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It does feel good - even although it wasn't easy (far from it!) Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed it - even the lack of sleep (four hours per day) and the struggle to eat enough food as well as the weather which, when not soaking me and making me cold, was burning my face.
Thelong days in advesre weather, strong winds, rain, not enough food and a lack of sleep all made it very challenging. The ride up was good - I got to Edinburgh in 48 hrs and 18 minutes but the return journey was far more difficult. I was plagued by punctures, heavy rain and strong headwinds. It took 68 hours and 30 minutes to make the return journey and I finally arrived back in London on Friday the 31st at 0750 am.
My injuries include saddle sores in the creases between my buttocks and thighs, another one in a much more painful place, a blister/pressure sore on the bottom of my left foot, loss of feeling in the toes on my right foot, both eyes were bloodshot and swollen, I had lost some sensation in the palms of both hands, had sunburn, muscular pain in my legs, back, arms and neck and one knee was making a grinding sound but that seems fixed - I've been out for a couple of rides this week and had no trouble apart from the numb toes - I'm getting worried about them...
Still happy about it though. To go from cycling 100 miles per day (which was the most I'd ever done in a day) to trying to complete 200 miles per day for four (and a quarter) days was hard going!