TransAtlanticWay 2019 - Reflections
In the days, weeks, and months after completing the TAW, numerous reflections, thoughts, and conclusions came to mind. I’ve tried to...
In the days, weeks, and months after completing the TAW, numerous reflections, thoughts, and conclusions came to mind. I’ve tried to...
I awoke to a hard surface pressing into my head, my little inflatable pillow had finally given up on me and developed a hole. It had...
Jack and I roused to another grey, cold and overcast day. We knew we were getting close to the end of the race with around 500km to go,...
Jack and I awoke at 04:30 to a grey and overcast day. Of all the mornings across this race, in terms of enthusiasm levels, this day was...
A remarkable sight waited for us when we got up on our sixth day, the Twelve Bens glowering in the distance. I had climbed many of them...
After a cold night with heavy rain, I woke up shivering again. I felt stiff and sore, but I had been woken up at one point during the...
I woke up shivering. It turned out the spot we had chosen was quite exposed to wind which resulted in us getting nippy over the duration...
We awoke (at 05:00 again…) to find that the spot we had chosen was on a cliff face, overlooking Gweebarra Bay, which made for quite a...
The second day of the TAW started off spectacularly, despite a 5am alarm clock to get us up. We were treated to a memorable sunrise...
Given the race didn’t start until 11am, we were able to have a little lie in before arising and getting ready. I remember recalling how I...
The TAW started on Thursday 6th June at 11am at the National Aquatic Centre just outside of Dublin City in Blanchardstown. On the Monday...
The racing and yoga training continued up till a couple of weeks before the TAW where we decided a short overnight trip was in order to...
After a week of gallivanting in Ireland, I was back in London and looking to commence the final tune up for the TAW, which was only...
Coming up to Easter, I had been planning to go home to Dublin for a friends’ wedding. My parents decided to drive over as well (they live...
The next preparation ride was one Jack and I were really looking forward to. One of Brompton’s suppliers, Jagwire, who supply us with...
The next training ride consisted of a 1-day ride where we planned to break the 300km barrier in a single day, the distance we were aiming...
After a bit of time off away from cycling due to other commitments and a skiing holiday (where I was constantly worried about injuring...
The next preparation ride we decided to undertake was a single day ride of approximately 250km. This would help us to see what it was...
This is an account of the TransAtlanticWay Race which I completed in 2019. It attempts to capture the thought and effort made in...
The first of our preparation rides was an overnight trip from Guildford to Canterbury, and then Canterbury to Brighton, before a train...