Latest update on my (virtual) Lands End to John O'Groats walk. I know I'll forget to post tomorrow (the last day of the month) so updating today.
This month I managed 145 miles, which is my highest total so far. Had a few days away mid-month which let me get some extra walks in.
This takes me to 845miles total and, were I actually walking the #LEJOG route, I'd be just outside Linlithgow, to the west of Edinburgh.
Less than 350 miles to go! 🦵
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Back in 2003, I walked 1111 miles from Land's End to John o'Groats. As you do.
21 years later, I've been interviewed by LEJOG legend Dave Felton for his new monthly podcast, LEJOGcast.
We had great fun, and I think it shows! I hope you like it.
You can listen to the podcast here:
And you can read the full story of my own walk here, where you can also find loads of information for those thinking of doing this epic walk themselves:
1111 miles, 70 days.
Started a new challenge this weekend, where I'm doing a virtual walk from Lands End to John O' Groats (LEJOG) in the UK.
To be clear, I'm not actually walking this route. Instead I'm keeping track of the distances I do walk and mapping the miles onto the #LEJOG trail in #QGIS.
I want some motivation to keep walking through the winter months and thought this might be a fun way to do it.
So some factoids from the recent ride:
Total ascent was 24.5km, about 2.5 Everest's.
Averaged at 90km/day.
95h of cycling overall. Max speed 60kph. Getting lost: 3 times. Rabbits seen 47. Swifts seen infinity plus one. Punctures: 12. New Brake pads: 1. Crashes: 1. Cyclists met 22 (8 LEJoG).
Route planning via https://cycle.travel/ was really useful.
Day 20: 1813km
All dun(net head).
The day was mixed between sweltering in the sun and freezing in the wind, as befits the North coast.
Realised the route ends with a steep climb into Dunnet Head, dodging motorhomes on the single track road which made for dinner stop start adventures.
Did a wander to the Duncansby Stacks which is much better than the nearby JoG.
Next up, three days of driving to get home. Don't expect updates other than "engine go brrrum"
Day 19: 1745km, ?? counties
Tyre ran out of sealant so short day today, but wasn't planning on ending anyway.
Very hot up here, 24° and full sun.
The north coast is very empty of anything (including open bike shops) so very quiet. You can't really express the emptyness, but I bet it's very lonely here as well.
Headed to the beach instead, made a sandcastle, paddled in the northest sea of the mainland and had a nice picnic, now watching the sun go down.
Tomorrow, 66.78km and done.
Day 18: 1694km, ?? counties
Uneventful day. The A roads here have passing places and potholes. Let's not talk about some of the B roads.
There was a neat pedestrian bridge along a railway crossing that made a way to avoid some (proper) A roads.
Stopped off at the falls of insh, where the salmon were not jumping upwards, so it was just a neat waterfall.
Day 17: 1596km, ?? counties
Fun day. Kept my energy until at least the 75km mark, but somehow an unexpected 20km materialized at the end of the day.
Highland pride was a fun little detour, made easy by the bike route taking me past the start about 10 mins before it started.
After that it was being blown sideways in the wind and a-road cycle paths, which just appeared to go on forever.
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