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LE-JoG Blog: January 2011
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Thursday, 27 January 2011. LE-JOG film now online. During last year's LE-JOG I took plenty of photographs and movie clips. After several weeks of cutting, editing and stitching them together, I've finished the first draft of LEJOG 2010: Nine days of discomfort. So sit back, click play, turn the speakers up, and, hopefully, enjoy. Wednesday, 5 January 2011. If you enjoyed reading about 2010's LEJOG adventure, you might enjoy reading Le Velo blog - http:/ le-velo-blog.blogspot.com/. View my complete profile.
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LE-JoG Blog: Books and guides
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Sunday, 16 May 2010. I consulted a few guide books before I left but found that there wasn't one that covered the ride as I wanted to do it. Lands End to John O'Groats Official Cyclist's Challenge Guide by Brian Smailes covers the shortest cycling route by road (910 miles). This was used as a base for my route planning and helped with one or two places to stay. It was a bit outdated for my liking. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. This blog spans four months of training and th...
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LE-JoG Blog: January 2010
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Sunday, 31 January 2010. This week didn't exactly go to plan. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were a write off. I was exhausted every day. I found getting up a real struggle and in the evenings I couldn't manage much more than cycling home from work and flaking out on the sofa. Was it last week catching up with me, was I coming down with a bug or was I just being a bit of a wimp? Note to self #1: three layers isn't enough in 3 degrees temperature! 30/01/2010 Ride to meet Dad at Tesco in Newport. Candle bur...
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LE-JoG Blog: April 2010
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Friday, 30 April 2010. Day 3 Bristol - Shrewsbury. Friday’s riding was simply epic. It was a 116 mile ride from Bristol to Shrewsbury – from one cycle demonstration town to another - which turned into a race against time for one of my riding companions to catch his train. The day started at 10am with a touching send off from colleagues and a gentle ride out along Bristol-Bath Railway Path with members of the Cycling City team. The distance markers for Shrewsbury were ticking down slowly as the time got l...
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LE-JoG Blog: This is the end
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010. This is the end. This is the end, beautiful friend(s), the end" sang Jim Morrison. And it's true for this blog at least. Ride done. Money raised. Stories told. Fun times had. I hope it's inspired you if you were following it each day. And if you've stumbled across it for help in planning your own trip, I hope you've found it useful. A big thanks once again for all who followed and all who donated (don't forget, the sponsorship pages are still open.). View my complete profile.
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LE-JoG Blog: And... action! LE-JOG film now online
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Thursday, 27 January 2011. LE-JOG film now online. During last year's LE-JOG I took plenty of photographs and movie clips. After several weeks of cutting, editing and stitching them together, I've finished the first draft of LEJOG 2010: Nine days of discomfort. So sit back, click play, turn the speakers up, and, hopefully, enjoy. 5 September 2012 at 00:24. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. In January 2010 I set out to ride Lands End to John O'Groats in nine days.
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LE-JoG Blog: March 2010
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Sunday, 28 March 2010. The clocks have just gone back and spring is officially here. Aside from warmer weather hiding just around the corner, spring time also means an extra hour of daylight in the evening, which gives me extra time to ride my bike. I need it too because this weekend, try as I might, I just couldn't find the time to make the miles I wanted to. After being wowed by the scenery, my map reading skills let me down on the outskirts of Poole. After traversing my way into the city centre, c...
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LE-JoG Blog: Health and fitness
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Sunday, 16 May 2010. I trained for four months for this ride, also training for a half marathon run at the same time. I rode 350 miles a month in January and February and ran 65 miles. In March and April I stepped my cycling training up and rode 650 miles a month, focussing on hill training and riding big miles on consecutive days. As a rule of thumb, you should be able to ride two-thirds of your daily distance for three days in a row before the trip. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Raising cash for ...
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LE-JoG Blog: A new blog...
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Wednesday, 5 January 2011. If you enjoyed reading about 2010's LEJOG adventure, you might enjoy reading Le Velo blog - http:/ le-velo-blog.blogspot.com/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. I guess I'm a cycling all-rounder. Off-road and on-road, racing or just touring around. Time trials and cross-country competitions. Jack of all trades. In January 2010 I set out to ride Lands End to John O'Groats in nine days. I hope you find it useful. Raising cash for charity.
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LE-JoG Blog: February 2010
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Sunday, 28 February 2010. A 70 miler from Bridgend to Bristol yesterday and I cannot stop eating right now. 3300 calories burnt and half a snickers, a Dime bar and a small Toblerone saw me through it. In hindsight that was nowhere near enough! Since I last wrote I've been on a couple of BIG runs and rides, as well as regular small efforts. I put in two 11 mile training runs for next Sunday's half marathon and three rides to Cheddar (twice) and the above-mentioned ride back from Wales. Wednesday's ride wa...
