86 year old doing LEJOG

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Banjo

Fuelled with Jelly Babies
Location
South Wales
86 year old Laurence Brophy from Pencoed in South Wales is setting off today to do Lands End to J.O.G.

He is quite an exceptional man who took up long distance running at 60 to keep fit.

He plans to sleep rough when possible to save money.

If successful he will be the oldest LEJOG rider.

Good Luck Laurence
 
Good afternoon,

According to BBC it is LeJoG and back !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45227627

Bye

Ian
 

loopybike

Veteran
Fantastic! My 75 year old father in law had to cut his lejog attempt short two years ago when he reached the Midlands due to health issues. It turned out to be prostrate cancer. He has recovered from the cancer but has been left with other problems. He is adamant he will do lejog as soon as he can. This story will give him inspiration I'm sure.
 

Alex H

Legendary Member
Location
Alnwick
Did he finish? I googled him and got nothing after August 18

Use DuckDuckGo then :laugh: - 2nd hit on the first page.

"Laurence completed the challenge in 15 days, sleeping rough next to road sides and in public parks and gardens for 11 nights along the way.

“I wanted to put myself in the shoes of a homeless person so I slept rough almost every night. Some nights when it rained it was harder than others. One night in Loch Lomond I slept next to a road under construction, which made it very noisy and hard to sleep. I remained conscious however unlike someone on the streets, I had money in my pocket and a destination to cycle to the next day. Sadly, homeless people have none of those luxuries.”

Laurence decided to fundraise for Llamau after learning more about our work through family members working for the charity. Through his efforts, he raised over £1,000."

From https://www.llamau.org.uk/news/laurence-brophy-takes-on-874-miles-for-llamau

Also pics on his F***book page https://www.facebook.com/pg/lauriebrophypencoed/photos/?ref=page_internal
 
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