Leg 8: Thornton to Pooley Bridge on Sat 20th August

Plan (to be confirmed) will be to roll out of Thornton not too long after 8am.

We will be trying to stick to B-roads where possible and will be heading through the following places:

1.       Thornton

2.       Hambleton – 4 miles

3.       Out Rawcliffe

4.       Garstang – 10 miles. 9 ish

5.       Forton – 15 miles. 9.30ish

6.       Caton – 25 miles. 10.30ish

7.       Borwick – 30 miles. 11ish

8.       Burton-in-Kendal – 35 miles. 11.30ish

9.       Crooklands – 40 miles. 12ish

10.   Kendal – 50 miles. 1ish

11.   Lunch somewhere near Kendal

12.   Crook – 55 miles. 2.30ish

13.   Windermere – 60miles. 3 ish

14.   Troutbeck – 65 miles. 3.30 ish

15.   Kirkstone Pass – 70miles – 4 ish

16.   Patterdale – 75 miles – 4.30ish

17.   Pooley Bridge – 85 miles – 5.30 ish

That is the plan – let’s see how close we come to it.

My mobile is 07837 380389 so call me to arrange meet ups.

Leg 7: Chester to Thornton on Fri 19th August

Just a quick note with a few more details on the Chester to Thornton leg.

As it stands today, we will be meeting at 8am at our B&B which is close to the centre of Chester. Address is: Chester Recorder House, 19 City Walls, Chester, CH1 1SB.

The pace below is particularly pedestrian but we will see how th elegs are doing by then!

We will be trying to stick to B-roads where possible and will be heading through the following places:

1.       Chester

2.       Helsby

3.       Frodsham – 10 miles. 9am

4.       Runcorn

5.       Widnes – 14 miles

6.       Prescot – 18 miles

7.       St Helens – 22 miles. 10am

8.       Orrell – 26 miles

9.       Appley Bridge – 30 miles. 11ish

10.   Eccleston – 35 miles. 11.30ish

11.   Leyland – 40 miles. 12ish

12.   Preston – 45 miles. 12.30ish

13.   Lunch somewhere nice near Preston – is this possible???

14.   Woodplumpton – 50miles. 2.30ish

15.   Inskip – 55 miles. 3ish

16.   Elswick

17.   Singleton – 60 miles. 3.30ish

18.   Thornton – 65 miles. 4ish

That is the plan – let’s see how close we come to it.

My mobile is 07837 380389 so call me to arrange meet ups.

Special guests are queuing up to join!

We have been inundated with the great and good of Fylde coast cycling wanting to join legs 7 & 8 of LEJOG2011.

After a strict selection process we have downselected a selection of folk who are confirmed to join.

On Chester to Thornton we have Fergs, Picko, Kate, Peter and Jev confirmed.

On Thornton to Pooley Bridge we have the pros joining us in Dani (and potentially Wally).

A special mention must go to John who will be joining for legs 7, 8 and 9.

See the next couple of posts for more details on the main points along legs 7 & 8.

Dicky, Paul and Ian's LEJOG 2011 Adventure

On Saturday 13^th August, Ian, Paul and I will embark on a two week adventure cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats - a trip of 1,000 miles with an estimated total climb of 45,000ft or 1.5x the height of Everest. The challenge will be on many levels - the cycling, the hills, the navigation, the sweaty socks, the chaffing, and two weeks alone with Paul and Ian!!

We are each raising money for a charity close to our hearts and I would be thrilled if you could spare a few quid to help make our juvenile quest for adventure a little more worthwhile.

The charity I will be raising money for is the Ben Trend Foundation. Ben was an old school friend of mine who tragically died in 2010 at the age of 30. Ben had a love of sport and life that was second to none and Lands End to John O’Groats was one of the few challenges that he hadn’t yet managed to complete. The foundation was set up by Ben’s family and friends with the target of providing funding each year to support individuals and/or organisations involved in sport in the Blackpool area where Ben grew up, and also in the London area, where Ben lived.

With your help, I am aiming to raise £2,000 so if you would like to make a donation please either go to the website, www.bentrendgetinvolved.com, then to the sponsor online page and click on paypal. Alternatively pay direct to the foundation account: bentrendgetinvolved, 20-10-03, 23028062 and add “ADs LEJOG ride” as the subject. You could also send me cash or cheques and I will do the rest! If possible, could all UK tax payers either complete the Gift Aid form on the website or supply me with their first and surnames, home address and postcode as the foundation can then receive a further 18% from HMRC.

I will be providing updates along the way, maybe even on twitter or via a blog (if I get the technology working).

Thanks again.

AD