Tag: road biking
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Day 7. Gowrie Park to Cradle Mountain. 24 Miles.
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241 Miles / 388 KM What a day!! Today was basically just one GIANT hill. I knew the distance wasn’t far today but the hill was over 1300m total elevation. “Don’t fear moving slowly forward. Fear standing still.” I was lazy this morning and let my body wake up on…
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Day 5. Resting up in Launceston.
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Still no riding 🙁 Today I took the bus from St Helens to launceston! We left at 8.30 and arrived just after 11. The scenery was beautiful the whole way and it made me really sad to miss out on this on the bike. Today I woke up not much…
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Day 2. Little Swanport to Bicheno. 47 Miles.
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Today my watch is actually charged and I can get more accurate numbers from the ride! I hit a high speed of 50.5km/hr today! Which yes, was on the straight downhill from the big ass hill at the end! 3000 calories… how about double that with the amount of wind…
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Happy New Year!
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A 2020 post, better late than never! Already half way through January, it feels like the last 2 weeks have totally flown by! The New Year always brings new goals and expectations… but this year my only ‘resolution’ is to be more present. To enjoy where I am, who I’m…
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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 20. Fort William to Inverness. 68 Miles.
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923 Miles / 1486 km Well…. today. As soon as I woke up I knew It wasn’t gonna be a good day. As soon as I woke up from a mere 4 hours of sleep. the girls in the dorm last night/this morning were a nightmare. Firstly, two of them…
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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 11. Scafell Pike (978m) & Grasmere to Langdale. 9 Miles.
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581 Miles/ 935 km Today is peak 2 of 3 day! Time to climb to the highest point in England. The weather looked good this morning, a lot of cloud, maybe some sunshine, but no rain and the wind didnt look too bad either. I was much more excited about…
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Day 10. Southport to Grasmere (Lake District). 81 Miles.
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572 Miles / 921 km So If I’ve calculated the miles anywhere near right, I would be almost half way right now! Today I rode through Merseyside, Lancashire and ended up in Cumbria! I have arrived in the Lake District. I was dreading today, with the amount of milage I…
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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,…