Land's End to John O'Groats. LEJOG. The UK's iconic 'End to End' journey.
Wikipedia will tell you that the 'traditional distance' by road is 874 miles (1,407 km) and that most cyclists take 10 to 14 days. If you’re prepared to use more A roads, and a lot more energy, you can do it in less. Earlier this year, Christina Mackenzie from the Isle of Lewis set a new women's record of 51 hours, 5 minutes and 27 seconds over 839 miles (1,350 km).
Luckily, other options are available for those with more limited athletic abilities, more modest ambitions, and more desire to enjoy the sights. I plan to take my time and follow a more scenic route, mostly using the National Cycle Network. That means it will be on quieter roads. Unfortunately, it also means it will be longer and hillier - you win some, you lose some. Overall, I expect to take 32 days, including 3 rest days, to pedal about 1,200 miles (1,930 km). I’ll be staying 11 nights with friends, 4 nights with WarmShowers hosts, and the rest in B&Bs and hotels. My thanks to everyone who has offered (or more accurately, since I generally invited myself, agreed) to put me up.
I'd have done the ride with others if they'd been available, but since they're not, I'm doing it solo, starting on 6 September 2021, and planning to reach John O’Groats on 7 October. Having said that, I'm still open to offers of company: if you fancy joining me for a spell - please let me know!
For more information on why I'm doing this and my route, please see the relevant pages. I'm planning to blog as I go along, but in case of technical failure of the PICNIC variety (problem in chair, not in computer), you can also follow me on Instagram @clairedix4 .
Finally - I hadn’t planned to make this a fundraiser, as it’s very much something I would be doing anyway. But a number of people have kindly suggested they would sponsor me, which seems too good an opportunity to miss. I've decided to support a relatively new charity called Rewilding Britain, which aims to do what it says on the tin. You can read more about their vision and activities here: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/about-us/manifesto. If you would like to support this hugely worthy cause - and help motivate me to keep on pedalling - please donate via my JustGiving page, here: clairedavieslejog
Thank you,
Claire
Wikipedia will tell you that the 'traditional distance' by road is 874 miles (1,407 km) and that most cyclists take 10 to 14 days. If you’re prepared to use more A roads, and a lot more energy, you can do it in less. Earlier this year, Christina Mackenzie from the Isle of Lewis set a new women's record of 51 hours, 5 minutes and 27 seconds over 839 miles (1,350 km).
Luckily, other options are available for those with more limited athletic abilities, more modest ambitions, and more desire to enjoy the sights. I plan to take my time and follow a more scenic route, mostly using the National Cycle Network. That means it will be on quieter roads. Unfortunately, it also means it will be longer and hillier - you win some, you lose some. Overall, I expect to take 32 days, including 3 rest days, to pedal about 1,200 miles (1,930 km). I’ll be staying 11 nights with friends, 4 nights with WarmShowers hosts, and the rest in B&Bs and hotels. My thanks to everyone who has offered (or more accurately, since I generally invited myself, agreed) to put me up.
I'd have done the ride with others if they'd been available, but since they're not, I'm doing it solo, starting on 6 September 2021, and planning to reach John O’Groats on 7 October. Having said that, I'm still open to offers of company: if you fancy joining me for a spell - please let me know!
For more information on why I'm doing this and my route, please see the relevant pages. I'm planning to blog as I go along, but in case of technical failure of the PICNIC variety (problem in chair, not in computer), you can also follow me on Instagram @clairedix4 .
Finally - I hadn’t planned to make this a fundraiser, as it’s very much something I would be doing anyway. But a number of people have kindly suggested they would sponsor me, which seems too good an opportunity to miss. I've decided to support a relatively new charity called Rewilding Britain, which aims to do what it says on the tin. You can read more about their vision and activities here: https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/about-us/manifesto. If you would like to support this hugely worthy cause - and help motivate me to keep on pedalling - please donate via my JustGiving page, here: clairedavieslejog
Thank you,
Claire