mission: cycle from lands end to john o'groats on what is a whim

One of my colleagues did this last summer. He was raising funds for some or other school building project in Asia somewhere. He started off at LE and arrived at JOG in something silly like 78hrs. When he gets back from Spain next week I'll ask hime for the details if you want. Just PM me. His OH and a mate drove behind/ahead of him as his backup team.

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Originally Posted by Jdubya

started off at LE and arrived at JOG in something silly like 78hrs.

Kin ell, thats good going.

Originally Posted by MCN_LiamM

Don't mean to **** on your bonfire PS... But how you getting back?

Cycle? Train? Fly?

Back to the topic in hand: I think its a really cool thing to do I cant really advise much since a lot has been mentioned already but building yp your fitness & getting used to cycling is definately a number 1 priority.

investing in a good bike and thinking about how you'l carry luggage/food is another thing to consider.

Energy bars are probably a good idea too (can be found in camping shops - they have all sorts of stuff).

I haven't read the whole of this post, but Philbut off this forum has done it, so send him a PM if you have any questions

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I rode from sussex to Amsterdam quite a few years back, about 60 miles per day quite leisurely. Stayed in youth hostels - cheap as chips.

thanks for the replies guys, I guess I need to sit down and get the route properly sorted and get a bike too!! I will have to wait untill after my exams as I really should be concentrating on them!!