I travelled up to Thurso this morning - it was a beautiful drive. The drive through Sutherland up the east coast is a joy.
When I arrived, after being cooped up in the car for 5 and a bit hours, I decided to nip out for a run. Having done the race on Saturday i missed my long slow run for the week. So I set off from the hotel in Scrabster and headed into Thurso - it was sunny, warm and windy. In many ways perfect for running (apart from the strong wind).
I decided to stop at 12 miles - long enough for the day and done in a reasonable time.
Might be time to taper for the epic weekend.....
The final line up was released to the excitment of the press at the weekend - possibly more headline contenders than the latest line up for Strictly Come Dancing....
About Us
- Derek and John's Epic Caper
- The Absa Cape Epic 2010 takes place 20 - 27 March 2010. Approximately 800km with over 16,000m of climbing. Thoedore Roosevelt, the twenty sixth president of the United States in a speech given in Paris 1910 summed up the purpose of Derek and John's 'journey'. 'It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and the blood; who strives valiantly who errs and comes up short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring to greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.' On their exploration, they will drop into many dark valleys and crest many high peaks. In each circumstance , they have a strong pool of friends who will share these highs and lows and who are as important a part of their journey as the event itself. This is their story.
Derek's Bike
Trek 6700
John's Bike
Revolution Triad 2.0
The start....
Fresh and keen at Lands End
The end....
At John O Groats
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