Ian

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Name: Ian
Date registered: September 29, 2010
URL: http://jog2le.net

Latest posts

  1. Back in the Saddle. — September 18, 2011
  2. Postscript — August 14, 2011
  3. Day 11 – Liskeard to Lands End — August 9, 2011
  4. Finished! Mission Completed! — August 9, 2011
  5. The Last Day? (Part 1) — August 9, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Finished! Mission Completed! — 16 comments
  2. Day 9 – Nailsea to Okehampton — 6 comments
  3. Day 4 – Bridge of Orchy to Strathaven — 4 comments
  4. The Last Day? (Part 1) — 4 comments
  5. Lycra Hippo’s Grand Weekend! — 3 comments

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Sep
18

Back in the Saddle.

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It has been 6 weeks since Lands End. And for at least 4 of those I have been desperate to get out on my bike. But between weekends busier than the M25 at rush hour and the need to remind my son who his Daddy is, I have been suffering from bike-drought! I was determined to get …

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Aug
14

Postscript

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Thank you, Trek!

Almost from the moment we got off our bikes on Tuesday at Lands End I have been asked “What next?” For now I am not concerning myself with the next challenge (and I know myself well enough to know that there will be one – I just don’t know what it is yet!) Instead I …

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Aug
09

Day 11 – Liskeard to Lands End

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After our atrocious mileage on day 10 it would be necessary for Carl to really put in a massive effort if we were to stand any chance at all of finishing today. At his lowest point the previous day Carl had basically told Vince and I to leave him, so that he could take two …

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Aug
09

Finished! Mission Completed!

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Finally finished! Thanks to everyone for their support and good wishes. Watch this space as I will fill in the blog gaps and post a load more photos of the trip. Off for some champagne, beer and a hangover (tomorrow)!

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Aug
09

The Last Day? (Part 1)

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We set off early (pre 7am) to try to avoid some of the worst of the traffic as overnight both Vince and I had come to the same conclusion – that we would save some miles and some hills by taking the dreaded A30!

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Aug
08

Day 9 – Nailsea to Okehampton

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After our epic finish yesterday we woke in our hotel at 7.00am. We had allowed ourselves the luxury of a small lie-in, bearing in mind that we didn’t have breakfast available at our accommodation. On and a half hours of faffing later we were on the road. And the road was wet. And pretty soon …

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Aug
07

The Nightmare of Bristol

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Apologies folks for the brief post from my phone. Yesterday was an epic day, in many senses of the word! We cycles through Shropshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Avon. We crossed the Severn Bridge and The Avonmouth Bridge and the promptly got lost trying to find our way around Bristol! We finished our day in the …

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Aug
06

Have You Missed Me…?

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Apologies to those of you that are hanging on my every word (probably only my Mum!) that I have not been around for the last couple of days. I do have a couple of very good excuses – if anyone wants to hear them…? Day 6 – Penrith to Preston: We stayed at my house …

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Aug
03

Day 5 – Strathaven to Penrith

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The boys have been busy playing rock / paper / scissors for who shares a room with me, and after several nights with Dean it was Vince’s turn to have to try to sleep through the earthquake tht is my snoring! Vince does most things well, and sharing a room with me was no exception! …

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Aug
02

Day 4 – Bridge of Orchy to Strathaven

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All friends - Just before The Mutiny!

Never for a minute did I think that today would be a good day. Of all the days that I had planned I had always thought that this one would be the least enjoyable. I was proved right in so many ways today, yet there were positives. Today proved to be a day of contrasts. …

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