I want your money. Yup.

I just cycled from London to Edinburgh and back to London again to try and raise money for Cancer Research.

It was fucking hard and sore so please take pity on me and donate some money. If you smoke, have balls, breasts or a cervix, think of it as an investment:

http://www.justgiving.com/johnanderson1

Well done mate. Do you have any photos?

Can you pay in just giving with paypal??

Well done mate. Do you have any photos?

Can you pay in just giving with paypal??

Cheers! You certainly can donate with paypal.

Edit: Yes, I do have some photo's! Here is of my completed brevet card (to show I did the ride!)

This is me on the way North:

and trying to get as much black coffee into me as possible. This was at 9 in the morning and I'd already rode sixty miles with a further 120 to go to keep on track:

I've just checked on the website and there's now other people's photographs up:

http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=21964.msg399389#msg399389

and a flickr group:

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=LEL&d=taken-20090724-&ss=0&ct=0&mt=all&w=all&adv=1#page=0

The pictures of people crashed out on the floor shows the level of everyone's exhaustion! I'm busy trawling them now to see if there is one of me. :)

Good stuff Johnny. Having done it must feel absolutely great. I keep meaning to donate, I will sort it out.

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!

Fucking hell :o That's quite an achievement, though, seriously.

You should get the loss of sensation checked out if it persists – you don't want to have got any nerve damage. Can be related to lower back pain.

Audax HHSB!

marvelous effort Johnny,well done.

my sister died last year of breast cancer,she was 29,this is close to home for me.

I donate to the BC foundation in my own country, but will make a donation in yours for your fantastic effort.

Fucking hell :o That's quite an achievement, though, seriously.

You should get the loss of sensation checked out if it persists – you don't want to have got any nerve damage. Can be related to lower back pain.

It's slowly getting better - my pains didn't persist for long - I cycled for an hour the day after I finished, had a day off, went into the gym the day after for ano hour to spin my legs and was back to normal the day after that and going for a ride. The toes are getting better!

Audax HHSB!

There was also this Israeli attempt at disc:

I watched him clamp that Carradice nice and tight around his carbon seat post before setting off...

There were a few people attempting it fixed including one guy on a full retro 70's build right down to the brake pads. I don't know how they got on - at times I was struggling to reach 12mph (downhill) with the headwinds.

Also - this might be of interest to some - the Audax club has a 'fixed gear challange' where any event completed fixed gets a special multiplier.

marvelous effort Johnny,well done.

my sister died last year of breast cancer,she was 29,this is close to home for me.

I donate to the BC foundation in my own country, but will make a donation in yours for your fantastic effort.

Thanks. I'm sorry to hear about your sister - I know what it's like to lose someone like that.

Also, for anyone that likes or reads The Fat Cyclists blog (http://www.fatcyclist.com) if you haven't heard, his wife Susan passed away on the 5th August. :(

Great effort, Johnny. Greenbank off the forum did it, too, as well as a couple of other people I know. I'm planning to do it in 2013.

Excellent, Johnny. i dont think there is anyone who hasn't been affected by cancer in some way so very worthwhile cause.

Great effort, Johnny. Greenbank off the forum did it, too, as well as a couple of other people I know. I'm planning to do it in 2013.

How did they get on? Fixed or geared?

You should do it - it's tough, especially with getting enough to eat and not sleeping than anything else. I chose to do this one because there are no qualifiers. The Paris-Brest-Paris requires you to complete various distances prior to the event (although I really fancy giving this a go now!)

Excellent, Johnny. i dont think there is anyone who hasn't been affected by cancer in some way so very worthwhile cause.

Hovis Brown - THANK YOU!