Epic Cardiff to London 4-day cycle

Two P&Pers undertook an intrepid cycle ride to Shared Planet which raised a whopping £798 for People & Planet and made a huge carbon saving...

Emma and Sian en route to London

Emma Hughes of Cardiff People & Planet group reports:

In four days Sian Miles and I cycled from Cardiff to London to raise money for People and Planet. Despite a general lack of fitness and disparaging comments from those who knew us we were not to be deterred; so on the 31st October armed only with several tonnes of cashew nuts and some particularly unflattering cycling shorts we set off. Our journey was beset with plenty of unfortunate incidents including a missing pedal, the inexplicable complexities of Reading´s cycle paths and Emma falling off her bike into a particularly large pool of mud. But overall the experience was enjoyable — we had plenty of sunshine and saw some beautiful countryside, highlights included going over the Severn Bridge, the gorgeous Wiltshire hills and cycling along Oxford Street- mad! Cycling to Shared Planet is a great way to raise money for P and P— it´s amazing how generous people will be when you mention the words four day cycle ride — but it was also personally very satisfying to travel to Shared Planet in a carbon neutral way. I certainly wasn´t particularly fit before I left but it´s amazing what you can do if you just keep cycling!

If you want to cycle to Shared Planet next year then contact the fundraising team for all the help and support you’ll need.