From Ian Boon on course:
"Around 110 miles. Nice tailwind to start, seems to be in good spirits despite first feed being half hour late.
Bit of east in the wind now but certainly shifting"
Today at 0500 Pete Dyson (Bath CC) set off from the Rowland Hill statue, King Edward Street, London. He is attempting to break the RRA London to Edinburgh record set in 2021 by Michael Broadwith.
Current record: 17.42.47
Tracking link
live.garmin.com/session/1a83…
Our Year 8s made history at the English Schools Swimming Association National Championships!
Well done to Alexander, Avir, Henry, Jeremy, Joe, Johnny, Louis, Lucas, Nathaniel, Ronan, Stephen, Tom, Veer the winning team.
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Book launch! I'll be talking about Further in Tring on 26th June with no less a bike rider than Land's End to John O'Groats record holder @24HourMaths.
We have the amazing Michael Hutchinson coming to Tring to discuss his new book, 'Further : Seeking the Distant Limits of Cycling Endurance'. @Doctor_Hutch
He'll be in conversation with our own endurance cyclist, Michael Broadwith
tringbookfestival.co.uk/venu…
Out on 12th June from @AtlanticBooks! I loved researching and writing this, about ultra riders and races, and about my own attempts at that sort of thing. I talked to some brilliant people, and learned a lot about how to they keep themselves in one piece for hours, days or weeks.