LEJOG completed!

So after a long time planning, less time training we finally completed 13 days of cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats. We covered over 1650km, averaging around 100 km a day with 180k being our longest stage.

I really enjoyed the cycle, seeing the different terrain/landscapes across the country and passing through different towns. I think we agreed Cornwall was the nicest part of the tour, nice quaint villages following the coast line, unfortunately each time we passed towns we had to drop into it, then climb out of it, the worst being a 33% gradient!

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LEJOG Planning

With just under 2 weeks left time is starting to run out. Not quite reaching out training targets we hope to try and make up for it in gear preparation.

With a few things left to buy and sort, the next step is trying to squeeze it into the bags we have (10l + 3.5l). From our kit list I envision a lot of things having to be removed due to lack of space.
As it is we will be traveling very light, 1 set of cycle and casual clothes adopting the wash and go approach.