Welcome to our blog. This is the launch of our 2012 charity cycle for Dogs for the Disabled from Lands End to John O'Groats
How did we get here? Well, it initially all started at our annual conference with a late night discussion about our fitness or lack thereof. Adam mentioned that he did some cycling and I described a long held dream to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End. Unfortunately at the time we all though this was a great idea. Normally you wake up the next day with a bit of a headache and no recollection or inclination of any such silly ideas. However, thanks to Sinead's memory and enthusiasm the next next morning it was reignited and continued to grow until we find ourselves here, 308 days to go staring into the unknown and dreading it.
Over the next year, we'll document our training, our fundraising, our excitement and fears. Oh and pain.... probably a lot of pain.
We might also discuss why it's Lands End to John O'Groats and not the other way around. Is it just me or is it wrong to be going "up" the country against gravity! : )
Well, I'm the Adam mentioned above, and do recall the night this notion sprung from Cormac's comical repartee, and thought I'd challenge him to this cycle (only really to confirm he wasn't serious about the concept!). So here we are - now 307 days from the fun!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm about to head for a cycle (I won't commit to how far yet!)
I have two answers speaking to a well-versed cyclist as to why it is "LEJOG", not "JOGLE". I'll tell you later. :-)