Fat Bloke on a Bike

My neighbour John tells me about some of his ex work colleagues who often say 'I wish I hadn't retired' or, 'I've got nothing to do' with a, ' Woe is me' and 'I'm bored!' That's hogwash. A much more positive ex-work colleague of mine said to me a couple of years ago and 10 years or so after his retirement, 'I just don't know where I ever found the time to work, Wayne.' Truly that's how it is. With a bit of enthusiasm and some wonky ideas from the less feeble minded, the World will always be our oyster. So what am I planning? I remember the day I started the LEJOG thing thinking 'oh hell what have I done!' The whole idea on day one of almost 1200 miles was just too big a challenge to comprehend. I had never done anything like it before unless on my motorbike and I recall just how the anxiety and trembles descended on me as it did during periods of hard stress just before retiring from work. Gives me the...

Hello again Ladles and Jelly Spoons.  Big read coming up.... Wow!  How time has flown.  Here I am sat in a dark winter encrusted room thinking about last year's ride and the coming year on my 'five bar gate' (Koga cronk / bike..).  Oh boy how I'm looking forward to it. For sure the LEJOG thing has completely blown the fearful cobwebs from my mind and now all long distance bike rides are fair game.   I have found what is possible and that there is life in this fat old dog yet.  A chat about age with one of my 70 something neighbours has reminded me that if we do not use it we will lose it .  Keep fit young man and God willing there will be many more adventures ahead. In my last blog I did say that I would do a write up about the LEJOG thing.  Kinda my memoirs about the whole shebang and it's impact on me.  So here goes. Overall I only lost 1 inch from my waist; that's about 4kgs in weight.  That's nowt really and means that I will...