{"id":68,"date":"2009-04-20T20:45:09","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T20:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nobugs.org\/lejog\/?p=68"},"modified":"2009-04-20T20:46:42","modified_gmt":"2009-04-20T20:46:42","slug":"cross-country-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobugs.org\/lejog\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Cross country training"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend I was up at Leanachan Forest<\/a> (Fort William) checking out the route for 10 Under the Ben<\/a> which is at the end of May.\u00a0 Much to my surprise, all my LEJOG training has put me in pretty good stead for this.\u00a0 The course largely consists of long energy-sapping climbs on big wide roads!\u00a0 Hurrah, that’s the course for me!\u00a0 Having said that, there’s plenty of weaving through trees (yay!) and the odd heartstopping (potentially literally) rockstrewn descent.<\/p>\n

The drive up to Fort William took us across Rannoch Moor<\/a> and through Glencoe<\/a>, which is the route I’ll be cycling during LEJOG.\u00a0 Awesome scenery, but nowhere to shelter from the wind.\u00a0 So, as an experiment I’ve borrowed a set of aero bars<\/a> for my bike (thanks Tim!) which I’m going to try out over the next few weeks.\u00a0 It’s 600g extra weight to carry, but the reduction in drag is significant (when you can use them).\u00a0 I’m not too sure whether the posture will give me a sore back, so I’ll try them out for a while and see.<\/p>\n

I have now ordered a 22 tooth sprocket for my road bike.\u00a0 The internet suggests that you can switch them over just using a screwdriver, so my plan is to take a 20t and a 22t sprocket and switch between them as required.<\/p>\n

A huge thankyou to all the people who have sponsored me.\u00a0 I got an email from the Sick Kids hospital the other week saying thanks for the fundraising, and so I wanted to pass that thanks onto all of you who’ve donated money!<\/p>\n

ObRandom:\u00a0 Whilst scouring flickr today, I found this<\/a>.\u00a0 It’s not a staged photo.\u00a0 This guy really did cycle Lands End to John O’Groats on a unicycle – read about it in his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– Sponsor me at http:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/andrewbirkett_lejog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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