Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship 17:42 - Feb 5 with 2386 views bluelagos Just signed up (deposit paid) for Lands End -> John O Groats cycle ride in September - so got a few months to get bike fit. Closer to the time Wwill be tapping people up for sponsorship - a local foodbank. Riding partner wants to raise for a local hospice. Must be off my head....
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:46 - Feb 5 with 2361 viewsGlasgowBlue That's a long old slog mate. Any sponsorship will be well deserved. Look forward to donating.
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:50 - Feb 5 with 2357 viewsbluelagos Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:46 - Feb 5 by GlasgowBlue That's a long old slog mate. Any sponsorship will be well deserved. Look forward to donating.
Cheers. Is about 1000 miles over 14 days - so 60-70 mile days. I cycled 50 yesterday - and lived. But sod all proper hills to practice on down here... Edit - just looked - some 80 mile fckers in there too. http://pedalbritain.com/tour.php?t_id=25-&title=lejog-lands-end-to-john-ogroats [Post edited 5 Feb 2020 17:53]
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:52 - Feb 5 with 2338 viewsGlasgowBlue We have one of to up here. A you will soon find out.
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:54 - Feb 5 with 2337 viewsbluelagos Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:52 - Feb 5 by GlasgowBlue We have one of to up here. A you will soon find out.
Cornwall / Devon is supposed to be the worst. Mate (From Dunfirmline as it happens) did it in a week. I am being sensible(ish) and giving it 2 weeks.
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:59 - Feb 5 with 2318 viewsHARRY10 pre-warning ? what in earth is that ?
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 18:04 - Feb 5 with 2314 viewsbluelagos Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 17:59 - Feb 5 by HARRY10 pre-warning ? what in earth is that ?
Means I'm committing to doing it. And need some encouragement :-) But am too useless to have set up a justgiving page yet. Deposits paid - so is happening - (so long as there are no bad injuries)
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 18:26 - Feb 5 with 2295 viewsfactual_blue I'm afraid I'm with Katharine Ryan on sponsorship. VIDEO Happy to donate to charities that I believe in (which includes foodbanks btw)
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 18:55 - Feb 5 with 2257 viewsSwansea_Blue Nice. Are you going for the 39 hour record, or stretching it out to make a relaxing long weekend of it?
Login to get fewer adsPre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:00 - Feb 5 with 2250 viewsPecker Will be happy to donate.
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:03 - Feb 5 with 2253 viewsdavblue One of my work colleagues done this last year. Surprisingly he said the first bits in Cornwall etc were the hardest parts. This is a massive challenge, so all the very best!
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:10 - Feb 5 with 2228 viewsPinewoodblue Wouldn’t it be better to cycle from John O’ Groats to Lands End, looking at a globe it seems it is all downhill.
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:17 - Feb 5 with 2213 viewsjeera Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:10 - Feb 5 by Pinewoodblue Wouldn’t it be better to cycle from John O’ Groats to Lands End, looking at a globe it seems it is all downhill.
If I were him I would seriously be looking at the possibility of one being easier than the other!
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:20 - Feb 5 with 2210 viewsNewcyBlue Depending on upcoming IVF I will be around in September. Need a support vehicle for part of the way?
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:23 - Feb 5 with 2202 viewsGlasgowBlue Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:10 - Feb 5 by Pinewoodblue Wouldn’t it be better to cycle from John O’ Groats to Lands End, looking at a globe it seems it is all downhill.
Ha!! Psychologically when I travel south it always seems so. Hit Carlisle - not long to Manchester. Pass Manchester - Not long to Birmingham. Pass Birmingham - nice easy run on the A120. The opposite journey always seems like a bloody hard slog. By them time I hit Carlisle it feels like an eternity to get to Glasgow.
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:35 - Feb 5 with 2173 viewsbluelagos Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:20 - Feb 5 by NewcyBlue Depending on upcoming IVF I will be around in September. Need a support vehicle for part of the way?
We have one as part of the holiday. Be happy to have you come and wave us on - bring us cake though!
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:43 - Feb 5 with 2161 viewsgordon Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:10 - Feb 5 by Pinewoodblue Wouldn’t it be better to cycle from John O’ Groats to Lands End, looking at a globe it seems it is all downhill.
You wouldn't say that after cycling into south-westerlies for two weeks!
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:45 - Feb 5 with 2159 viewsNewcyBlue Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:35 - Feb 5 by bluelagos We have one as part of the holiday. Be happy to have you come and wave us on - bring us cake though!
I make a very good Ferraro Rocher cake actually! MrsN makes good Nutella filled cookies too!
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 20:01 - Feb 5 with 2137 viewshoppy Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 18:26 - Feb 5 by factual_blue I'm afraid I'm with Katharine Ryan on sponsorship. VIDEO Happy to donate to charities that I believe in (which includes foodbanks btw)
You got sponsored to be with Katherine Ryan?
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 20:03 - Feb 5 with 2134 viewsNewcyBlue Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 20:01 - Feb 5 by hoppy You got sponsored to be with Katherine Ryan?
Poor Katherine....
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 20:07 - Feb 5 with 2126 viewsPinewoodblue Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:23 - Feb 5 by GlasgowBlue Ha!! Psychologically when I travel south it always seems so. Hit Carlisle - not long to Manchester. Pass Manchester - Not long to Birmingham. Pass Birmingham - nice easy run on the A120. The opposite journey always seems like a bloody hard slog. By them time I hit Carlisle it feels like an eternity to get to Glasgow.
Same with A1 heading north always seems uphill.
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 23:26 - Feb 5 with 2033 viewsbrazil1982 Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:43 - Feb 5 by gordon You wouldn't say that after cycling into south-westerlies for two weeks!
Never hear of many cycling that way. Wonder why?
Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 23:52 - Feb 5 with 2024 viewsBlueBadger Pre warning of impending harassment for sponsorship on 19:03 - Feb 5 by davblue One of my work colleagues done this last year. Surprisingly he said the first bits in Cornwall etc were the hardest parts. This is a massive challenge, so all the very best!
Thing about the West Country that a lot of people appear not to know is that it's very hilly, particularly Devon and Cornwall. Add in the very twisty, turny roads that make up approximately 97% of Cornwall's highways and I'm not surprised he found it tricky.