Today should have been my Mum’s 80th Birthday…
This coming Sunday (12 April 2025), marks the first anniversary of her passing…
My head, has still not even begun to process the fact, I will never see or hear her again…
Ted’s longest walks so far… : 26 March 2026
Here are the longest walks Ted has done so far, since we got him!
- John Muir Way : Day 1 : Helensburgh to Balloch (with diversion) – 12.77 miles
- Rannoch Station to Corrour Station – 11.87 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 017 : Wymeswold to Stanford on Soar – 11.11 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 014 : Hose to Hickling – 10.96 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 006 : Horbling to Folkingham – 10.86 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 010 : Little Ponton to Grantham Canal via Harlaxton – 10.25 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 016 : Broughton Lodge to Wymeswold – 10.12 miles
- Cross Britain Way : Day 009 : Between Ropsley and Old Somerby to Little Ponton – 9.96 miles
- Haconby and Dunsby Fens – 9.76 miles
- Grantham Station to Bottesford Station via Grantham Canal – 9.61 miles
Please do give him at follow at www.strava.com/athletes/tedthedog
Railway stations used : December 2025
During December 2025, I used the following railway stations.
Railway stations used : September 2025
During September 2025, I used the following railway stations.
- Bearsden
- Dalmuir
- Edinburgh Haymarket
- Glasgow Central
- Glasgow Queen Street
- Hillfoot
- Paisley Gilmour Street
- Yoker
On This Day : 09/12/2019 : Golspie railway station
On This Day back in 2019. I visited/used Golspie railway station.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/golspie/
On This Day : 09/12/2019 : Helmsdale railway station
On This Day back in 2019. I visited/used Helmsdale railway station.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/helmsdale/
On This Day : 09/12/2019 : Wick railway station
On This Day back in 2019. I visited/used Wick railway station.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/wick/
On This Day : 09/12/2019 : Georgemas Junction railway station
On This Day back in 2019. I visited/used Georgemas Junction railway station.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/georgemas-junction/
On This Day : 09/12/2019 : Thurso railway station
On This Day back in 2019. I visited/used the northernmost railway station in the whole of the UK! Which is Thurso railway station up in highlands of Scotland.
More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/thurso/
That’s me now done 68,239 miles of cycling!
That’s me now done 68,239 miles of cycling, since April 2003.
The most in single year, was back in 2013. When I did 6,118.4 miles!
Here is the total number of miles for each year.
- 2003 – 1,148.7 miles
- 2004 – 1,585.6 miles
- 2005 – 2,091.8 miles
- 2006 – 2,166.3 miles
- 2007 – 1,072.7 miles
- 2008 – 1,807.5 miles
- 2009 – 2,685.9 miles – did the End to End cycle (JOGLE).
- 2010 – 4,001.3 miles
- 2011 – 5,066.0 miles
- 2012 – 5,289.5 miles – longest ever cycle – 101.62 miles.
- 2013 – 6,118.4 miles – most ever in a single year.
- 2014 – 5,334.9 miles
- 2015 – 2,341.4 miles
- 2016 – 4,583.8 miles
- 2017 – 4,147.5 miles
- 2018 – 3,158.5 miles
- 2019 – 2,357.9 miles
- 2020 – 4,194.8 miles
- 2021 – 3,106.2 miles
- 2022 – 1,820.5 miles
- 2023 – 867.5 miles
- 2024 – 1,265.3 miles
- 2025 – 2,027.2 miles
Oh and give me follow at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine