She's Attempting the LEJoG Record

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Sitting here in the middle of November, June 2027 might seem a long way off. There’s a lady out there, however, that has June 2027 already circled on the calendar. Caroline Livesey is a Scottish elite gravel and endurance cyclist. Recently, she smashed the women’s Fastest Known Time of the NC500 - a 516-mile route around the north of Scotland on a touring route called the North Coast 500. In June, she will be attempting to set a speed record on the 874-mile Scottish route from Land’s End to John O’ Groats, affectionately known as “LEJoG.” The women’s LEJoG record is 51 hours, 5 minutes, 27 seconds. Livesey’s goal is to do the route in under 48 hours. Livesey makes these endurance attempts as a way to raise both money and awareness for a foundation she and her husband started, Peak Education Nepal, which gives opportunity for children in Nepal to have access to schools that they wouldn’t otherwise have. She planned June for the attempt to take advantage of maximum daylight. She will use two bikes during the ride, a road bike and a time trial bike. As she said in Cycling Weekly, “We still don’t know what women are capable of, especially slightly-older women.” Caroline Livesey will be 48 when she begins her attempt. I’ll update in June. In the meantime, happy training, Caroline! Link is to a video of Livesey talking about Peak Education Nepal: