Ben has been going now for 48 hours, with about half an hours sleep. He’s still amazingly with it, answering questions and chatting in the van, albeit with a slight slur of tiredness. And occasionally falling asleep in the middle of a conversation. He says his legs are holding up well, and he’s still averaging about 16 mph, although at the moment were sat at 24mph!
The long uphill last night was a tough one. It must have been about 6 hours of climbing, all in the dark, with some pretty heavy rain. Tony was riding with Ben for a good chunk of the time, and Will jumped on his bike at 2am to take Ben through to the morning. It seems Ben picks himself up as the suns rises, and I’ll say it again but his messages of support are really helping along the way.
The team are starting to find they are getting tired themselves and have taken a while to get around to the idea of having sleep in 3 hour stints. Apparently, this will be increased to 4 or even 6 hour shifts if we do well????. One thing is absolutely certain is that we are more determined than ever to help Ben make it back to Land’s End having achieved everything he set out to achieve.
We’re sitting in the vans in Fort Augustus at the moment, Ben is having his first 1hour sleep, before we crack on to John O’Groats, hoping to reach there some time this evening. Keep an eye on his progress using the tracker, and don’t forget the justgiving link on this site.
very inspiring stuff, hope that solan fella is not annoying ye too much! best of luck with the challenge.
well done ben. this page is now added as a favorite im checking it so much.
shame i can’t do anything about the weather for you and the team.
good luck brian the mechanic.
Well done Ben and the team your progress is outstanding, enjoy the coastal views while you can
Good effort! Me, shamou and the dog will be there at Lands End to cheer you in. Keep it going x
Refreshing the tracker hourly! Absolutely flying mate! Superb stuff! keep it up and i’ll come out with you through taunton on the way back! Owen xx
Go Rockett Go i jst keep refreshin the page! feel i should et out n do sum exercise but i feel u are doin enouh for both of u!!! keep it up buddy c u in lands end xx
Hi Ben and team, Sounds like you are flying keep it going .TOP EFFORT . Will be having a pint in Pulteney by the time you get this. ( 2 hands in plaster steve )
SUPPORT TEAM: Brilliant brilliant job. Keep it up guys, Ben needs ya (not that you need me to tell you that). Great work guys!
Legendary, epic, brilliant, amazing, awe, incredible, superb, I am gonna have to get the Thesaurus out.
Well done Ben and the team. It’s totally amazing, keep up the incredible work you are all doing! Hope the weather holds off whilst you’re up there!!
Better get baking Tina, he’ll be back quicker than you realise!!
Reading between the lines Ben … you pick up as the sun rises as you know it’s nearly time for your stint with Will finishing!!! ps joking Will!
Congratulations Ben and his Team for getting so far, so quickly!! Hope Ben is getting some good REM in his 1 hour nap. And mega KUDOS to all you guys in the support team!! you are no doubt doing a fantastic job keeping Ben going!!!! Hope you guys are getting enough rest, and that spirits are high! you guys are all doing such a fantastic job, and thank you so much for the regular blog entries, it’s great being able to read about the progress!!
Amazing Ben! You deserve to have lots and lots of cakes baked for you when you come back!