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macar

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378 posts

201 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Whats a good time for LEJOG,assume setting off first light on a hopefully sunny June day, whats the ETA for John O'Groats?
PS In a car with some respect for speed limits when plods up.

snoopstah

391 posts

254 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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According to Google:

Google said:
837 mi – about 14 hours 55 mins
You could probably shave 10% off that time without too much difficulty.

B0LLIKS

414 posts

201 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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hi, if its any help, i drove a couple of times from poole to banff, not quite J.O.G, stopping of at newcastle upon tyne to visit a mate for half hour, that took 16 hours. but there were quite a few road works i remember.

cheadle hulme

2,502 posts

213 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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I cycled it in 8 days unsupported which isn't much help.

sticking to motorways? 2 drivers? weekend?

You'd get there at sunset.

K87

2,111 posts

218 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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cheadle hulme said:
I cycled it in 8 days unsupported which isn't much help.

sticking to motorways? 2 drivers? weekend?

You'd get there at sunset.
Good effort, I did it in 18 days, but I was only 12!

Fleckers

2,880 posts

232 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Have a look at Top Gear, they sort of did the trip racing a letter in that 4 door 911 thingy


Dick_Phallus

1,155 posts

215 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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I did in 13 hours from Bristol with me doing all the driving.

AyBee

11,363 posts

233 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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K87 said:
cheadle hulme said:
I cycled it in 8 days unsupported which isn't much help.

sticking to motorways? 2 drivers? weekend?

You'd get there at sunset.
Good effort, I did it in 18 days, but I was only 12!
12 and a half when I was 14 and carrying all my stuff tongue out Want to do it again, travelling light and would aim for about 7.

Sorry OP, can't help you out, I'd suggest taking the google route and subracting about 2 hours!

K87

2,111 posts

218 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Yer me too, that was on a crappy old mountain bike just me and mum. Would love to do it again on proper racerss with a bigger group.