Stills does the Taff Trail
5 hours and 17 minutes is how long it took the first half of the Stills pack to complete the Taff Trail. The stragglers came in a whopping 2 hours later but we’re blaming our bikes. And the wrong turns.
Hundreds of fundraisers congregated outside Theatr Brycheiniog on Saturday morning to take part in the bike ride held in aid of St David’s Foundation. The four (wo)man strong Stills team consisting of Chris, Suzanne, Antony and Shelley started with gusto at 10.30.
Some beautiful scenery ensued and one seriously long hill as we headed into the Brecon Beacons. A wrong turn meant Chris and Suzanne carried their bikes over some rough terrain but once back on track they sailed through to the half way point at Merthyr.
Shelley and Antony took somewhat longer to get there; perhaps it was the paniers stocked full of sandwiches that slowed us down? No matter. On the way out of Merthyr a helpful local carrying a 20 ft ladder in one hand and a bottle of vodka in the other encouragingly told us that we only had 23 miles to go!
With a final check point at Pontypridd crossed and more cereal bars and water handed out by the kindly volunteers from St David’s Foundation it was all downhill from there onwards. Or so we thought. Taffs Well threw in some nasty inclines at the last minute but we made it through and arrived into Cardiff in the sunshine.
Chris and Suzanne had enough time for a meal and drinks and looked thoroughly refreshed by the time Shelley and Antony wheeled into the Bay tired, happy and very relieved. But it was definitely the taking part that counted and you can still help us raise money for St David’s Foundation here.
