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Training
Some people just do exercise, and some train. Will is the former. Lisa is the latter. Happily, there is a space where the two can coexist. Lisa will be updating her attempt to train for an ironman triathlon, whilst on a boat, and then we'll be telling you about our voyage from Seattle to LA by bike. Expect stories of how much our bums hurt.
West Coast Cycling - Rest Day in Cambria with Hearst Castle
Our one and only proper rest day came on Day 14/17. Some may say that's a bit late. You would be correct. Given our time again, we would...
lkstockdale
Jul 5, 20223 min read
West Coast Cycling - Part 3 Fort Ross, CA to Los Angeles, CA and Hearst Castle rest day
Day 11/17 Fort Ross, CA to San Francisco, CA 93 miles, 6,716 ft elevation A milestone day! 1,000 miles in the saddle, and the first big...
lkstockdale
Jul 4, 20229 min read
West Coast Cycling - Part 2 North Bend, OR to Fort Ross, CA
Let's call this the gritty middle bit... Following on from our previous post about Days 1-5/17... Day 6/17 North Bend, OR to Gold Beach,...
lkstockdale
Jun 19, 202213 min read
West Coast Cycling - Part 1 Seattle, WA to North bend, OR
Day 1/17 Bremerton, WA to Westport, WA. 111 miles, 3,891ft elevation. With heavy hearts, we left our beloved Seattle, and our beloved...
willpank
Jun 16, 20228 min read
Our final trick - cycling from Seattle to LA
The prep You'll know from our earlier post, prepping for this trip was a bit of a mission. Bike boxes, skiing stuff, snorkels, hot...
willpank
May 29, 20224 min read
Tahiti - and goodbye French Polynesia
Back to Tahiti we went, having spent a glorious few days in Mo’ore’a. Wanting to ease ourselves into civilisation slowly, we rented a car...
lkstockdale
May 18, 20224 min read
Mo'ore'a - paradise island
The Society Islands comprise 14 islands; the western ones are called the Windward Islands (or Îles du Vent), and the eastern ones, the...
lkstockdale
May 13, 20223 min read
Training for an Ironman on a Boat and a Volcano....
As some of you might know, I am trying to train for an ironman triathlon whilst travelling. This consists of a 2.4 mile (3.8km) swim, 112...
lkstockdale
Apr 24, 20224 min read
My Family and Other Animals
Three flights and three days later, we finally made it to the Galapagos! And it's not everyone who gets a welcoming committee right off...
willpank
Mar 15, 20223 min read
Ironman Wales Competition
In September 2021, I entered a Strava competition where you had to clock up 500 minutes of exercise over 3 weeks to get a chance of being...
lkstockdale
Jan 31, 20221 min read
WiggleXHoka Flyers training camp
Lisa's WiggleXHoka training camp weekend
lkstockdale
Jan 31, 20221 min read
The Long Goodbye
Sunday cycle to chat to friends, and eat cake. Mud also featured! One of our mantras in life is ‘efficiency’ (said very tongue-in-cheek)....
Will
Jan 15, 20222 min read
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