by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 7 Carlisle – Kilmarnock 94.8 miles. 17.1mph average. 40.3mph max. 3,300ft ish climbed. Wasn’t overly enthused about today as we had been told it was a get your head down and do the job day. So in actual fact it was a pleasant surprise! Downside was it was...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 6 Preston – Carlisle 90 miles. 15.7mph average. 39.2mph max. Annnnnd you’re back in the room. Well, what a difference a day makes. Had a little word with myself, went to bed with the right tunes, got up today as my old self ready to go to work. After the...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 5. Shrewsbury – Preston 86.69 miles. 14.5mph average. 29.8mph max. Not a lot to say about today I’m afraid, I totally wasn’t feeling it from the start, had no desire to ride the route (mainly the A49 for 65 miles alongside trucks) and just got my head down...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 4 Chepstow – Shrewsbury 94.1 miles, 14.1mph ave. 43.61mph max. 6,100ft climbed. HOW Hard?! I’m aware that I’m developing a bit of a theme, but today was seriously tough. 94 miles of climbing basically. I think we all had to dig deep and summon something from...
by Ben Askem | Sep 19, 2015 | Lands End - John O'Groats
LEJOG Day 3 Tiverton to Chepstow 89.25 miles, 15.2 mph average, 36.15 mph max. 3,300ft climbed. Down on the drops today, head down, push push push. Pretty flat compared to yesterday, one major climb but lunch at the top of it. Slightly iffy weather but hardly...
