Lands end to John o groats?

Roberto badgio

Anyone done it? Im planning on doing it next year.

MountainPro

I would love to do it, if i could get the time off work.

i knew a rider once that ride from Kent to Isle of Lewis (Hebrides) and back again, somewhere in the 1600 mile mark. that was a summer well spent. lucky bast'rd.

pineapple

How much training do you have to do, in order to do it in 2 weeks (about 70-80 miles per day)?

If I can get myself to be able to ride 70mpd for 2 days, is that a good indicator that i'll be ready? Apparently you get fitter throughout the ride... Although I suspect the first few days could hurt a lot.

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joshua8

i'm doing it next year when i will be 15

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faye04_27

a relative of mine did it in 5 days for his 65th birthday

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Rob Rushworth

Dont train, youre wasting your energy, just do it.
Dont count on being able to do 70 miles a day, you wont do it, too many variables involved, just relax, and take it as it comes, good days-bad days, youre there to enjoy yourself remember
Look at www.hittheroadat.blogspot.com for a few pix of my last one.

Brian Cotgrove

G'day pineapple, mate, you've eaten too many pineapples, don't even try it unless you're prepared to really suffer and I mean "SUFFERRRRRR"?

Back in "1954" yes "1954", long before you were a twinkle in Dads eye, a Lady by name "Eileen Sheridan" rode that distance in 2 days, 11 hours and 7 minutes.

I kid you not, she was a "Champion Lady" who knew how to suffer.

She still holds those records today, as there is no one who is capable of doing that sort of stuff?

Check it out, She Is The Best Ever, as I said "I KID YOU NOT"

Keep the wheels in motion. TBC

duck

I've cycled it 3 times now, the last time in 2002 over 2 weeks. Training consisted of gym work and turbo during the bad weather - like now - and after that just getting out on the bike in the evenings and at a weekend. Make sure you read up on advice re nutrition, as its important to get the carbohydrates in your body to keep going for the two weeks. I planned the route around areas I particularly wanteed to cycle through, like Rannoch Moor and Loch Ness. Be careful of the extra weight you have to carry if you decide to go camping. If you can plan a stop at home / realtives / friends, then you dont have to carry gear for the whole 2 weeks with you.

I found the hilliest part of the tour to be Cornwall and Devon, not Scotland as you would think. Wherever you train, once you've built up your mileage, train with your panniers weighted so you know how you will cope over the fortnight.

However you end up doing it, have fun!

leegregory

The fastest time ever is by Gethin Butler, get this, One day 20Hrs 4mins 20Secs. That is just plain crazy..............

MacMyDay

I'm planning on doing it either during Easter or late June/early July. Nice way to put my new investment into some worthy action

stokell

I'm thinking of doing the run to celebrate my 60th birthday. I agree the hills of northern Devon and Corwall are brutal, but I've already done them!

Here is my question to you: If you were doing it again, would you start in John O' Groats or Land's End? I'm thinking of starting the tour in April or early May. The weather down south is much better then, so by the time I get to Scotland, I'm hoping the frost will be off the heather. What do you think?

I'll also be asking about about your tour. Did you camp? I've been looking the Sustrans maps. Which route did you take?

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BigTuk

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Roberto badgio

For a very good lejog site:

http://www.users.waitrose.com/~ianclare/lejog1.htm
it has 150 links ot other lejog sites, and has loads of advice and tips on.