194.49 Miles 16:19:03 Moving Time 19:47:42 Elapsed Time 15,525 Elevation Gained 11.9mph Average Number of horse and carts overtaken by: 1 Not having the best sleep, I woke around 3am, waking during the night to find myself about 2 metres away from my bike. Shouldn’t have slept on a hill I guess. Anyway, IContinueContinue reading “TCRN07, Day 2: A Forest, Bulgaria – Dupnitsa, Bulgaria”
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TCRN07, Day 1, Burgas, Bulgaria – A Forest, Bulgaria
208.76 Miles 15:09:39 Moving Time 16:36:24 Elapsed Time 12,402ft Elevation 13.8mph Average 10 Litres of water (a guess, but probably pretty close) I arrived in Burgas by plane a couple days before the start so was well rested and starting to adjust to the heat. The race began on Saturday 27th July at 6am.ContinueContinue reading “TCRN07, Day 1, Burgas, Bulgaria – A Forest, Bulgaria”
TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas
TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas The Transcontinental Race. The big one in my eyes. The Transcontinental was the race that caught my attention around 5 years ago while running out of things to search for online at a job that saw me staring out of the window for most ofContinueContinue reading “TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas”
North Coast 500 – 518 Miles in 2 and a bit days
Booking the train from Durham to Inverness, on a cusp of the moment decision a few months before departure, everything seemed straightforward. Finishing work at 5pm on Saturday, riding up to the station to catch the 17.32 from Durham to Newcastle, then the 18.00 from Newcastle to Edinburgh and then the connection from Edinburgh toContinueContinue reading “North Coast 500 – 518 Miles in 2 and a bit days”
A Winter Ride
A planned Winter ride. Out, head to the wind. Back, wind sailing home. Coffee pushes for the first thirty minutes, forcing two unplanned stops. The gradient continues as the gust is unforgiving. Take the first turn for 20 miles, to the right, thundering down the potholed road, break from the wind at last. Over theContinueContinue reading “A Winter Ride”
The Transatlantic Way and my obsession with all things ultra.
Having followed the Transcontinental bike race for a few years, and watching/ reading/ hearing about the recent upsurge in ultra distance / bikepacking races, my urge to race has been growing. I had never heard about the Transcontinental, until a few years ago I read an article somewhere online about a participant. It had aContinueContinue reading “The Transatlantic Way and my obsession with all things ultra.”
Day 2- Stob Cross to Bardon Mill
24/02- 13 mile Total Walked- 28miles After a surprisingly content sleep for the low temperature, I reluctantly emerged from my sleeping bag, unzipped the 2 tent zips awkwardly with my gloved hands and the sun had yet to emerge over the horizon, but it was light enough to see. Iced boots and aContinueContinue reading “Day 2- Stob Cross to Bardon Mill”
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