by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
Let us don our warrior garb and do battle, this one last time… LEJOG Day 12 Thurso – John o’ Groats. 27.5 miles. 13.2mph average. 29.5mph max. Stats, pah. What really matters is this is the end. About eighteen months ago, myself, Robin and Russell starting planning...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 11 Brora – Thurso 65.6miles. 14.3mph average. 34mph max. Well, that started off as a nice bimble! Actually the A9 is a dodgy Road so we couldn’t really relax for the first ten miles or so, then made a turn and went into the mooooors…… Great sweeping roads...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 10 Laggan – Brora 98.1 miles. 16.1mph average. 37.1 max. Tough, tough day. Let’s start with the good. The weather was amazing, clear skies, beaming sunshine again later in the day. Ride alongside Loch Ness. Tick! The bad. Near as dammit 100 miles, killer...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 9 Inverary – Laggan 93.7 miles 16.5mph average 35.8mph max. Another day, another cream application. I swear, it’s all I do…. Anyway, enough whinging. Left Invarary just before 8am, nice if chilly start, then straight into a long climb to warm us all up....
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 8 Kilmarnock – Inverary 83.6 miles. 16mph average. 38.1mph max. Dunno why I bother with the stats really, they don’t really matter to me or you I doubt!! It’s all about the pics right. Well there’s a few. Misty start again today, first water stop at 27...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 7 Carlisle – Kilmarnock 94.8 miles. 17.1mph average. 40.3mph max. 3,300ft ish climbed. Wasn’t overly enthused about today as we had been told it was a get your head down and do the job day. So in actual fact it was a pleasant surprise! Downside was it was...
