Total miles: 404.36
Total hours on the bike: 33:08:38
Another day of rain (making a total of 5 out of 7) and a fair degree of pain in both achilles and right knee made for a tough final day.
At the halfway point I was reduced to stopping at McDonald's for lunch - it was throwing it down and I couldn't find anywhere else. I changed into my last pair of dry socks and stuffed handfuls of serviettes into my shoes as I tucked into the only veggie food available - chips and onion rings.
After a half hearted attempt to dry my shorts under the hand-dryer I set off in the rain once again.
After an hour or so I came upon a familiar sight - in the distance were the towers of Ratcliffe power station. For the first time in my life I was pleased to see the ghastly coal-fired monstrosity - because it meant I was properly close to home.
By the time I hit the Nottingham city boundary my knee was screaming with every rotation - and even slight hills were difficult to tackle without a grimace. I was reduced to taking the cycle-lane around the ring-road because I couldn't maintain the kind of pace required for the road.
And then almost without realising it I was home, and within the hour I was in a hot bath with a cup of tea - and no pain!
Thanks to everyone who supported me - either by donating money or by helping out in other ways. At the time of writing the total raised is £1125 against the target of £1000 so it's mission accomplished.
Now to choose a name...
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