We start where we ended DAY 1 in Singapore Airport, we are only here for two hours then it is another 2 hour flight into Yangon. I wont bore you with another plane photo, they all look the same. The jet lag kicked in by the time we arrived in Yangon. We landed at 9:30am Sunday morning, the body clock still on UK time thinking … Continue reading MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR 2019 – DAY 2: REST DAY IN YANGON
Here we go then, off on another cycling tour, this time flying out east to Myanmar for the Road to Mandalay Cycle Challenge which is operated by Global Adventure Challenges. I have previously taken part in two other cycle challenges with Global. Riding the DEATH VALLEY CYCLE CHALLENGE in 2016 and the ARIZONA TO LAS VEGAS CYCLE CHALLENGE a year later. I was due to … Continue reading MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR 2019 – DAY 1: TRAVEL DAY
A few words recapping on my Ride London 100 experience. I went in aiming for a sub 5:30 100 miler having missed out by 21 minutes two weeks ago. Could I bounce back and improve by over 21 minutes?? Continue reading RIDE LONDON:SURREY 100 2019 RECAP
A brief recap on my ride around Cheshire in the Evans Cycles Cheshire 100 Sportive. I went for the long route which is 100 miles and set out to attempt to ride 100 miles under 5hrs 30mins for the first time. This is the 2nd of 3 100+ mile sportives in a six week period. Continue reading CHESHIRE 100 2019 SPORTIVE RECAP
Well, this isn’t the blog I had planned to be writing about my three days in New York. The plan had been to blog daily about my time here and post race recaps from the Brooklyn Half Marathon and also the GFNY World Championship race, however, I was not able to take part in either race. During IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA last week, I tore my calf muscle … Continue reading A WEEKEND IN NEW YORK
Now I am all packed and ready to fly out to Mallorca in the morning, I thought I would post my Ironman 70.3 Mallorca gear. Last week I posted my HOPES & DREAMS for race day, let’s hope this gear can help me deliver on those dreams. Pre Race Race morning breakfast for me is a tried and very well tested thing. In fact, every morning I … Continue reading IRONMAN 70.3 MALLORCA 2019 GEAR
In two weeks time, I will be riding in the GFNY World Championship New York Gran Fondo. This is a 100-mile bike race with over 8,500ft of climbing. It starts at the George Washington Bridge in New York, the route goes upstate to Bear Mountain and back again to finish in Fort Lee New Jersey. This race falls 8 days after Ironman 70.3 Mallorca and … Continue reading GFNY NEW YORK 2019 HOPES & DREAMS
This is my review of how things went for me during 2017. This was my second year of running, but really the first year where I actually had some structure to it. Continue reading 2017 REVIEW
On October 8th a group of 44 cyclists arrived in Cameron Arizona with a range of abilities but all with the same shared goal. Riding 300+ miles from Cameron Arizona, along the Grand Canyon, through the Arizona desert arriving at Last Vegas 5 days later. This is my personal account of how things went from my eyes, we all will have differing stories along the way but I hope you enjoy mine. Continue reading ARIZONA TO LAS VEGAS CYCLE CHALLENGE 2017
After July’s GoTri this was my first attempt at a Sprint distance triathlon and forms part of my continuing training towards a full Ironman in Bolton next July. Continue reading LAST OF THE SUMMER TRI 2017 RACE RECAP
The Cheshire Runner. 