LeJog 2013: Team DIM

By Mark Weber

This is a free guide of a trip three of us made from Lands End to John O'Groats in July 2013, hopefully reading this will inspire you if you are planning what is a truly memorable trip across the best island in the world.

It is a free guide, if you enjoy it please consider making a donation to the Anthony Nolan charity.

Cheers
Mark

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mark Weber
• Release date: Dec 12, 2013
• ISBN: 9781311142061

Mark Weber

Hi,I have just turned 50 and am really into my sports primarily running and jujitsu.Despite writing about what for me is a mega cycling adventure, I am not really a cyclist or an author, apparently we all have a book in us, you may read this and decide this isn't mine.Will there be more books, doubt it but we will see.

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LE JOG 2013 – Team DIM

Le Jog 2013 Team DIM

Mark Weber

Copyright Mark Weber, 2013

Published at Smashwords

Contents

Introduction

Travel to Penzance

Day One Penzance to Tavistock

Day Two Tavistock to Cheddar

Day Three Cheddar to Leominster Ludlow Marshbrook

Day Four Marshbrook to Orrell

Day Five Orrell to Keswick

Day off Scafell Pike

Day Six Keswick to Sanquhar

Day Seven Sanquhar to Strachur

Day Eight Strachur to Fort William

Day off Ben Nevis

Day Nine Fort William to Tain

Day Ten Tain to John O’Groats

The trip home

Tips for doing this trip

Thank Yous

Introduction

On 3rd July a team of three of us headed off to Penzance to start the Lands End to John O’Groats cycling challenge. This is around 950-1000 miles of cycling which we did over 12 days (10 cycling and 2 hill climbing). We did the trip without vehicle support, which meant we carried all our own gear with us. Whilst cycling we raised some money for the Anthony Nolan charity.

Introducing the team members:

Dave Dean, it was Dave who put forward the initial idea of doing this trip, something he has always wanted to do. Dave had previously cycled the length of France with support. Dave was also our designated team mechanic and the charity is one Dave has a strong connection with. 

Ian Herrington, the oldest member of the team but also the most accomplished cyclist in the team. Ian was the brains behind putting the route together and arranged the overnight stops.  Unfortunately for Ian he started the trip with a cold which turned into a chest infection; this often had him awake about 5am. We didn’t hear one complaint about it; he just got on with the ride. Ian was also on a two week long crusade to use his senior citizen rail card, only managing to use it once.

Mark Weber (that’s me) the youngest but least experienced cyclist of the team. This trip was something to accomplish to celebrate my 50th birthday. Working full time I didn’t have the time to put in all the long distance runs the other guys did, and I also did the trip without clip in pedals (a mistake).

Team DIM (Left to Right Mark Weber, Dave Dean and Ian Herrington)

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