Tag: long distance cycling
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Day 23. Helmsdale to John O Groats. 54 Miles.
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1064 Miles / 1712 km John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats John O Groats!! Today is the final day… Its a cold, wet start to the day, but a beautiful sunrise over…
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Day 19. Recovery and Reflection.
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Snowdon – Scafell Pike – Ben Nevis For those of you not familiar with the geography of the UK… This is how far I’ve cycled! Today feels like my first real rest day since I’ve been back in the UK. No exercise, No visiting with people, No needing to do…
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Day 18! BEN NEVIS (1345m)
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Funny…. number 18 has always been my favourite number! If you’re still reading along, welcome to day 18. This really is the day I’ve been waiting for… for a long long time. “There’s a mountain top that I’m dreaming of… If you need me your’ll know where I’ll be” Its…
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Day 13. Carlisle to Amisfield (Dumfries). 43 Miles.
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664 miles / 1068 km The weather wasn’t look good today – not this afternoon anyway! After a wonderful night at an airbnb I wasn’t ready for an early start, and to have to get out of the comfiest bed Ive slept in in SO long!! I knew the rain…
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Day 12. Grasmere to Carlisle. 40 Miles.
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621 Miles / 999km Today was a late start, I knew I had an easier and shorter ride today and the weather was looking good this morning. Blue skies and it was feeling warm! I left Grasmere at 11am. The first 5-6 miles were hilly, climbing in and out of…
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Day 8. Conwy to Liverpool. 52 Miles.
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491 Miles / 790 Km Today I was looking forward to the ride… I have 50-ish miles, of mostly flat and I was looking forward to an actual rest day tomorrow! I left Conwy at 8, and enjoyed the quick cycle downhill into town. Then I hit the coastal route,…
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Day 7. Mount Snowdon! (1085m) & Pen-Y-Pass to Conwy. 23 Miles.
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439 Miles / 706 km Today was Mountain day! Peak 1/3. This would really mean I’m a third of the way through this trip/challenge/adventure/mid life crisis! Today was the day no matter what. I didn’t have any other chance to climb this mountain… and low and behold the weather. It…
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Day 6. Gobowen to Pen-Y-Pass (Snowdonia). 55 Miles.
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416 Miles / 670km Wow. What a day. Today I was ready to quit. Well the morning started out fantastic! I got up early but with out needing to leave straight away. Updated my blog for the past two days and finally replied to some messages. This morning was a…
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Day 5. Wye Valley (Goodrich) to Gobowen. 88 Miles.
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361 Miles / 581 Km Last night I slept terribly, despite having a room to myself. I think I was nervous about today and the distance I was needing to make to catch up. So… 7.15 am and I’m checking out of the hostel and on the road by 7.30.…