Tag: James Watson
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A week on wheels
It’s been over three weeks now since I rode into Hull after six days on the saddle. I’d spent the past 250+ miles wondering how I might feel at the sight of the Humber bridge, and at no point did I expect the tide of emotion that welled my eyes at this point. Neither did…
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Day 4: 2nd Sep
If yesterday was a lesson in contingency, today was a lesson in complacency. Still sore from 50 miles up, down and over the Pennines, I began to treat this as a rest day. 30 miles along the flat was nothing compared to yesterday’s ordeal, but it was still a 30 mile bike ride! I also…
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Day 3: 1st Sep
I always knew this would be a day of ups and downs, but I probably didn’t expect the emotional rollercoaster as well. It was to be a lesson in planning, in having contingency plan A, plan B, plan C, and knowing when to put them in to action! When I mentioned at Faireys which bands…
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#TPTsolo – why
I am riding the Trans Pennine Trail for three main reasons. Firstly, it is something I’ve been meaning to do for many years since I lived very close by to it in Stockport. I met a man there once who was riding it in its entirety, section by section over various weekends. It sounded like a…