Eli Donald

I cycled from Glasgow to Edinburgh

I did it!

This was my first time at this event and I had obviously been told just how busy it would be. But that didn’t prepare me for the start line. We arrived at 8 all set to go, number 82 pinned on my shirt and bike and camel back full of water.

And I waited…   and waited…   and an hour later I finally got away!

It was actually really fun to be part of this massive group of cyclists and see all the different people and bikes that were involved. And of course I got all excited cause Graeme Obree was there.

I had done this route previously as a practice run and was really happy with the 4:30 time it took. But there is something about cycling with the crowd, and possibly the frustration of the crowd around you… I just seemed to be constantly overtaking people.

About 8 miles from the finish I had a minor mishap… I managed to pull the valve off the camel back water pack I had and got soaked… I had to pull over to fix it and unfortunately, this is where I lost some time.

But I cross the finish at 13:00 so total time start to finish 4 hours (including time for food and drink)
Cycle time 3 hours 29 mins
Average speed 14 mph
£220 raised for Maggie’s Cancer Charity