Sorry for the radio silence We had originally planned to keep a blog going once we started the trip but it’s turned out to be easier to use social media instead. Sorry for those sensible folk who’ve not found us on Insta and Facebook yet but if you’d like to keep track of what we’re up to then you can find us here: www.instagram.com/BogLEJOG Or here Www.facebook.com/BogLEJOG There’s also a map of where we’ve got Read more…
I’m something of a sceptic when it comes to fortune telling but last Saturday I couldn’t turn down the chance to meet the world famous Asparamancer in Evesham. Jemima Packington is the world’s first and only person that can predict the future by throwing asparagus spears into the air and reading into the arrangement that lands. She’s made dozens of accurate predictions over the years including the recent elections in France. I was intrigued so Read more…
It’s official: the run is off but the ride is on! I chatted to Kate Justice this evening on BBC Hereford and Worcester to tell her about the woes of my injury but how we’ve formed a new plan to pedal and paddle our way up the country! A slightly soggier LEJOG and without the bog but with the same aim of travelling from Lands End to John O’Groats under our own steam and raising Read more…
Running can be a cruel mistress. One moment you’re bounding along the trails with a spring in your step feeling like you could keep running until at least next Tuesday, the next moment you’re on the sofa with a bag of ice pressed to a sore bit of leg wondering if you’ll be able to make it up the stairs. “How did that happen? I thought I was unstoppable?”. I’m sure most runners will have Read more…
I enjoyed having a chat with Lizzie Crow on BBC Hereford and Worcester yesterday evening to tell her all about Bog LEJOG. We’ll be checking in with them a few more times once we get started so they can track our progress up the country. Here’s a recording from the interview:
“Proper preparation prevents piss poor performance! You’d do well to remember that Mumford!” These are the words of my school physics teacher Mr Findlay-Palmer and I’m fairly sure he wasn’t quoting from the A-level syllabus. This was a man that during the week would patrol the school labs dressed in tweed and brandishing a meter ruler; then at the weekend he’d stalk the hills dressed in camouflage surviving on 24 hour ration packs. Sometimes it Read more…
I first came up with idea of this challenge while lying on a yoga mat in 2019. In that moment of zen calm the world was a very different place and I thought that all we’d need to do would be to get some running shoes, a bike, a toilet costume then pick and date and get on with it (slightly simplified). As we began to get ready in early 2020 the news from China Read more…
We had a few spare days last week and thought it would be a good idea to try out this whole concept of Marcus running off-road while I cycle with all our gear. It had better work because we’ve told everyone we’re doing it now! It would also be a chance to test our gear, some of which hasn’t been used since our last long trip, and see if we’ve got everything we need. We Read more…
You may have seen in the news that ‘Speedo Mick’ finished his John O’Groats to Lands End walk last week. A 1000 mile walk. During winter. Just wearing a pair of Speedo trunks. An incredible feat that has helped him raise over £300,000 for a charity he is setting up to help disadvantaged people. This is obviously not something that a reasonable person would choose to do but it does highlight how the famous JOGLE Read more…
There’s nothing better for motivating you to commit to something big than starting to tell the world that you’re going to do it! This is the start of a huge challenge that promises to have it’s ups and downs but the hardest hurdle has been overcome because I’ve said Yes I’m going to do this! There will be more to follow as we get nearer to the start date and of course we’ll be updating Read more…