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Firmer, fitter and faster!
I’ve been on the Go Trek for just over six weeks, I’ve covered 1,736 miles, had 6 rest days, participated in 1 stair race and completed three 100mile plus days! My weight when I left was 64kgs, it is now 61.5kgs. I’m leaner all … Continue reading
The Go Trek – Week Six
It feels like Christmas! Throughout the entire Go Trek we’ve experienced generosity in every form from family, friends and strangers but I think the start of week six has been a record for wonderful gifts. It’s also been exceptionally different … Continue reading
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The Go Trek – Week Five
I’m looking at the sky, it’s cloudy and grey BUT it’s not raining! This week has been the wettest so far and the places we have been have made world news due to the floods! I was told by a … Continue reading
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The Go Trek – Week Four
There have been some big events this week; we kicked off by ElliptiGo’ing the entire length of the River Ahr doing our first century on the GO’s (100 miles in one day), we had our first night camping, we slept … Continue reading
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The Go Trek – Week Three
This week was always going to be a mile stone in the journey – I knew by now that I would be fully into the flow of the trip. (see previous blog – The significance of three weeks) We’d just … Continue reading
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The significance of three weeks
I always think that if I’m going to get into a habit, work into a new routine or see a change physically, mentally or emotionally then the usual amount of time to adjust is about three weeks. We’re exactly three … Continue reading
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The Go Trek – Week Two
I’m writing this blog from Schaijk, a town South of Utrecht in Holland. It’s seems hard to believe that just a week ago we had reached our Southern most destination in the UK and were heading North again towards Harwich. … Continue reading
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The Go Trek – Week One
Just a week ago I was heading to Everton Football Club to join Dave Cornthwaite for the start of our 3000mile journey on ElliptiGo’s. For Dave this would be Expedition number 8 of his expedition 1000 journey and for me … Continue reading
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The GoTrek – Final Preparations
On Tuesday morning Dave Cornthwaite and I will be making our way to Liverpool to start our next adventure; The Go Trek – a world record distance of 3000 mile’s around Western Europe on our ElliptiGo‘s. As we cross five … Continue reading
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The Go Trek
In 2011 I got an email from a guy named Dave Cornthwaite, he was working with an editor who we both knew and was also in Pokhara learning to paraglide with some of my friends… He introduced himself and signed … Continue reading