This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged, having documented the preparation for and eventually my solo, unsupported journey from Lands End to John O’Groats (LEJOG).

Now, whilst that was an enjoyable thing to do and offered me a great opportunity to look back on the two weeks it was still more of  a virtual experience (obviously!). One ambition that I have harboured for longer than I can remember is to have my name appear as an author upon the cover of a published book. Well, I’m pleased to say that I have been able to see my dreams come to fruition…

…my little old blog has only gone and got published. Admittedly it’s only thanks to the advance of technology, but still…it’s only gone and got published! One Man and LEJOG is now available in paperback from Amazon (as well as other bookstores), priced at £4.99 – and is a collection of the words from the original blog alongside the route maps and a selection of photos that I took along the route.

Having my name on a book (albeit self-published) is something that I’ve always wanted to see, and I hope that it proves entertaining to those who buy it and perhaps helps others who are planning on making the trip themselves one day.

Also, thanks to Amazon’s wonderful Kindle Direct Publishing facility my words are now available in e-Book format to anybody that has in their possession a Kindle…and I’ve also been interviewed about the whole process by Ben East for Abu Dhabi’s The National newspaper.

If anybody reading this does indeed have a Kindle and would like to purchase One Man and LEJOG to read upon it, you can do so on Amazon UK’s Kindle Store where it is currently available at £1.71.

If you have already purchased either version, thank you! Seeing my name up there in Amazon’s ‘Best Sellers in Cycling’ chart alongside some famous names within cycling such as Sir Chris Hoy and Mark Beaumont is humbling to say the least…but it does also fill me with a great sense of pride (aww, shucks!).