Hooray! LEJOG 5 done and dusted! - John O'Groats Baby! 😀

My little legs have run and walked me through an eventful few months since I started LEJOG 5 on 1 September 2020 with a combined running and dog walk distance of 6.64 miles. Today I rounded it all off with a combined run and dog walk of 4.9 miles.

There have been some landmarks along the way, not just in terms of beautiful scenery and some fantastic views, but personal ones too, including my first (and as yet only) 10k on my birthday, and my highest run and walk mileage total of 10.01 miles one day in November.

LEJOG has been a great motivator over the winter months and a great incentive to keep me returning from the IC whenever injury dared to strike.

For all those still out on the road, including Timotea and jorgeRuns - keep going, you are nearly there!! See you at the finish!! 🏅

🤔 💭Hhmm.... What am I going to do now......?

I need to find myself another virtual (or not?) event to work towards....... 🤔

🏃‍♀️ A second 10k would be a good place to start.

[Comfortnotspeed Graduate10]

Well done, DD 😀🥳😀🌸😊🌸

[Hidden in reply to Comfortnotspeed]

Thank you Comfort ☺️

[Timotea Graduate10]

Hooray! Well done DD! Hopefully can join you at the finish soon. Want to see pic of you in T shirt? Lots and lots of congratulations. Tx

[Hidden in reply to Timotea]

Ooh yes! The t-shirt! 🎽!😃

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Congratulations and Well done on reaching JOG 😁👍👏👏👏

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

Thank you! Now for my next challenge 🤔......

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Whoop whoop, cheering you to the end, that’s very impressive

[Hidden in reply to SueAppleRun]

Thank you xx 😀

[Lizcanrun Graduate10]

Wow! That's fantastic. Well done!

[Hidden in reply to Lizcanrun]

Thank you Liz 😊

[Cantsoimgonna Graduate10]

Yah! Awesome achievement. Very well done Delly-Dot!

[Hidden in reply to Cantsoimgonna]

Oh, you got there so long ago! I'm sure you could have run it again by now 😆😉!

[Cantsoimgonna Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Definitely not! The walking on top of the running was a killer! Well done.

[Hidden in reply to Cantsoimgonna]

It’s lovely to hear from you. Hope all is going well. 😊

[Hidden]

Well done Delly-dot 🥳 get the drinks in, although you might get through a few whilst waiting for the rest of us to join you, I’ve still got nearly 200 miles to go 🤗

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Best you hurry up then Mrs Jorge! I'll have them lined up on the bar 😉🥂

[Birdlady64 Graduate10]

Fantastic! Well done 👏👏👏.I started in January and have only recently received my 300 mile postcard.

[Hidden in reply to Birdlady64]

👍🏼That's great progress! Enjoy the rest of your runs 😊

[Week7 Graduate10]

Congratulations!

[Hidden in reply to Week7]

Thank you! 😀

[Oldgirlruns Graduate10]

Whoop whoop! Well done Dd, that’s an awfully long way but you did it! I imagine the dog will be glad of the rest!

[Hidden in reply to Oldgirlruns]

Thank you OGR😄. I’m just going to give Isla a few days to give her paws a rest 🐾 and then we’ll be looking for another challenge I think 😉

[CBDB Graduate10]

Wooohooo!!! Well done!!! Love that finish line!

[Hidden in reply to CBDB]

Thank you CBDB. 😀 Where are you up to now on your LEJOG 6?

[CBDB Graduate10]

Just coming out of B’ham. So heading towards my Home soon, which was my original target (M6 Exit 16) but I think I might make it to the Lake District, now. Slowly but surely! (but I think I won’t see the arrival of a medal for this challenge, 😏 I’m just too slow to finish in the year)

[Hidden in reply to CBDB]

You are doing brilliantly. Having markers is a great idea. I had a couple of markers on the M6 too - just a little further up from you near J19 (where my childhood home and family are 🏡), then the Lake District too where I studied for 4 years. Next markers were near my in-laws in Scotland and some Memory Lane places in the Highlands.

I logged all my runs and dog walks by doing my total step count each day.

Happy homeward run! ☺️

[Banana12 Graduate10]

You smashed it DD. Huge congratulations. 🏅 🎖 🥇

[Hidden in reply to Banana12]

Thank you! I’d hoped I’d be a little quicker but the IC had other ideas. Still pleased as punch though 😀. It has certainly been a great incentive to keep getting out there through the winter weather. Now roll on summer sunshine 🌞

[Fionamags Graduate10]

Brilliant - with loads of time to spare too! Have you seen they are now doing JoGLe??? Also, since you're in Scotland you could join me on the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 10k. A few of us are doing it - weekend of 29th May - although you can choose when to do it. 😉

[Hidden in reply to Fionamags]

Oooh .... I shall have a look at the Edinburgh 10k. Hopefully I’ll get to run in Scotland for real again at some point when we are finally able to visit my in-laws. I haven’t seen JOGLE either so shall take a look. Thanks FM xx

[Fionamags Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Brilliant! We will be joined by dijep PandaCory and Hareshaw-Granny 🚀

[PandaCory Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Yaas! Well done! I finished at the beginning of April & the (very nice) t-shirt came shortly after. I might've worn it a few times... I'm now doing JOGLE as well, but managed to resist the North Coast 500 for now. I'm doing the Edinburgh 10k, but am slightly apprehensive about it since I'm running so badly just now. I'm aiming just to limp round at a snail's pace (no change there 😄) until I get it done. Join us....

[Hidden in reply to PandaCory]

Hi PandaCory. You are all doing a good job on me this morning! I am seriously thinking about it now though I’ll need to really get my act together and start clocking up some longer runs...... 😄

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Congratulations to you Dell-dot on completing Lejog, I hope you are very proud of yourself 😊 🏃🏾

[Hidden in reply to AlMorr]

Thank you Al! Yes, pleased as anything. I need to look for something else now. Fionamags has just told me about JOGLE - running all the way back! 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Bit late now, but perhaps something for you like COGH challenge could be repeated sometime for people who missed it the first time.

[dijep Graduate10]

Congratulations 🎊 🎉 🎈Brilliant achievement.

It's amazing how all those dog walks and runs add up to such a monumental distance.

Yes comes on join us for the virtual Edinburgh 10k...

Although I have a feeling I'll be doing mine in July as I'm still propped up on the IC.

[Hidden in reply to dijep]

I doubt that I will be 10k ready by race day but I’ll take a look. I need something to work towards. How’s the IC treating you?

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Delly I’ve signed up for the Edinburgh Festival 10k (as the vitality London has been postponed until later in the year) then I discovered you have a whole year to complete your 10k, so anytime you are ready will work 🤗

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thank you! Now I’m seriously thinking about it 😀

[dijep Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Well on the negative side since the physios prodding I've had backache ☹️, on the positive my leg is much better 😊I think the exercises are helping though, back for another session next week.

Yes as JorgeRuns says you can do the Edinburgh 10k any time which is great as I'll probably be doing it in the autumn at this rate.

[Hidden in reply to dijep]

Glad to read the physio is having some positive effects. Hopefully the back pain will ease by itself. Right, I’m going to check out the 10k....... ☺️

[Raisemeup 60minGraduate]

Congratulations 🎊 if you wait for me to get to the 10k finishing line, you might get a bit bored! but I'm going to turn up one fine day. Best wishes ☺️

[Hidden in reply to Raisemeup]

Thank you! Oh they’re all doing their best to talk me into it..... I feel a restart of The Magic Plan coming on 😆 Happy running

[Scruff55 60minGraduate]

🎉 woohoo🎉🎉👏👏👏👋👋👋🌸🌸🤩🤩really well done DD.

[Hidden in reply to Scruff55]

Thank you Scruff. I’m looking for my next adventure now..... looks like there’s a 10k on the (distant) horizon 🙂

[Scruff55 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

I’m still only doing occasional 5 ks due to niggling hip. Plucking up the courage to go to a physio 🤣🤣🤞🤞

[roseabi]

Congratulations!!!

[Hidden in reply to roseabi]

Thank you roseabi. Time to start working on a steady return to 10k now 😃