<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=232" rel="attachment wp-att-232"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-232" title="S&amp;J_Cycle4Cynthia(2011)" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SJ_Cycle4Cynthia2011.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" /></a>So we did it! 50 miles is a gruelling distance and it was never going to be easy, in fact we've been quite worried about not being able to complete it and letting down all those people who had sponsored us.

At the first refreshment stop after only 12 miles we had both had problems with our chains coming off and Jane was going to have even more but at this stage we felt fresh and Steve was feeling warm enough to unzip his trouser legs and join the throng of people in shorts. His knees rarely see the light of day.

We seemed to hit a wall about the 20 mile mark but once we'd passed the halfway stage we grew in confidence just as the wind grew in strength.

At the end we were some of the stragglers who had taken a lot more than the 4 hours that the majority finish in but we are very pleased just to have been able to complete the course and still standing (just). Many thanks to all who sponsored us but if you still want to contribute it's not too late, click on the link below:
<a href="http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Stephen.Jane_McCarthy">http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Stephen.Jane_McCarthy</a>