Saturday, 16 February 2008

Over 300 visitors in a day

According to the CLUSTRMAP
329 visitors the previous 'day' to GeoBloggingwithMark...
Lots of press and media coverage.

BBC NEWS web pages with a link to how HSD pupils followed Mark's journey (check out the 'Open at a Glance' window)

BBC NEWSROUND article.

The HINDU article.

The INDEPENDENT article.

The GUARDIAN article.

The DAILY TELEGRAPH article.

Even The SUN - headline: "A ride result...."

Bike Radar website article

The COURIER article.

The DAILY RECORD article.
This article also has a list of facts...

THE FACTS

18,300 - The number of miles Mark cycled.

13 - His average speed in mph.

20 - The number of countries cycled through on the epic trip.

3 - The number of crashes he had.

12 - The number of tyres used.

7 - The number of punctures.

6 - The number of pairs of shorts worn out.

115-120 - Mark's average heart rate measured in beats per minute.

2000-6000 - How many calories he burned off every day.

10-20 - The number of pints of liquid he drank every day.

8 - The number of police cells Mark slept in.

£ 45,000 - The total cost of the record attempt, that was raised through sponsorship.

Still time to donate to Mark's charities.

AP

AKA "Mrs. V"

2 comments:

marshm1d said...

Many thanks for your superb geoblog. It enriched the experience of following Mark's journey and re-awakened my interest in geography. I'm also now much more proficient with flying low on 'google earth'.
Keep up the good work.
Best regards
Marsh Middleton

Mrs V said...

Delighted to know that you enjoyed the blog .

Val Vannet