Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => Rides and Touring => Ride Reports => Topic started by: shyumu on 15 July, 2013, 11:21:25 pm
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One of many LEJOG experiences, this is mine. I rode it in 2009 as a charity event, planned and executed solo, raising money for CentrePoint (the homelessness charity).
I think that now, 4 years later, I've finally overcome the trauma.
I was surprised at how much I remembered, and "thank bikejournal" for the data.
My journal (without adverts of course) (http://balancingontwowheels.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/from-archive-lands-end-to-john-ogroats.html)
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Graeme, I loved that. You give us the joy without hiding the pain! I'll be thinking of you on Sunday on the Tan Hill 200 as I crest (I hope) Tatham fell at the Cross of Greet - and I won't be fully laden! (I suppose many LEJOGers just plough up the A6?)
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Great write up, brought back a lot of good memories of my ride.
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Why not list it at www.cycle-endtoend.org.uk ?
Rob
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Bookmarked for reading on Friday as we travel up to Thursoe ready to start our JOGLE on Saturday
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I dare not open the link atm*.
IIRC Graeme you did your e2e just before or just after mine.Over the last 12 months I've developed itching pedals to do it again in the opposite direction & reading your write-up will increase the frustration.
Those 4 years have passed by so quickly.
Allow me to recommend Robgul's site.My e2e diary (no pictures) is on there.
* I'll not be able to resist for long though
ETA my write-up is actually on this forum somewhere
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Thank you for sharing, shyumu, much appreciated, and enjoyed!
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I dare not open the link atm*.
IIRC Graeme you did your e2e just before or just after mine.Over the last 12 months I've developed itching pedals to do it again in the opposite direction & reading your write-up will increase the frustration.
Those 4 years have passed by so quickly.
Allow me to recommend Robgul's site.My e2e diary (no pictures) is on there.
* I'll not be able to resist for long though
ETA my write-up is actually on this forum somewhere
Any idea when the resistance might be broken? ;)
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Thank you for the lovely comments.
Peter: I'll be thinking of you on CoG
trickedem / tiermat: thank you
rob: will do!
aikon: have a great ride, and keep cool; no rain issues for you I think.
jogler: go on, go on, go on, go on...
mcshroom: keep teasing him
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I bl**dywell knew I should not have read it
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A right cracking ggood write-up Shyumu :thumbsup:
There is so much therein that I can directly relate to I could bore you with a long list of similarities & coincidences but I'll not steal your thunder.
The big difference is that I travelled slower,dawdled* somewhat & took rather longer.
*The Crask Inn:
I got there at 1500hrs & equivocated about stopping so early in the day so as to spend the night there.
I did so on the basis that I expected to pass this way only once (I hope to be mistaken in this regard)It was one of the outstanding highlights of a journey of highlights.
Thanks for posting that blog.Thoroughly enjoyed having my pedals made itchy ;D
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Will you change your name to lejoger once you've done it the other way round?
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Will you change your name to lejoger once you've done it the other way round?
joglejog perhaps?
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Will you change your name to lejoger once you've done it the other way round?
joglejog perhaps?
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That works! ;D
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just need to ride the ride then 8)
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Great write up :thumbsup:
You hear mixed views on the End-End but it comes down to people's expectations, the route and their experience on the ride.
I rode it back in 2003 and we went for a 1000 mile route with more climbing but over a longer time frame. It was a great experience that I shall never forget.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary (and the fact that I am 50), this September I will be riding it again but this time on a hillier route of >1900k in over just under 8 days (hopefully).
H
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Just read through the report, fabulous stuff.
I know that I can not be a real cyclist, here in the uk, until I ride an end to end; I will be watching reports of hummers' route carefully as it does look like a cracking ride.
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[quote author=Hummers link=topic=74050.msg1#msg1 date=1374121866
To celebrate the 10th anniversary (and the fact that I am 50), this September I will be riding it again but this time on a hillier route of >1900k in over just under 8 days (hopefully).
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Turning 40 in September was my reason for doing JoGLE this year, theirs already talk of doing it the other way in 10 years :-)
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My ride was also intended to relate to my 50th birthday but it was several years too late due to a decade of prevarication ::-)