#86 VIEW FROM THE END OF THE MAP

Life at the extremes… LEJoG Day 86 Day 86 pre-amble “But Arron, you’re not the end of the country yet. How can you be at the ‘end of the map’?” Allow me to explain… A couple of days ago, I said that Ian Botham was the first LEJoG walker I became aware of, in 1985. […]

#85 PARTING LIKE THE 9’N’99

Two Thousand Two Two, journey (nearly) over Oops, (almost) out of time LEJoG Day 85 Day 85 pre-amble A music obsessive almost to the very end, I’m obviously playing on the lyrics to Prince’s ‘1999’ with today’s post title. But why? Well… the main event on this, the shortest stage in 40 days over THREE […]

#84 JUST ME & ‘CHART MUSIC’ VERSUS THE ROAD

“Ay up you pop-crazed youngsters, and welcome to…” the last episode before I finish LEJoG… Day 84 Day 84 pre-amble Prelude: yesterday’s teaser… My first awareness of anyone walking from Land’s End to John o’ Groats was Ian Botham’s walk for leukaemia research in November 1985. He walked the other way in fact, something I […]

#83 DUNROBIN (NOT YET DUNROAMIN)

Five years, my feet hurt a lot… LEJoG Day 83 Day 83 pre-amble Well actually, they don’t. Not right now, a week after this walk. And not during the walk either, though they did hurt a bit four days later. The heel seems a lot better this year – my weekly mileage remains down, which […]