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  • Land’s End to John O’Groats
    • Day 1 – Land’s End to Liskeard
    • Day 2 – Liskeard to Wellington
    • Day 3 – Wellington to Quedgeley
    • Day 4 – Quedgeley to Telford
    • Day 5 – Telford to Preston
    • Day 6 – Preston to the Lake District
    • Day 7 – Lake District to Dumfries
    • Day 8 – Dumfries to Irvine
    • Day 9 – Irvine to Crianlarich
    • Day 10 – Crianlarich to Fort Augustus
    • Day 11 – Fort Augustus to Tain
    • Day 12 – Tain to John O’Groats
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The #51Fiver – a return to triathlon?

16th May 202111th January 2022 Harriet

I didn’t make much of a secret of my lack enthusiasm for this race.  ‘Lack of enthusiasm’ is rather an understatement!  I’d been so unkeen and grumpy in the build up to it, particularly in the last week as the looming race meant that plans for long chatty rides weren’t made, I’d had to put […]

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Self Supported Cycle Touring – My Kit list

4th August 202011th August 2020 Harriet 2 Comments

I thought I’d share this kit list here as it’s something I’d have certainly found helpful when I was getting ready to go! Camping Equipment Sleeping mat – OEX Traverse IMX Sleeping Mat & Dry Pump I found this amazing (and bright yellow!) sleeping mat in GoOutdoors where as ever the service was fantastic.  I was […]

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Supported or self-supported cycle touring?

29th June 202029th June 2020 Harriet Leave a comment

My first two cycle trips were fully supported. My first in 2012 was a bicycle adventure from Grenoble down to Die for a weekend, when we had two friends driving down in their (coincidentally matching) cars as support vehicles.  This meant we could pack what we needed (including formal wear for a planned kayaking trip) […]

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Scotland Tour 2019 Day 3: Sallochy to Inverarnan

24th August 20193rd October 2019 Harriet Leave a comment

I’m not sure what is possible on foot, but on a road-ish bike it doesn’t seem to be possible to cycle close to the shoreline all the way around Loch Lomond.  This meant that instead of continuing up the Eastern short of Loch Lomond and then on, we had to start our day by doubling […]

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Scotland Tour 2019 Day 2: Blackness to Sallochy

23rd August 20193rd October 2019 Harriet Leave a comment

After the previous afternoon’s rain, I unzipped the tent on Friday morning to a beautifully sunny Scottish morning.  Looking out I could see the long grass, the blue sky and the bicycles thankfully still there after their first night outdoors.  For one of the first times in my life I’d had a good night’s sleep […]

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Scotland Tour 2019 Day 1: Edinburgh to Blackness

22nd August 20193rd October 2019 Harriet Leave a comment

I had a relaxed start to the day. After breakfast with Ruth and Alex, I took the time to try and make sure my belongings were sensibly stowed in my pannier bags before setting out to explore. I felt so joyful as I cycled along the cycle paths we had covered the day before, through […]

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Scotland Tour 2019 Day 0: Oxford to Edinburgh by 🚂

21st August 20192nd September 2019 Harriet Leave a comment

I’m counting my journey to Edinburgh as the start of my Scottish adventure. After some last minute packing and adding a few extra things in (I decided that my diary would be worth taking as a luxury item!), I cycled down to Oxford Station, going a little faster than usual on the downhills! I was […]

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LEJOG Day 12 – Tain to John O’Groats

14th June 201810th May 2020 Harriet Leave a comment

LEJOG day 12 : we made it! Yesterday we completed our epic journey from Land’s End go John O’Groats and it’s hard to believe how far we’ve come! We’ve cycled 935.74 miles (1505.9km) in just 12 days and climbed 52283 ft (15936m) which is nearly twice the height of Everest! This time last week only […]

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LEJOG Day 11 – Fort Augustus to Tain

13th June 201810th May 2020 Harriet Leave a comment

LEJOG day 11 : the day the rain came! Today we cycled 65 miles and actually climbed a little more than yesterday at 3432 ft, heading along Loch Ness and up to Tain. Arriving back at the hotel earlier than any other day at around 3 we actually felt a little guilty, having ‘only’ cycled […]

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LEJOG Day 10 – Crianlarich to Fort Augustus

12th June 201810th May 2020 Harriet Leave a comment

LEJOG day 10 : foxgloves, ferns oh and some of the most breathtaking mountain scenery I think I’ve ever seen! Today was our longest (and fastest!) day yet, cycling just over 85 miles with 3317ft of elevation with an average speed of 14.7 mph. This took us halfway across Scotland from Crianlarich, through Glencoe and […]

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Loving all the blossom everywhere at the moment! 😍 A wet, grey start to the day today, but the blossom was out and looking pretty and we spotted our favourite robin, coots, cormorants and the crested grebe again this morning too! Thanks for these lovely winter (and now spring) mornings of swim chat @sarah.spruytenburg.ss !
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