Twitter Updates for Team Pickle on LEJOG 2010-05-02

• #LEJOG we’re all gods children and he treats us all with equal disdain #
• #LEJOG yes i love scotland and punctures and famine and pestilence all the horse men me the apocalypse #
• #LEJOG edinburgh 18miles zoom zoom #
• #LEJOG just seen a sign for innerleithen so close and so the wrong bike #
• #LEJOG passing through edinburgh on way to Dunfermline. 20miles to go. #
• #LEJOG forth road bridge in sight #
• #LEJOG on the forth road bridge. Windy! It shakes loads more than you expect too #
• #LEJOG i have procured about 5kg of ice from a nice pub. I asked for a small bag oh well ankle getting a full freeze tonight #
• #LEJOG day 10 100miles from Dunfermline to newtonmore. Weather looks good and i have a work mate along for part of the morning. #
• #LEJOG made it to crieff. Hard going with wind head on but good to have company #
• #LEJOG thanks to @fiwallis for the rawhide ref this am v funny if cloSe to bone #
• #LEJOG russ work mate and effective wind break is leaving now. Great to have had the company. Onwards #
• #LEJOG arriving in amulree #
• #LEJOG made it to aberfeldy feeling fairly shot and a long way to go #
• #LEJOG tumell bridge tick. Bags of energy Ooops left that behind todax #
• #LEJOG you’re all nuts but bought a smile to am otherwise painful day. Saying that sun just put in brief appearance. 20+ to go! #
• #LEJOG dalnacardoch lodge done #
• #LEJOG 102 miles 7680ft add a head wind cake for 12 hrs and the result is one broken pickle #
• #LEJOG day 10 pain arse grrr wind knee pain up and up thirsty grrr wind tired arse b&b tired soft sheet grrr bed Zzzz #
• #LEJOG day 11 i’ve forgotten where i am. but have to get to tain tonight about 100miles away. hoping for better day less ascent. #
• #LEJOG reached carrbridge. Had too much breakfast and feel like a weeble #
• #LEJOG name it to tomatin feeling good loving the tail wind! Dont tell me you weren’t checking out my bum. #
• #LEJOG You’ve gone and got sick on my trainers. Trucking along #
• #LEJOG She came to my show just to hear about my day. Sweat box laserbeams flashing lights! #
• #LEJOG just gone over inverness bridge. Light showers added to the mix so far so good. #
• #LEJOG made it over various bridges to dingwall. 20ish miles to todays finish. Feels like i might actually finish it all. Touch of rain … #
• #LEJOG i am drinking tea and eating more flapjack in Tain! 89miles and 4835ft of ascent. Smugness is mine. #
• #LEJOG looks like final day will be ok from a distance respective. 70 to jog and about 10 back to wick. Hurrah #
• #LEJOG just seen weather forecast, I think i dodged a bullet. Rain should pass overnight clears up in morning. Who trusts the forecast? #
• #LEJOG tain to john o groats. Didnt think i would really end up saying that! About 70miles which is reasonably flat. Here we go. #
• #LEJOG thanks for all the support this morning. Sadly no one to meet me at end but should still be fun! #
• #LEJOG just passing through Brora weather ok no rain and wind really helping push me along. #
• #LEJOG can tick off helmsdale now too. 33 miles down a few more to go. #
• #LEJOG made it to latheron #
• #LEJOG when lambs run their ears flap up and down. Its cute. #
• #LEJOG guess where i am. Now come on guess. No. Wick! So close. #
• #LEJOG mines a large whisky please. This is the furthest north i’ve been in uk #
• #LEJOG 86miles 4000 ft ascent 5hrs dead. Seriously wind assisted mind. Got pic done too. #
• #LEJOG thanks for all the support it has really helped through the less brilliant days. #
• #LEJOG saw a group of army riders doing LEJOG today. Going my way so played tortoise hare with them. Me tortoise. I won. #
• #LEJOG they kindly fed me champaign at jog and tea and then have me a lift back to wick. Result! Sitting in hotel already. #
• #LEJOG tip 3 dont forget your >>10 for the photo at the end as well. #
• #LEJOG day 12 wick has about 5 chinese takeaway apparently no chip shop. Chinese anyone? #
• #LEJOG said it once but will say again. Huge thanks to everyone who has tweeted encouragement been really good for morale of man on bike. #
• #LEJOG day 12 the aftermath. some well earned beers this evening. Nice hotel room and i dont have to get on a bike tomorrow. #
• #LEJOG had a long day getting home but just pulling into manchester now. Its raining gotta love life. #
• Mmmmmbop nearly finished http://tweetphoto.com/20514868 #
• anyone know guy called Tim who is cycling a rickshaw taxi from Aviemore-London for special olympics, I met him but lost his contact details #

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