Author: pascalharris

Gina was interviewed on Woman’s Hour today. You can hear her from about 40 minutes into the broadcast.

Listen here

As you may have gathered from Gina’s blog posts, she had trouble with her Garmin bike computers on a few days – particularly at the beginning of her ride. Particularly troublesome were days 9 & 12 where, looking at the data, the Garmin just didn’t record several miles of the journey (so, if you look at the actual Garmin recording, you’ll see a straight line covering the period of time where the Garmin wasn’t paying attention at all).

Continue reading “Actual Route and Distances”

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Gina was interviewed on Radio Cornwall this morning – you can hear it here. The interview starts at about 1 hour 45 minutes in. Enjoy.

Gina was interviewed on Radio Somerset this morning – you can hear it here. The interview starts at about 15 minutes in. Enjoy.

This is Gina’s first ever video blog on why she’s attempting this incredible journey.

Continue reading “In Her Own Words…”

Gina doesn’t like to have her photo taken, so this is a rare event, and a token of her commitment to raising money for these excellent causes.

Continue reading “Nothing to say, Something to see”

Ordinarily, a ride from Lands End to John O’Groats would involve weeks and months of training to ensure that the rider is fit enough to meet the challenge. Gina is no different – she is riding on a turbo trainer and going for brisk walks when the days are too cold to ride safely*, and riding on hilly roads when it is safe to do so.

Continue reading “The Preparations Continue…”