Name :    Karen Rooney

From :    Glasdrumman, Annalong, Co Down

How long have you been long distance cycling for? : Cycling for a year now, long distances 5 months.

Do you belong to a cycling club? :     I belong to La Lantern Rouge.

How did you find training for the event? :     I found the training very enjoyable, we cycled from home to Portaferry then got the ferry across and back to Glasdrumman again, also Spelga, Head Road and quite a few other hills. Lots of country road.

What are you looking forward to most about the Elite Challenge? :    The bottle of Champagne that my husband will be bringing to Malin Head for our finish, so I can pop the cork and truly celebrate in the achievement that my other team mates and I will have completed.