Last time I looked, a large chunk of the AMR E2E 2012 LEJoG participants seem to be from London. That's probably not surprising since around a sixth of the population lives there.
Now I really like London. It has a real city vibe which - sorry - Glasgow just doesn't match; though on occasion Edinburgh gets close.
However, I don't think I'd relish having to train for LEJoG if I lived there, since it must be so hard to get a decent distance without interruption. Sure, there are loads of parks to choose from and probably cycle routes I've never heard of. In Scotland we really have some excellent routes right on our doorstep, and hilly ones too if it takes your fancy.
Today's ride was this one: http://ridewithgps.com/trips/593126
It's not especially long, but there were hills aplenty and - TMI? - my bum really hurts now. Hopefully the hills will have been good practice.
At Loch Katrine I took a long break as Maria and the boys drove up and met me there. We all had our bikes, but it was just a touch too cold to pootle around at Nathan's stabiliser speed, so we ajourned to the cafe before I rode home.
A great day out.
