In July 2010 I, with two other colleagues, were enrolled to do the C2C cycle ride from Whitehaven to Sunderland over two days, with an overnight stay in Alston. My colleagues were Gary Doherty and Vince Richards and we were all excited in anticipation of the challenge as we made our way to the start of the challenge on the 16th July 2010. The ride itself is 140 miles in total with Alston being the half way point. We set off in torrential rain from Whitehaven and made our way