The Stats

Although there was a continuous debate over the accuracy of my bike computer (as it consistently recorded a marginally greater distance each day compared with every one else in the team), here are my final stats for each stage. I'm particularly pleased that I managed to top 50mph just after passing through Upper Sapey in Herefordshire.

We made it!

At 8.30pm on Saturday (15th July) the five of us crossed the finish line at John O'Groats following a mammoth 107-mile ride. This was despite having two broken spokes in the space of 24 hours!

A full and frank blow-by-blow account of what happened over the two weeks will appear on this site shortly, as well as details of how the fund-raising efforts went. Watch this space!

Nessie-Spotting

90 miles chalked up today by the "awesome" LEJOGers - cycling around some of Britain's most beautiful countryside and ending up here at the Scottish Youth Hostel on the banks of Loch Ness.

Having only previously met up with three JOGLErs (doing it the wrong way round!) by prior arrangement earlier last week, today we encountered some felow LEJOGers - six in total. We beat them all to Fort Augustus - not that it's a race you understand!

Tomorrow we head off for Carbisdale Castle.

Now, where did I put that midge spray?...

Three Days to go

We've been enjoying the balmy scottish summer over the past few days - hence the lack of updates on the website. Look out for the pictures of us sunning ourselves on the deck of the Arran ferry when we get back.

Tonight we arrived in Oban having completed a somewhat hilly journey. You'll be glad to hear that we're still on track and, all being well, will arrive in John O'Groats on Saturday evening.

Watch this space for more updates soon - as well as pictures of some awesome tan lines :o)

We're still going!

Hello "Awesome Lejog" fans!

You may be wondering why my promise to update this site daily has not actually materialised. Well, in truth, it's that we just haven't had the time! We're still on track and have arrived successfully at all our planned stop-overs, we've had a few bike problems (and run over the odd sheep and sparrow) on the way. This has meant a few late finishes - last night we finsihed the 86 mile ride from Abergavenny to Stourbridge at 10pm.

Anyway, here are couple of photos to keep you going. I will try to find time soon to divulge more detail of our adventures...