Day three already? Where did all those hours go? As we cycle out this morning we face a fairly stiff headwind for the first time (we’re temporarily heading South West) and this serves to blow the cobwebs away. The torrential downpour is a little unnecessary I feel… I mean seriously, we’re up, we’re cycling what …
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Day Two
Up sharp this morning, feeling pretty good considering the exertions of yesterday. It’s worth saying a big thanks to the retained Firefighters of Lochmaddy at this point as they clubbed together to make a generous donation to our cause. Thanks very much guys. So the day kicked off with a 10 mile bike up to …
Day One
We’ve been preparing for this day in some capacity or other for around 11 months now. At no point did I consider my final prep would be 3 hours sleep on a Fire Station floor following an 18 hour day consisting of travel and admin. Never mind. Almost everybody crashed straight out last night as …
11 months to prepare, 4 minutes to failure
Today (Tuesday) has been an incredibly long day for everybody concerned; a six AM start still only left us with about 4 minutes to spare to make check-in for the Skye to North Uist Ferry at two in the afternoon. Some top driving completed by both Neil and Ross in the support crew to get …
Getting our fuel right with High5
Nutrition is going to be a massive factor in how we perform during our trip to the Western Isles and it has been a growing concern over the last wee while about what to eat when we’re cycling, running and kayaking the 300 miles. Thankfully, High5 have provided us with a range of sports’ nutrition …
Usability testing Brasher’s Helium XCR trainers
When we set out planning for the Outer Hebrides Sub 60, our 300 mile mixed cycle, trail run and kayak over two and a half days, we knew straight away that we needed to get our footwear just right. First stop: Brasher! Zoe Brookes suggested we try their new lightweight performance trail and fell running …