Rob completed the 2019 YMCA Mountain Bike Challenge - all 178 miles & 20,000 feet of climbing - Glasgow to Inverness in 4 days
www.WestKentYMCA.org.uk/cycle | www.twitter.com/WestKentYMCA | 7-11 August 2019
Closing date: 31 October 2045
Story
Yay-I did the 2019 YMCA Mountain Bike Challenge
A gruelling 4-day 178 mile epic
20,000ft (over 6 km!) climbing
& 6km downhill too
Glasgow-Fort William-Inverness
via West Highland & Great Glen Ways [more accurately obstacle courses!]
1x wobbly 2nd hand bike
2x wobbly knees-1 damaged 52 yrs ago, operated on 49 yrs ago
Surgeons dont know how I walk/stand with no cruciate ligaments or joint just 53 bone frags in a bag of fluid [at the last count/MRI!]
[my answer: prayer & being sheer bloody minded]
Day1 steep rocky path
I hit big drainage ditch
It made me 'ditch' d bike
& chest-pump a big rock @30mph
Damaged my ribs, garmin watch & helmet
YES I carried on
2 raise more money
4 vital life-saving YMCA work in West Kent
More info & pix
https://tinyurl.com/y4m8gg8f | www.WestKentYMCA.org.uk/cycle
twitter @WestKentYMCA
email [email protected]
text MTB to 07941388852
maps @ www.ymcaeastsurrey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Tartan-Trail-maps-and-elevations.pdf
THANK YOU
4 supporting life-changing YMCA work
Raising funds for
well done!
Enjoy the lovely scenery From all at Waste King
Well done. Great achievement for a very great cause x
Well done Rob! From Derek, Nigel and all at NetVector.
So glad that you made it and came back in one piece (sort of!). An amazing achievement, congratulations - Lynn
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