Having moved to the South Coast in 1997 from Lincolnshire, I soon found to wonder of the South Downs on my door step and the interest in mountain biking began.

With my knees and ankles starting to fail, the thought of another marathon was out of the question, so a mountain bike challenge seemed like a good idea.

What I hope will become a series of Coast to Coast rides began in 2007/08 with the English ride loosely following the route taken by Alfred Wainwright on his walk from St. Bees to Robin Hood's Bay.

Having spent a year out of the UK living and doing some riding in the Limousin region of France, we returned to the UK and the next Coast to Coast plan was hatched.

The Scottish Coast to Coast will take place in 2012 and will take in the West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way.  We will travel over 200 miles in 4 days.