The Summer ahead

Well as is planned, I will be cycling around Scotland (Rough map here) both for my own enjoyment and as a fundraiser for MSF. Initial planning has suggested a distance of near 700 miles, which at my current average pace would take a total of 39 hours. A pace I will be unlikely to maintain. So if I were to break it into chunks it could take anywhere up to a week and a half. So not too bad. If I were to split the journey into 10 days worth of chunks, It would probably end up as follows:

1. Dundee - Aberdeen 65 miles
2. Aberdeen - Inverness 100 miles
3. Inverness - John O'Groats 110 miles
4. John O'Groats - Inverness 110 miles
5. Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh 73 miles
6. Kyle of Lochalsh - Fort William 104 miles
7. Fort William - Oban 43 miles
8. Oban - Home 113 miles

So yeah, 8 chunks, guess I'll be doing it that way then... To put these distances in perspective, 10 miles takes me just short of 30 minutes. So 100 miles will be a journey time of 5 hours. Not unreasonable considering I was aiming to cycle for 6 hours a day.

Elsewhere on the summer calendar for Rory will be running! Because spontaneously entering the London marathon is one of the smarter things I've ever done. Initial training will be focused on cardio that will in return help for the cycle trip. If I had any priority on the running front it would be some decent footwear, something that I am sorely lacking in general. I have my eyes set on a pair of VivoBarefoot EVO II's, but I will be waiting until I am confirmed by the British Heart Foundation as a runner. Oh yeah, I'm running on behalf of the British Heart foundation! Of course this will mean yet more sponsorship money (I promised to raise £1000, a target I know I can beat), but luckily it won't have to be raised until April.

Sadly I can't leave this post with an energetic, "I'm off for a run!", so I'll leave it with the truth of, "I'm off for a drink..."