18/09/2024
LEJOG done! 9 days, 980miles! So far about £8000 raised for charity!
What a journey. Thank you all for the support and kind words.
It was an incredible event organised so well by and .
The route and support was second to none.
We were hammered by the weather with headwinds most days and biblical rain, sleet and hail.
As you all know I trained hard over the last 9 months for this going from 40km being my longest ride to training for this. So I was fit enough to enjoy the views and amazing scenery which was my main goal.
Don’t get me wrong it was hard as riding 110 miles every day should be. But we took it easy and basically the first couple of hours of each day are painful then your body just cracks on and gets it done. It’s mind blowing what your body can do when you just let it keep going without your head taking over!
Some of the biggest challenges for me were the cold and wet and being well prepared on the bike. But as the days went on you learnt how to better prepare and be ready for whatever Scotland could throw at us!
To ride with friends old and new, helped to keep us motivated the laughing, banter and singing when things got tough will be some of the best memories along with those beautiful places like the river wye, the lake district and Scotland where I can’t wait to visit again.
For those of you who still want to donate I will put the just giving link in my story and if your reading this later it is also in my bio.
Thanks again
James
