Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 12 Dunoon to Oban
August 31, 2016
Every Life Cycle I have been on throws up a perfect day. Weather, terrain, scenery and pace combine to make for a unique cycling experience. When it happens, it lives long in the memory. This time it was Day 12. Because we were late in yesterday, and had a downtown restaurant booked in Dunoon, I …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 11 Auldgirth to Dunoon
August 30, 2016
Good news at breakfast. First, the 99 miles posted for today included six miles on a ferry from Gourock to Hunter’s Quay. That meant we were only cycling 93 miles! Second, despite Stefano’s challenges on the ingredients of the Goat’s Cheese Tart he had for dinner last night, the chef showed up to cook us …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 10 Hexham to Auldgirth
August 29, 2016
At 0800 the mood in the lobby of the Hallbank Guest House where we stayed last night was sombre. It was raining heavily, cold and blowy. We also knew the toughest of today’s climbing was facing us in the first 30 miles. Out came the wet weather gear and off we went in four groups: …
Nottingham Life Cycle 6 – Day 9 – Thirsk to Hexham
August 28, 2016
Steve became a Grandad for the first time this morning . Congratulations to Victoria and Matt on their first child. Steve, it’s a cliché, but true – this will change your life. We also had an unexpected visitor at breakfast, Chris Jagger, who has completed four of the six Life Cycles and been closely involved with …
Life Cycle 5 – From Lochs and Glens to Cathedrals and Minsters
October 6, 2015
Our final challenge of Life Cycle 5 was meant to be ‘Lochs and Glens’, a 205 mile route from Inverness to Glasgow, through challenging, but scenic terrain. But it was not for me. The night before heading to Inverness, my wife Susan was admitted to QMC with acute appendicitis, which turned out to be rather …
The VC’s blog: JoGLE Day 14: Bodmin to Land’s End
September 9, 2011
1625, September 8th 2011, mission accomplished. It was an early start for me. We arrived at Bodmin late yesterday, ate late and had energy for little else but bed. So I set the alarm for 0500, to get the Day 13 blog written and posted before our departure. Conditions were miserable as we prepared to …
On the road – video update: Retford to Sutton Bonington
September 7, 2011
Relive the emotional ride from Retford to Sutton Bonington in this video update from the Nottingham Life Cycle team. You can support them at www.nottingham.ac.uk/lifecycle Thanks for all your support! It’s much appreciated.
The VC’s blog: JoGLE Day 3: Inverness to Blair Atholl
August 29, 2011
What a contrast with Day 2. Persistent and heavy rain throughout the day combined with high and gusting winds and an A9 transformed. Beyond Inverness it is fast and even on a Sunday, busy and pretty risky in wet conditions with frequent cross-winds. We set off from Inverness around 0815. Quite quickly the squad broke …
JoGLE, D-Day minus 2: the Vice-Chancellor’s Blog
August 24, 2011
48 hours until the Life Cycle team sets off on leg one from John O’Groats. Planning is more or less complete, although last minute bits and pieces that might make the journey just a little easier are still being bought. My last training run was on Sunday. That’s it until I get back in the …
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