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BallBuster Duathlon

The Race That Broke Me “Gosh, this is awful” were the words a fellow competitor muttered to me as he ran past. We were 10 minutes into the fifth and final lap of the Ballbuster Duathlon organised by...

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Cycling London to Paris in 24 hours

Cycling from London to Paris is accessible, simple to organise, fun and totally EPIC Last Friday I cycled from London to Paris in 23 hours with Sean Conway. It was my 4th time doing this adventure, I...

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Prove You Can

Running 3 miles I can vividly remember the first time I ran 3 miles. It felt like hell. I was 13 and my school had entered all of us into a 3 mile run in Nottinghill, London. The first thing that...

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Running London to Brighton

Why? “One day I will not be able to do this. Today is not that day.” @digitalsteak @skyschool #motivation pic.twitter.com/sr07xTpoah — Sophie Radcliffe (@challengesophie) April 27, 2014 Part of what I...

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Train Anywhere

Over Easter I went to Normandy for a week. My grandmother owns a traditional thatched farmhouse there, it’s like my refuge. When I’m there life slows down a beat or five. It’s bliss. It would be easy...

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Fisherman’s Friend Strongman Run

“This is going to hurt” I thought to myself barely a few minutes into the race. Already soaked by the rain, my heart was pumping having just leapt over a stack of haybales. With 23kms of running and 34...

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Confidence Training

We cannot underestimate the power of feeling good, strong, happy and confident. For me, this is where progress is made. Follow my blog with Bloglovin Over the last five years I’ve cycled from London to...

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Life’s adventure awaits us all – The Alpine Coast to Coast

Life’s adventure awaits us all. Now is OUR time. (Yes you!) In August 2014 Charley and I are setting off on an adventure. It’s not just any adventure, it’s one we’ve been talking about and planning for...

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Inspiring Adventures – #London2Paris24

Blogging and Inspiring Adventures I don’t think I’ve said this for a while, but writing my blog and you reading and enjoying what I write, is a dream come true. THANK YOU. Sometimes when I worry about...

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Tour du Mont Blanc

“I’ve nearly cracked this,” I thought. Oh how wrong I was. 5kms away from the top of Europe’s longest climb, lungs busting, legs aching and my mind feeling the weight of the challenge ahead. At 28kms...

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The Alpine Coast to Coast Part 1: Slovenia and Austria

Ready? “This doesn’t look like a campsite” I said to Charley in a worried tone as we pulled up outside a camping shop on the outskirts of Trieste, Italy. It was already 5pm and we’d been driving for...

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Climbing Grossglockner – AlpineCoast2Coast, Leg Two

DAY 4: Sunday 3rd August Climbing up to the Studlhutte hut, Grossglockner It was Day 4 and the previous days had been quite full on. I’d cycled 145kms from Trieste to Trenta in Slovenia, we’d climbed...

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She believed she could and so she did

So much has happened since I last wrote a blog on the Alpine Coast to Coast I could write a book! I wish I’d had more time to blog along the way but after a long day in the mountains or on my bike,...

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One Step Too Far on Mont Blanc

Climbing Mont Blanc – Summit 6 of Alpine Coast to Coast It’s 2:30am and I’m lying on the floor of the men’s toilets in the Tete Rousse hut at 3176 metres, writhing around with pain. Day 21 of the...

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The final hurdle(s) – The Alpine Coast to Coast

I’ve done so little… It’s amazing how I seem to be able to pack so little into my rest days. I look forward to them with pleasure, I wake up comfortable and happy in the knowledge that today I don’t...

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Feeling Empty

Eight days ago I arrived at the beach in Monaco and in doing so completed the world’s first Alpine Coast to Coast. My mission: to climb the highest peaks in each of the eight Alpine countries and cycle...

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Why I love Ironman Wales

Two weeks after completing The Alpine Coast to Coast, I asked my body to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and run 26.2 miles, to reach the red carpet and cross the finish line at Ironman Wales. It over...

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My Top 5 Winter Training Tips

Winter is here, there’s no denying it. We had our first big snowfall in Chamonix on Saturday night and the difference to our playground was quite breathtaking. The snow is beautiful but it means I have...

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The Vertical KM, Chamonix

Heading in a vertical direction from the centre of Chamonix is a 1km trail that zig zags up the side of the mountain underneath the Brevent chair lift. Known as The Vertical Kilometre, no matter what...

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How to train for cycling London to Paris in 24 hours

Fancy cycling London to Paris in 24 hours? Now’s your chance! We’ve just launched the inaugural, fully supported, London to Paris sportive. http://www.londontoparissportive.com Our dream and aim is to...

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