All told, by the numbers:
- 14,8843 m / 48,177 ft climbed
- 1,402 km / 878 miles ridden
- 113 hours 25 minutes – final finisher’s time
- 109 hours 30 minutes – my finish time
- 90 riders embarked from Land’s End
- 89 hours – first finisher’s time
- 56 reached the finish at John O’Groats
- 37.7% DNF rate
- 15 counties
- 11 hours of sleep through out
- 5 days of surprisingly great weather
- 4 overnight controls
- 3 flats
- 2 drop bags
- 1 finisher’s medal
- 0 regrets
LEJOG 2024 began as an adventure and ended as an ordeal.
When Neil Armstrong took that first step on the moon with Apollo 11, their adventure captivated people’s imaginations.
When Jim Lovell splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean with Apollo 13, their ordeal captured people’s hearts.
Heroics are always in the recovery.
