Jogle Day 8 - The End of The Road

Padstow to Lands End

65 miles

40th Birthdayq 

5 beers

1 Cornish pastie

1 huge grin 

Jogle Day 7

Taunton to Padstow

129 miles 

Hills plenty 

13 hrs 

Tough 

Tough

Blog to do on my return 

Jogle Day 6

Ludlow to Taunton via Wales 

123 miles

9:11 mins 

5209 ft climbing 

13.4 mph average

3550 calories  

Jogle Day 5

Preston to Ludlow

120 miles 4000ft climbing 

Jogle Day 4

Dumfries to Preston via Shap Fell

120 miles 5200ft climbing. 

Jogle Day 3

Crianlarich to Dumfries via Loch Lomond

130.5 miles 3800ft climbing 

'What's The Firkin Point?'

Blog to complete when I get yem

Jogle Day 2 - Inverness to Crianlarich via Glen Coe

Inverness to Crianlarich via Glen Coe

116 miles 6000ft climbing 9.2 hrs .

Blog to complete when I get back ;) 

Jogle Day 1 - Every Journey Has a Start

After a canny sleep at some dreadful hotel at John O'Groats I set off about 7:20. First things first though . Photo time . I headed down towards the coast to get a starting photo at JOG. It was early and there was not a soul in site. The sign post was there but the arms were missing. Great start . Never mind I'll photo shop a few in on my return.

The Famous John O'Groats Sign 

I found another (free) one. Bingo.

A quick photo then I was off. I pressed on and soon was climbing steadily leaving John O'Grim in the distance. The rain was coming down heavier and I pulled over to set up my lights. Safety first. Glasses were now off as I couldn't see with all the spray and visibility was reduced to about 60 metres 

I pushed on eating an energy gel every hour and a drink of water every 20 mins. The route hugs the coastline and would be spectacular on a clear, calm day.

The best views are reserved for the cows

 I dropped down through a few steep hairpin bends and rounded the last bend to be met by a wall of Tarmac reaching into the sky. The Garmin had it at 13% but felt much steeper on a loaded bike. 

The first pit stop was just after 50 miles and was much needed. A quick soup and scone and I was off again. 

Telford Bridge over the River Helmsdale

Timespan’s River Café

Nice cafe riverside setting. Miserable staff though :(

70 miles to go I thought. The rain eased and I made steady progress towards Inverness. Same fueling and water intervals got me to about 30 miles to go when I had to stop to replenish my water and thought a cheeky snickers would give me a boost. The rain had now stopped but the head wind was getting stronger. At some points I crawled along at 8-9 mph! Heading down towards Ross and Cromarty I made good progress with a slight tail wind. I hit about 26 mph and was cruising along nicely, until I rounded the coastline and bam- a full on headwind which didn't ease until i reached Beauly. 

My good friend Will, who was fishing about 2 hrs away planned to meet me at the B & B. He was there with a bottle of champagne, party whistles and some silly string . It was a great welcome. He also bought my dinner. Thanks Will, much appreciated. 

First thing was to open the goodie box that I'd posted and start my recovery. Contained in the boxes are energy gels, porridge, vit tablets, travel wash, chamois cream, recovery drink and pressie from Mrs C.

Recovery tights on and legs up to aid healing 

Surprise from Mrs C x

Comedy key to bike storage

B&B - Chrialdon House Beauly

Haggis, neeps 'n tatties #standard recovery fuel

Day 1 DONE

Time 9.5 hrs

Miles 118

Average Speed 12.5 mph

Calories 4000

Road Kill 4

Flies in mouth 0

Bottles of urine discarded by drivers 3

Grin Rating 6

Garmin Route Data John O'Groats to Beauly Day 1 

The Journey North in Pictures

A long day on the train ahead. 

At Newcastle Central Station

 Strap on . Ready to rock. 

Lunch time in Inverness

 Another train. Another strap on. 

 End of the line

Slight detour on way to John O'Groats. I might as well go to the most northerly point when I'm up here!

View from Dunnet Head 

Orkney Scallops. £7 bargain 

 

I've spent the last few hours checking and double checking that I've everything I need for the Jogle.  The bike is packed and ready to roll.   My bike is also back into tip top condition after a donated 'Deluxe Service' by the very kind Dave Cooksey of Cycle Repair Shed.  As a mobile service he will collect & return your cycle once serviced. Check them out.


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Jogle Kit List

• Shorts
• Tops
• Leg warmers
• Arm Warmers
• Socks
• Cycling shoes
• 2-3 hour supply of food in pockets
• Gloves
• Helmet
• Chest strap for heart rate monitor
• Garmin 800 GPS

  
Bike 

• Lynskey Cooper CX

   

Bike Bag

• Tyre levers
• Multi tool
• Inner tubes x2
• Zip ties
• Chain lube
• Stuff sack
• Latex Gloves
• Net bag
• First aid kit
• Travel Wash
• Wet wipes/antiseptic wipes
• Chamois cream)
• Toiletries (deo, shampoo/bodywash, toothpaste, toothbrush)
• Mobile phone
• Chargers (phone, sat nav.)
• Lock
• Route – paper + GPS
• Camera
• Sunglasses
• Shorts (spare)
• Top (spare)
• Socks (spare)
• Wind stop/rain top
• Gillet
• Trainers
• Long Sleeve top – base layer
• Montane Shorts
• Spare food and energy gels for the day
• Bank cards & money

Charity PR push

I would like to thank Kari and her team at OPR PR Agency for the free media coverage received for my Geordie Jogle. The extra PR gained has swelled the donation pot a canny bit.

Sky News recently featured the challenge here
Chronicle Live feature here
Gardenforum feature here

Ponteland Online feature here

PR photo

Goodie Boxes

The boxes of goodies are now packed and ready to send throughout the country. I just hope the first one gets there before I do! 

Contained in the boxes are energy gels, porridge, vit tablets, travel wash, chamois cream, recovery drink and a birthday card and pressie from Mrs C. 

Test

Test from phone 

Week Commencing 03/06/13

05/06/13 - Training Ride

Duration

02:03:04  

HR Avg

119 bpm

HR Max

159 bpm

Calories

1024 kcal

Distance

51.40 km - 32 miles

Garmin Data Here

Strava Data Here

 

07/06/13 - Training Ride

Duration

06:58:05  

HR Avg

133 bpm

HR Max

164 bpm

Calories

4248 kcal

Distance

165.00 km - 102.5 miles

Garmin Data Here

Strava Data Here

 

08/06/13 - Training Ride

Duration

09:37:25  

HR Avg

125 bpm

HR Max

157 bpm

Calories

5260 kcal

Distance

209.00 km - 130 miles

Garmin Data Here

Strava Data Here

 

09/06/13 - Training Ride

Duration

08:51:03  

HR Avg

111 bpm

HR Max

144 bpm

Calories

3869 kcal

Distance

182.40 km - 115 miles

Garmin Data Here

Strava Data Here

 

Weekly Training Miles - 379.5 miles  

Total Miles -  2419.7 miles  

 

 

 

 

Week Commencing 27/05/13

27/05/13 - Spinning Class

Duration

00:55:19  

HR Avg

131 bpm

HR Max

176 bpm

Calories

547 kcal

Distance

25.00 km - 15.5 miles

31/05/13 - Training Ride

Duration

08:16:13  

HR Avg

135 bpm

HR Max

163 bpm

Calories

5170 kcal

Distance

193.00 km - 120 miles

Garmin Data Here

Strava Data Here
 

02/06/13 - Training Ride

Duration

03:52:00  

HR Avg

131 bpm

HR Max

158 bpm

Calories

2297 kcal

Distance

98.00 km -60.9 miles

Garmin Data Here

Strava Data Here

Weekly Training Miles - 196.4 miles
 

Total Miles -  2040.2 miles

Week Commencing 20/05/13

20/05/13 - Spinning - Sufferfest 'Blender'

Duration

01:42:18  

HR Avg

131 bpm - 72%

HR Max - 92%

166 bpm

Calories

1005 kcal

Distance

49.00 km - 30.5 miles

24/05/13 - Spin Bike Base

Duration

02:30:00  

HR Avg

125 bpm - 69%

HR Max

158 bpm - 87%

Calories

1352   kcal

Distance

67.00 km - 41.6 miles

 

Weekly Training Miles - 72.1 miles
 

Total Miles -  1843.8 miles

 

 

 

Week Commencing 13/05/13

17/05/13 - Spinning Class

Duration

00:48:38  

HR Avg

149 bpm

HR Max

174 bpm

Calories

599 kcal

Distance

24 km - 14.9 miles

 

Weekly Training Miles - 14.9 miles
 

Total Miles -  1771.7 miles 

Week Commencing 06/05/13

08/05/13 -Spinning Class
Duration  
01:05:32  

HR Avg

114 bpm - 63%

HR Max

159 bpm - 88%

Calories

510 kcal

Distance

26 km - 16.2 miles
 

10/05/13 -Training Ride

Duration

03:05:27  

HR Avg

135 bpm -75%

HR Max

166 bpm - 92%

Calories

2027 kcal

Distance

74.00 km - 46 miles

Strava Data Here

Garmin Data Here

11/05/13 -Training Ride

Duration

03:39:09  

HR Avg

128 bpm - 71%

HR Max

155 bpm - 86%

Calories

2191 kcal

Distance

83.70 km - 52 miles

Strava Data Here

Garmin Data Here

12/05/13 - Training Ride

Duration

07:58:37  

HR Avg

123 bpm -68%

HR Max

162 bpm -90%

Calories

4286 kcal

Distance

116.30 km -72.3 miles

Strava Data Here

Garmin Data Here

Weekly Training Miles - 186.5 miles

Total Miles - 1756.8 miles

 

Week Commencing 29/04/13

30/04/13 - Spinning Class

Duration

01:04:22  

HR Avg

130 bpm -72%

HR Max

176 bpm -97%

Calories

647 kcal

Distance

26.00 km - 16.2 miles

03/05/13 - Training Ride

Duration

02:22:41  

HR Avg

135 bpm - 75%

HR Max

164 bpm - 91%

Calories

1555 kcal

Distance

57.88 km - 36 miles

Strava Ride Data Here
Garmin Ride Data Here  

Weekly Training Miles - 52.2 miles

Total Miles - 1570.3 miles

 

Week Commencing 22/04/13

23/04/13 - Spinning Class

Duration

01:02:22  

HR Avg

144 bpm - 80%

HR Max

175 bpm - 97%

Calories

756 kcal

Distance

25.00 km - 15.5 miles 

 

26/04/13 - Training Ride

Duration

03:27:15  

HR Avg

139 bpm - 77%

HR Max

175 bpm - 97%

Calories

2352 kcal

Distance

81.90 km - 50.9 miles

 

Strava Ride Data Here
Garmin Ride Data Here  

 

 

 

28/04/13 - Training Ride 

Duration

07:24:41  

HR Avg

130 bpm - 72%

HR Max

157 bpm - 87%

Calories

4503 kcal

Distance

162.50 km -101 miles

 

Strava Ride Data Here
Garmin Ride Data Here  

 

 

Weekly Training Miles - 167.4 miles

Total Miles - 1518.1 miles