08/08/19 197.52 Miles 13:53:42 hrs Moving Time 5,026 ft Gained 14.2 mph Average Speed This morning was the first morning I knew I was going to make it to the finish. Barring any major disaster out of my control, this was the home straight, be it the 450 mile home straight. The finish line hadContinueContinue reading “TCRN07 Day 13: Moulins – Trees near Tubilly”
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One week in…
At the end of my 8th day on the road, I’m hiding from the rain. Drying my soaking tent in a hotel room at the lower end of the price spectrum just on the outskirts of Magdeburg. It’s clean, quiet and warm, so I’m happy. The first week on the road has been and gone.ContinueContinue reading “One week in…”
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”
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”
Day 1- Corbridge to Stobb Cross
23/02- 15 mile Day 1 started with a 07:23 train from Chester-Le-Street, meaning a fully packed bag the previous night and a lift down to the station at a unreasonably early hour. The train was packed with commuters going to Newcastle and I couldn’t help but smirk when I knew they were all going toContinueContinue reading “Day 1- Corbridge to Stobb Cross”
The Reivers Way
Plan Having a few days off work I thought I would plan a walk to get away from sitting in front of a computer all day, as well as test out some new kit which hasn’t of yet seen daylight. The Reivers way, a 150ish mile wander from Corbridge to Alnmouth through historic Northumberland wasContinueContinue reading “The Reivers Way”
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