Apparently its now mandatory to start the blog with the following question:
What did Jordan lose today?
I was hoping to avoid adding to my reputation for being rather forgetful,
however I concede that I am indeed useless when it comes to gathering all of
my belongings from a B&B. Today I left without my toothbrush.
After a good days cycling yesterday we finished in Longtown, then the 3
Wheelers reluctantly crossed back over the border to our B&B in Gretna
Green.
After a couple of hours Pauric managed to find his B&B, so we met the Irish
boys at a pub in Gretna Green for dinner. The 3 Wheelers were really on a
roll, but the Flying Pigs were struggling after a hard day cycling
downhill... Dan suggested that we end the night with a good Malt Whisky. One
turned into two, two turned into three, three became four, and four would
have turned into five or more had our Irish friends (Pauric, Neville and
John) not thrown in the towel! Hopefully John's water feature didn't get
turned on during the night?
Today was only a short 29 mile stretch from Longtown to Penrith, so we set
off at 9.30am and arrived for our first tea break at 11am. Having started
the day with a fried breakfast, Ben added to his reserves by consuming 1 x
bread roll, 4 x packets of mini cheddars, 2 x twix's, 2 x mars bars and 1 x
club biscuit in just 30 mins. I hate to see someone eat alone, so I worked
my way through 10 fig rolls at the same time.
Our second 15 mile stretch took us to the finishing point at Morrisons car
park in Penrith, where out of nowhere Victor Meldrew tried to run Ros over
as we dismounted in his favourite parking space!
As I write this blog entry all eleven of us are having a meal together in a
Penrith Hotel. Edwards off driving duties for the first time tonight so
we're expecting to see a better example of how the Irish can drink!
Written by Jordan
Brain Tumour Research Campaign - Mind Over Miles
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Welcome to our Blog! Join and support Dan Wiggins on his great journey cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End. Starting April the 14th Dan and his band of supporters will cycle a total of 952 miles to raise money for the charity Brain Tumour Research Campaign.
For further information and to pledge support please visit their website at http://www.mindovermiles.org/
Why research?
Not enough is known about malignant brain tumours, who is affected or why they occur.
More men under 45 and women under 35 die from a brain tumour than any other cancer.
The incidence of brain tumours has increased by 30-40% in the past 30 years; that’s 2% per year 20% of all cancers now spread to the brain.
Brain tumour research receives just over half a percent (0.7%) of cancer research spending in the UK.
Brain Tumour Research Campaign combines the skills of clinicians, academics and pathologists on both a local and global platform. Their laboratory is based at Charing Cross Hospital which is regarded as being an international centre of excellence for neuro-oncology.
Goals & Objectives
BTRC objective is to fund a multi-tiered research project to improve our understanding of brain tumour biology and improve current treatment strategies.
To be able to do this, they are providing funding for the BTRC research team, laboratory and equipment and are promoting neurological and medical research.
BTRC are lobbying with other brain tumour research charities to create awareness in public and private sectors. Research results are shared with other brain tumour research groups both in the UK and internationally.
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