I’ve Been Around The World

Ride & Stride – Day 9, plus 1: Friday 16 September – INVERNESS to HOME

I may be exaggerating here – Scotland is hardly the world, but it does feel as though we have all been travelling at some considerable pace for the last ten days! There has barely been a quiet moment on Ride & Stride, and certainly my days have been full from dawn until well past dusk – driving, walking, writing, and partying. My flight from Inverness was barely airborne before I fell asleep, and it was only the announcement of our descent into Luton that woke me.

We have had so many super experiences on the NC500. The fact that everyone has completed the challenge in good health and without mishap reflects well on the fitness and training of all concerned and also on the planning that went into our Ride & Stride venture, right across the team.

After the weekend I will put together some further reflections and also, for those interested, a table of the mileages, ascents and times for each day, as covered by the cyclists, the runners and myself.

My Blog heading today is taken from a 2001 song by Marti Pellow, whilst he was taking a break from fronting Wet Wet Wet, off his debut solo album ‘Smile’.