEPb?) to get up enough
speed, I ruled out a pinto as its not called a boat anchor for nothing... 
In the end we'll have to settle for the sensible ferry. Pffft
Thanks zilspeed! I shall do my best 
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graememk
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 09:08 PM |
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donated a little bit to help you out...
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Kwik
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 09:17 PM |
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ill give you donation moneys next week friday when i get paid.
i was born with 2 heart conditions which is like 1 in a 1000 chance, had an operation at 11 and was recognised whilst i was young by a local GP in
north devon belive it or not... (our GP's now are rubbish)
as the operation has stopped me from dieing at the age of 30 ish (10 years away) id love to help out as much as possible, even if the BHF didnt help
at birth or younger years, they supplied a whole new building to the hospital in bristol i go to which is fantastic. (im still unsure why i go to a
hospital in bristol when i live in london, but i really like the consultant i have)
so yes, money coming your way on friday weather you make it or not, thanks for raising money
thanks
chris
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/5/11 at 09:29 PM |
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Good cause. I'll happily donate as circulatory disease was part of my mums trouble last year.
Distance is perfectly doable in a day (done 249 in 12hrs myself) but still a big challenge. Do you have any cycling experiance or training advice?
Happy to help if you need it just u2u.
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james h
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| posted on 4/5/11 at 01:28 PM |
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Thanks so much Graeme, Chris and Adithorp!
I haven't done any long distances before, so any advice would be good. Training consists of cycling around as much as poss in the hills where I
live, but i'm back down in London from today so I need to get myself a decent road bike and get on it as much as I can.
I'll send you a u2u adithorp tonight when I get to London re training
Thanks again
James
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whitestu
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| posted on 4/5/11 at 02:44 PM |
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My dad died of a heart attack at about my age so happy to sponsor you!
Good luck
Stu
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TimEllershaw
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| posted on 4/5/11 at 09:29 PM |
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A couple of quid from me
Quite a big challenge, riding for that length of time is going to be hard. Looks like you're in a big group, so 15mph is quite comfortable, but
your legs are going to need some miles over the next couple of months.
(I'm in the same boat - riding the etape in the alps on 11th July and need to get some serious training in this month  )
Good luck,
Tim.
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james h
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| posted on 5/5/11 at 07:51 PM |
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There are some very philanthropic people on Locostbuilders! Thanks Stu and Tim, its very very much appreciated!
So far I've raised £39 from this site, and more promised which is great, but please don't stop in your generosity
Thanks again
James
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james h
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| posted on 19/5/11 at 12:39 PM |
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We've raised £1700 so far, so thanks to everyone who has donated
We've got under 2 weeks to our first deadline on the 1st of June to raise £2990, and I'm sorry to say that we're starting to
struggle a little! Fingers crossed we'll make the total, anybody know any famous footballers we could blackmail?
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