I'm unicycling from Land's End to John O'Groats, to raise money for two amazing charities. I'm doing this solo and unsupported, and aiming to complete the route in two and a half weeks.

Why am I doing this? It's admittedly a slightly mad idea, but after a few challenging years of youth work in Luton, Rebecca and I are now having a relatively comfortable life training in Durham, and are keen to keep giving while we're here. I'm riding for two great causes - check out the fundraising page for more info, and to donate!

I'm at John O'Groats!

Stats:*

• Distance covered: 800 miles

• Hills climbed: 33000ft

• Mars bars eaten: 18

• Lucozade consumed: 6l

• "You've lost a wheel count": 6

• Times fallen off: 0

*This is for all the riding I've done: after making it from Land's End to Stratford over the first five days, I was sadly forced to temporarily abandon the ride partway through day 6, due to injury, missing the ~200 miles between Coventry and Durham. After a couple of additional days recovering in Durham, I'm now hoping to complete the remainder of the ride from Durham to John O'Groats.

Any and all support is massively appreciated! In particular...

• Donate! That's what this is all about - head over to the fundraising page for details.

• If you'd like to come and join me for a stretch of the route, let me know. You're very welcome whether on one or multiple wheels, or even to turn up and provide snacks.

• Get in touch at lejogunicycle24@gmail.com if you have any questions

I haven't done a ride that's even close to this magnitude since 2011. In 2016, I had my first (and only) serious unicycling accident, as the geared hub on my unicycle broke while I was riding, throwing me off and landing me in hospital with a torn ACL. It took a couple of years to recover and rebuild my confidence, and I hadn't done any significant distance rides since then until I started training for this a few months ago.

Over the last few months, I've spent a lot of time out on the road, in weather from heatwaves to storms, building up my fitness. There are some numbers below for those who are interested - but in short, I'm feeling ready.

Training stats (last updated 26/08/24):

• Total distance: 1220 miles

• Hills climbed: 61500ft

• Longest ride: 80 miles

• Lucozade drunk: 7l

• Mars bars eaten: 19

• "You've lost a wheel" count: 8

• Times fallen off: 3