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SRMR – 2

Saturday 6th August. Arriving into Osh airport, I joined a mass of people in a sort of line to get through passport control. After 20 minutes of not much moving, people got impatient and started pushing in. A woman got very angry about this and a bit of a verbal fight broke out. The policeContinueContinue reading “SRMR – 2”

SRMR – 1

The Silk Road Mountain Race has been on my radar for years. Kyrgyzstan was somewhere I have wanted to go for a while and once I heard about Silk Road, I knew I wanted to do it. So I put an entry in for 2021, however with the complications of Covid, deferred until 2022. AContinueContinue reading “SRMR – 1”

Italy Divide – Day 2

Mud, Cows, Rome, Rain, Dogs… 158.75 Miles 16:14:00 Moving Time 19:33:05 Elapsed Time 12,425ft Elevation 9.8mph Average Stopping around 1.30 am this morning and waking at 4.30am didnt really give me much of a sleep with the riders still coming past. Lesson learned, I will not sleep this close to the trail again. Anyway, IContinueContinue reading “Italy Divide – Day 2”

Italy Divide – Day 1

141.93 Miles 11:00:00 Moving Time 11:55:38 Elapsed Time 7,848ft Elevation 12.9mph Average 1 Volcano We finally set off in the early afternoon, when the temperature was at its height for the day. And what better way to raise the heat, by climbing up Mt. Vesuvius! The pace was high and I was mindful of stayingContinueContinue reading “Italy Divide – Day 1”

Italy Divide – Pre Start

Italy Divide is a 780 odd mile bikepacking event from Pompeii, to Lake Garda. The website says it… ‘follows fast rolling gravel roads (Francigena/Eurovelo7) with quite technical mtb trails (Via degli Dei/Lessinia/Monte Baldo) in between to explore the wild and remote parts of Italy with a plenty mix of history along the trail. You willContinueContinue reading “Italy Divide – Pre Start”

HT550 – Pre start

The Highland Trail 550 is a self-supported mountain bike route 550 miles in length with over 16000m of climbing. The route was created by Alan Goldsmith to prep for the Colorado Trail Race, but it has become a massive event in its own right. From https://highlandtrail550.weebly.com/route.html I’m excited and nervous, probably in equal measure. It’sContinueContinue reading “HT550 – Pre start”

Hell of the North West 2021

Up then down, then up then down, then up some more… 520 Miles Too many feet of climbing 60 ish hours The Hell of the North West is a road based long distance bike ‘race’ (it’s not a race). Its 520 miles with over 45,000 ft of climbing. The route was made by Dan JonesContinueContinue reading “Hell of the North West 2021”

Dales Divide Race 2020

55 hours 15 minutes of the whatever the North could throw at me. The Dales Divide is a 600km mixed terrain route with 9000m of climbing. Having heard of the route last year and with it being not far from where I live, it had always been my plan to complete the route in someContinueContinue reading “Dales Divide Race 2020”

All Points North 2019 – Day 2, and the rest

275.75 Miles 19:58:25 Moving Time 23:07:55 Elapsed Time 11,418ft Climbed X2 giant bowls of curry devoured at the finish! Waking up with my alarm at 3am was actually a relief as my constant shuffling in my sleep during the night turned the light and fan on with the movement sensor. Oh well, feeling somewhat refreshed,ContinueContinue reading “All Points North 2019 – Day 2, and the rest”

All Points North 2019 – Day 1(and a bit)

293.24 Miles 23:50:54 Moving Time 26:45:13 Elapsed Time 26,061 ft climbed 9 croissants consumed The start was great, everyone turned the right out of the HQ and then the next junction everyone went off in different directions, it was like wacky races. Getting out off Sheffield was a series of crossing paths with other racers,ContinueContinue reading “All Points North 2019 – Day 1(and a bit)”