St Johnstone fan bikes back to Perth for pub party

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An avid St Johnstone FC fan has expressed his heartfelt thanks after completing an epic charity cycling challenge.Sam Miller, a painter and decorator from Auchterarder, got on his bike on Friday as part of an attempt to travel from Warrington to Perth in 24 hours.The 39 year-old lost his elder brother, Kevin, last year and wanted to do something to honour his sibling’s memory.Keen cyclist Kevin lived and worked in Warrington and Sam came up with the idea that, if he started a bike ride there, he could arrive back in the Fair City in time for Saints’ Scottish Premiership match against Hibernian at McDiarmid Park on Saturday.He narrowly missed the match but was welcomed by representatives of charitable trust Saints in the Community – the good cause Sam was raising money for – and other supporters later the same day.And the gruelling test of endurance has so far raised almost £6800 for the charity, which carries out projects throughout the region under the St Johnstone banner.Sam is also a member of the team behind the popular football-themed Dogger Saints podcast – named after the nickname given to the Railway Staff Club in Perth’s Feus Road, a regular haunt for Saints fans.Reflecting on the 300-mile adventure, Sam explained earlier this week: “The first day did not pan out as I hoped but that was my own doing – I inaccurately put into my sat-nav that I had a mountain bike so it literally planned the route over mountains, as well as fields and forests!“I got into Carlisle at midnight after 16 hours in the saddle.

I pretty much thought day two wasn’t going to happen if I’m honest. I was completely deflated and my morale had run dry.“But I slept for about four hours and woke up feeling remarkably fine, so it was a case of