im going to do lands end to john o groats any help!

[arallsopp]

Hmmm... That's not so bad. Excellent.

 

[Greenbank]

Hmmm... That's not so bad. Excellent.

It's roughly the same as doing back to back LELs but with nastier hills at the start and end given that Cornwall/Devon is bonkers. 185miles per day is what we had to keep up for LEL.

LEJOG is about ~1300km in the really direct route, 1425km in an average route avoiding the worst of the main roads, and 1500km (and more) if you go for the really laney route.

Both ways in 10 days deserves respect, especially if there's some weather.

 

[arallsopp]

Absolutely. I didn't mean to imply anything other than respect for this, or the OP.

A colleague is doing LEJOG this summer, and put the mileage (one way) at 1200. I guessed his wasn't the most direct route, but in my head I was concerned that screenman might say '240'.
Attainable, I'm sure, but a lot more frightening than our (comparatively) reasonable 185

 

[Kirstie]

@amaferanga bianchi1 isn't talking rubbish he's talking from experience...

 

[Greenbank]

@amaferanga bianchi1 isn't talking rubbish he's talking from experience...

Read what they both said...

Bianchi1's experience may have been him having bad knees himself, but that doesn't mean everyone doing LEJOG will get bad knees.

A proper bike setup, and adequate miles in the legs, should mean no lasting pain or injuries other than mild discomfort that should pass in a couple of days.

 

[Kirstie]

Read what they both said...

Bianchi1's experience may have been him having bad knees himself, but that doesn't mean everyone doing LEJOG will get bad knees.

Exactly. That's what I was saying. He was talking from (his own) experience and was hence not talking rubbish.

 

[bianchi1]

knees are much better now !!

Bike set up is the same as when i rode to portugal and back in my teens with no problems, unfortunately my age is not!!

enjoy your ride.

 

[bagpuss]

After giving this some serious thougth and depending where you ALL are in your training come May.
Knowledge is Power.Links used .I see no point in reinventing the wheel.
start here 1st
http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/bicycletouring_secd.htm
Ramp it up here.
http://www.ultracycling.com/training/prep_for_double_centuries.html
End of May
Consider riding two 200K audaxes back to back {same weekend ie one Saturday and one Sunday}.Try for the end of the month longer days.
Link here for info.
http://www.aukweb.net/cal/index.htm
Ride said events as a group,at the speed of the slowest member,help each other though the bad patches.(there will be some}
Foot note.One chap I got riding Audaxes a while back went on to do the race across America .
Ps I am not a trainer just a cyclist.
For training .This Lady is very good.
http://www.rutheyles.co.uk/
Make it happen and enjoy the ride.

 

[amaferanga]

Exactly. That's what I was saying. He was talking from (his own) experience and was hence not talking rubbish.

I don't question that he had bad knees for 2 months after the ride (read what I wrote), but his suggestion was that everyone should '....be prepared for bad knees for about two months after the ride' which IS quite absurd.