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Trans Atlantic Way Day 1 Report

Posted October 4, 2019 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 0 Comments

Thursday June 6, 2019: Awrighty then! Ultra Endurance Self Supported Bikepacking Race (slash) Adventure Race (slash) Journey into the Heart of Darkness...

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 2 Report

Posted October 17, 2019 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 3 Comments

Friday June 7, 2019: I awoke well slept in a big comfy hotel bed and immediately thought, I bloody well don't want to be well slept in a big comfy hotel bed. I want to be tired and stiff and on my bloody bike. In...

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 3 Report

Posted November 13, 2019 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 2 Comments

Saturday June 8, 2019: My alarm woke me at 4:30am but I wasn't ready to be awake. It was cold outside the warm embrace of my sleeping bag and I burrowed in further keeping the world at bay for a little while longer. 45 minutes later I...

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 4 Report

Posted January 8, 2020 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 0 Comments

Sunday June 9, 2019: I was awakened by a cold breeze gusting through the open window of the B&B I had holed up in the previous night. Curtains billowing over my bed. What the...

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 5 Report

Posted January 16, 2020 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 2 Comments

Monday June 10, 2019: My alarm woke me from a damn fine sleep at 4:30 am. I was feeling good, well rested although my quads were really sore. Bizarre, never really suffered from quad soreness from cycling before. Maybe my saddle height has shifted? Who knows. I...

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 6 Report

Posted January 24, 2020 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 2 Comments

Tuesday June 11, 2019: It had been a late finish yesterday and I'd been so wired from such an exhilarating day that I hadn't managed to actually fall asleep until well after 2:00 am. I thus gave myself permission to "sleep in" to 7:15 am....

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 7 Report

Posted January 30, 2020 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 0 Comments

Wednesday June 12, 2019: I woke to my alarm at 6 am with a decision to make, left over kebab and fries or wait for the hotel breakfast buffet to open at 7 am. Mmmm, decisions decisions. No doubt one that race leader Dan Harty...

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 8 Report

Posted February 11, 2020 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 2 Comments

Thursday June 13, 2019: I'm up at 5 am with a clarity of purpose. Two and a half days to bang out 700 kilometers, a big chunk of which will need to be completed today. The reality of being 2 days behind my pre-race plan is...

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Trans Atlantic Way Day 9 and 10 Report

Posted February 26, 2020 in 2019 Trans Atlantic Way by Mark Croker 4 Comments

Friday June 14, 2019: Given the late finish the previous night I'd given myself permission to "sleep in" to 6:30 am, which still only gave me around 4 and a half hours sleep. Quite obviously not enough but I'd be barking up the wrong tree if...

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