Day Four

Glasgow to Caldbeck

Alex:

We were up and ready to go by 6:30. We drove back to Loch Lomond, the point that Steve has finished the previous night, ready to make up the twenty miles and cycle into Glasgow. I sent Steve on his way, straight into a large incline! I drove ten miles ahead, as is now the system and waited in a lay-by in case he got lost or needed help. I received a phone call to say he had gone 7.5 miles and had a puncture so I drove up to meet him and swap over the bikes. When I got to him he was shaking, delirious and freezing cold. When Steve asked to be taken back to the hotel to warm up I knew something was wrong as he is the most stubborn person I know. So we decided he would change into warmer clothes whilst I took the bike to be repaired. When I got back Steve was much worse, completely delirious and still shaking so we called Nhs direct. They advised us to go to A&E or a doctor and to not continue with today's leg of the challenge - to which Steve's response was "she's told me to give up, is she bloody mad". We travelled down to Caldbeck and visited a doctors surgery here, Steve saw a very nice doctor who told him he had damage from his crash on day 1, mild hypothermia and exercise induced haematuria (?!).  He is now officially too old to be doing this according to the doctor. (Obviously Steve mildly disagrees with this). She advised to not continue with the challenge but if he insisted that he must then he would have to miss out major hills. She also advised him to see a doctor about his mentality after he explained the challenge to her.

Basically this challenge is going to continue but it's going to have to be taken in a more gentle approach because of his age (doctors words not mine) Steve is not happy about this so you'll probably see him speeding down the country on his newly repaired bike!

While I left Steve to rest I travelled to Carlisle to get the bike repaired and buy some protein shake to help with muscle recovery. The guys in Halfords and Palace Cycles were really helpful and encouraging. They did everything they could to help and fitted an extra protective layer to the tyres to hopefully prevent any further punctures.

Tomorrow we are starting a fresh! 

A challenge in memory of Mo

If you’re lucky in life you get to meet someone like Mo Stevenson.

Mo was many things:

• Sportsman
• Socialite
• Bar Owner (ish)
• Local Personality
• Volunteer
• Daft Lad

But above all, he was one of the most down to earth, genuine people you could wish to meet, and I was proud to call him a friend.

There was no side to Mo.  He would greet you with the same warmth and enthusiasm whether he saw you every day or whether you hadn’t been in touch for months.  He made you feel as though he was genuinely pleased to see you every time you bumped into him.  This led to him being regarded with genuine affection by people too numerous to mention.  He will forever be a legend amongst the members of Scarborough RUFC, Staxton CC and amongst the many patrons of Klosters Bar – where his personality reflected on the happy and relaxed atmosphere.

Mo left a gap in many people’s lives when he sadly passed away, and this whole challenge is hopefully a way to show him how highly regarded he was.

RIP Mo.

Steve Hanson, managing director of Callidus, is aiming to complete a trek by running and cycling from John O Groats to Landsend in March as part of a fundraising drive for our chosen charities for 2014.
The challenge is to complete this in a total of 9 days during March. Completing a marathon and an intense 75 mile cycle each day! 

The charities to benefit will be:

Help for Heroes

Firefighters Charity

St Catherine's Hospice, Scarborough

We are aiming to raise £20,000 to be split equally between the 3 chosen charities. Any donation big or small will make a huge difference so please donate at: 

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Callidusfundraising

Please visit our just giving page to donate to our third charity St Catherines Hospice. The challenge will be completed in memory of Mo Stevenson, who was cared for by the hospice. 

http://www.justgiving.com/Callidus-Health-Safety

This blog shall be used to update you on Steve's training which he is some how managing to squeeze in somewhere between a very busy work schedule, London, India and four children! There shall also be posts on how the challenge came about, why he has chosen these specific charities and how he intends to complete this crazy challenge. 

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We will be using  #JOGLE2014 please spread the word.