LEJOG4 50 mile marker

[David_G]

Hi everyone, along with a number of others on here I’m doing the virtual Lands End to John O’Groats challenge🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

So far things are going well and I passed the 50 mile mark this morning🙂 I’m going to try to do it all by running🤞 That’s fine at the moment while the weather’s OK and I can work from home, but I’m not sure whether it’s feasible when I return to the office😳

I’ll post progress reports on here from time to time, especially when I get more postcards😊

Good luck everyone doing LEJOG, we can do this!

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

Congratulations on getting to 50 miles on LEJOG4, while the weather is nice you can run, however, perhaps later in the year you could do some walking as well.

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to AlMorr]

Thanks AlMorr, I really want to run it all if I possibly can!🏃‍♂️🤞 Luckily I have every Wednesday off these days as I’m part time (by choice now my mortgage is repaid!) so I have a bit more flexibility than most of our VRBs😊

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Woohoo well done David! You got your postcard pronto. I passed 50 miles on Sunday and only received mine yesterday, 11 miles later. But it’s here now. 😀

It’s fun isn’t it? I can’t wait to leave the A30, but the M5 is going be long too I fear! I ran 10 miles this morning which boosted my total to 71 ish. Next goal, sub 800 miles to go! 🤣

Happy running. (I’m counting runs and walks) 😀

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks CCM, I love this challenge! I think the A30 is over 100 miles long, so I’m about halfway there🙂

I’ve created myself a whizzy spreadsheet to store all my data. It changes colours depending on how I’m doing against my self-imposed targets, which I’m hoping will keep me motivated!😊

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon in reply to David_G]

Ooooohhhh that sounds intriguing David! How wonderful. 😀 I’m afraid whizzy spreadsheets aren’t in my repertoire!

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Ahh, I have the advantage then, but only because I use them all the time in my Data Analyst job!😊🤣

[Buddy34 Half Marathon]

Well done David on reaching 50 miles on LEJOG. I'm also on LEJOG4 and loving it, its a great challenge 😊😊

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to Buddy34]

Thanks Buddy34, see you in virtual JOG!🙂👍

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

Well done David, it sounds like everyone taking part in this are having great fun on their journeys.

I like that you get postcards along the route too.

[CBDB]

Postcard!!!! Well done! 🤩🤩👏🏾🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♀️🚀

[Hidden]

A super start! Well done. 50 miles in is already quite an achievement too. Onwards and literally upwards 😊

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to Hidden]

Thanks GTFC I’m really enjoying it, and the postcards are a great incentive. Like many others I’ve seen on Strava, I’ve ordered a wall map of the UK so I can plot my route. I can also print off the postcards as I get them and add them to my wall map!🙂👍

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

👍Well done David! I admire the commitment - you LEJOG runners and walkers are braver than me! 😂

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to Sandraj39]

Thanks Sandraj39, it’s a great challenge and I think everyone is enjoying it so far! Hope that continues as the autumn and winter set in.🙂🤞