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Paul Berney
Nov 30, 20201 min read
11 Tips to complete the Rapha Festive 500
It's almost December and the internet and social media are already full of training plans and motivational advice for completing the...
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Paul Berney
Nov 2, 20205 min read
The need to compete
Over the weekend I went for a run with a good friend James over some hilly and boggy moorland in Cornwall. It was my first run for over...
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Paul Berney
Oct 19, 20207 min read
Into the wild (sort of)
I could present you with a carefully curated version of events in my blog. I could miss out all of the fuck up’s and give you an edited...
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Paul Berney
Sep 9, 20205 min read
Aesir Aesir Baby
My first impressions after one month and 1500km with the Meteor Works Aesir
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Paul Berney
Sep 6, 20205 min read
Castle to Castle Wrap up
Photo courtesy of Northumberlense. Let's start with the numbers; Distance ridden: 800.5km! Meters climbed: 11,172 So somewhere we lost...
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Paul Berney
Sep 5, 20203 min read
Day 8 - The Castle to Castle ride Completed
Yesterday before we had even finished the fantastic Tissington Trail I had already begun to feel the pang of regret that the adventure...
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Paul Berney
Sep 4, 20204 min read
Day 7 - Holmfirth to Ashbourne
It's pretty clear to me now that the reason Komoot has the Pennine Cycle Way as the toughest in the UK is because of the unrelenting...
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Paul Berney
Sep 3, 20205 min read
Day 6 -Settle to Holmfirth - shit gets real
I have written a few times on this blog about long distance rides having both a mental and physical challenge. This is especially true of...
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Paul Berney
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Day 5 - Sedbergh to Settle - that was no rest day
Today was supposed to be an easier day. Only half the distance of the previous four at just 50km. But it definitely didn’t feel like a...
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Paul Berney
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Day 4 - Alston to Sedbergh and a costly mistake
The last time I rode up Hartside Summit was 8 years ago completing the Coast to Coast route over four days with my then 12 year old son,...
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Paul Berney
Aug 31, 20204 min read
Day 3 - Alwinton to Alston - head for the hills
"Where are you heading" asked one of the Triumph motorcycle guys as he watched me put the bags on my bike. "Alston" I replied. "I hope...
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Paul Berney
Aug 30, 20204 min read
Day 2 - Berwick to Alwinton - a journey back in time
"Oh shit. Am I going to die?" said Rachel in no way being over dramatic on finding out this ride would involve a lot of climbing (she...
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Paul Berney
Aug 29, 20203 min read
Day 1 - Edinburgh to Berwick upon Tweed - a great start
Day one of our ride from Edinburgh to Berwick on Tweed
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Paul Berney
Aug 9, 20205 min read
Aesir a go go
Somewhere around 10:30 on Friday night, on tiny lanes weaving their way through the Chiltern hills, in pitch black .....
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Paul Berney
Aug 6, 20202 min read
It's New Bike Day!
I love new bike day. It makes me feel like a 12-year-old again, getting my first ‘racer bike’. Normally that moment is felt only by you...
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Paul Berney
Jul 23, 20205 min read
Achievement Unlocked
Last week I finally did it, riding a 206km loop through Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Paul Berney
Apr 18, 20206 min read
You've got nothing but time on your hands - read a book
Note: I could have easily added links to Amazon to all of these books, but I won’t. I would rather encourage you to buy them or order...
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Paul Berney
Apr 16, 20204 min read
ma ma ma ma ma my Corona*
How's your lockdown going? Obviously cycling doesn’t matter in the face of the daily tragedy of coronavirus. I'm not trying to diminish...
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Paul Berney
Mar 25, 20202 min read
The world turned upside down
Everything has changed, hasn’t it? It seems incredible that whatever we each consider to be our normal life has been turned on its head...
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Paul Berney
Mar 7, 20204 min read
The inspiration to try again tomorrow
This is a photo from one of my favourite ever rides in Mallorca with my eldest, Danny. He rode alongside me on a hybrid bike (in bloody...
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