Date : 14 June Location :Maid of the Loch paddle steamer, Balloch (lunch available) Time : 13:00-14:00 Duration : 1 hour, although Mark will be around the festival area to meet you until 15:30
Description On Friday 15th February 2008, Mark Beaumont completed his 18,000 miles circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle. Mark arrived back at the Arc de Triomphe 194 days and 17 hours after leaving there on 5th August 2007. Total distance cycled was 18,297 miles through 20
countries. Guinness World Records have verified all the data and confirmed Mark is the new Guinness World Record holder!
The Get Active festival have arranged for Mark to do a lunchtime talk - now is your chance to meet him in person and hear his inspirational story. After the talk Mark is planning on taking a few rides on the cosybike - why not join him? How many other times in your life will you get to take a bike ride with Mark Beaumont!
Message from Mark - see you there!
'I was lucky to grow up on a farm and so cycled regularly from an early age. My real adventures started aged 12, when I cycled across Scotland. This gave me the confidence to go on to solo John O'Groats to Lands End aged 15. However, now aged 25 it is only in the past few years that I have cycled professionally in order to take on my greatest challenge yet - the Guinness World Record for cycling around the world, which I broke by 81 days in February 2008. Whether commuting, getting fit, seeing the world or all of these, cycling is an unbeatable experience. I still cycle because it is a passion and it is fantastic to more and more people of all abilities getting out and cycling. Get Active Loch Lomond is a great chance to 'get active' this summer and I look forward to seeing you there'
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Special Needs
Suitable for some wheelchair users.
How to book
No Booking Required.
Where to register
No registration required.
Where to meet for the activity
Maid of the Loch paddle steamer, next to the Duncan Mills Memorial slipway in Balloch. The Maid of the Loch is 10 minutes walk from the main festival hub at Loch Lomond Shores. It's recommended that you park at Loch Lomond Shores and leave enough time to walk to the Maid of the Loch. Lunch can be taken on the Maid of the Loch, so plan some time before or after the talk with Mark to enjoy some lunch on-board this historic vessel.
