LEJOG update 30/06/11

Jo and I are  in Lancaster on our 5th Day of cycling so far we have covered 426 miles, bodies are very sore, but spirits are high, now we are staying at Matt's for the night, but an early start tomorrow, as hard day cycling up to Dumfries. All been well the next update will be when it is completed

Not long to LEJOG

This time next week Jo and I will be setting off from Lands End on our bike ride to John O Groats, a total distance of 930 miles in 11 days. Jo and I do not have smart phones, but I will try and update the page as much as I can while we are on our journey.

Welsh Castles Relay 2011

The Welsh Castles Relay takes place on the second weekend in June every year. The race starts in Caernarfon on Saturday morning and ends in Cardiff on Sunday afternoon with an awards presentation once the final team has finished.

There are 20 stages ranging in distance from 8 to 14 miles passing many Welsh Castles in some challenging terrain and each team has 20 runners who each run one stage over the course of the weekend, with ten stages on Saturday and ten on Sunday.

Great Western Running club GWR entered a team and Jo and I went along for the weekend. both of us ran on Saturday when the weather was good, Sunday rained all day. GWR did not win the run but did win the mascot prize. It was a fantastic weekend, and if it works out, I would love to do it next year.

First Triathlon of the year.

Completed the westonbirt triathlon on 29th May, along with Jo and Lucy, it was lucy's first triathlon. Lucy loved it and is already planning her next one. It was a great event, Jo finished 4th lady. Highly recommended.

Due to Jo and I's long bike ride coming up, we decided to go for a long bike ride the next day on the 30th May. the weather was horrible, it rained all day. It was good training as it will rain at some point over the 11days while we are doing the LEJOG. We managed 96 miles, we had to do an out and back route as our plan was to follow national cycle route 45 through Swindon, but we lost the signs in an housing estate on the outskirts of Swindon and had to cycle back the way we came.

AFC WIMBLEDON

Not much training this weekend as Jo and I went to Manchester to see the blue square premier play off final, between Luton and AFC Wimbledon. My Mum and Dad plus Angela (my sister in-law) were there too. AFC Wimbledon won 4-3 on penalties. My Brother (Ian) and I were there at the start 9 years ago, when AFC Wimbledon formed, so to see them enter the football league, was an emotional experience.

Not long to LEJOG

Have started long bike rides, 74 miles last weekend and 94 this weekend, I have cycled to my placement a few times, which is 26 miles a day. I went swimming this morning, but in general my training has been limited at best, I am finding my placement hard and been a bit down recently, which makes motoivtion to get out and do exercise difficult to come by.

On the positive side AFC Wimbledon are in the Blue square premier play off final against Luton on the 21st May at the city of Manchester stadium, Ian would have been so excited, looking forward to going to match with Jo, my Mum and Dad and Angela my sister-in-law. 

Training up-date 1/5/11

I have not been able to do much training recently and it looks like, I will struggle in the near future too, I have loads of uni work to do :-( I did manage to get my first open water swim of the year on Sunday 30th April, in the lido pictured above, it is a sectioned off bit in London's Hyde Park, Serpentine lake. It was weird swimming in central London, but a great experience