Until several years ago, I would never have made the connection between Coed y Brenin and trail running. But everything changed when commentator and Salmon community manager, Matt Ward created the sell-out race, Trail Marathon Wales, and subsequently the UK's first bespoke trail running centre, Run Coed y
On Day 2 of Dave and Tobias’ road trip around all 15 of Britain’s National Parks, they swapped canoes for fat bikes, on a taster version of the Peak200 bike packing route in middle England’s Peak District. They got a lot more than they bargained for, as Storm Desmond grips the country.
‘Keep an eye out for otters’, Tony called out from the water’s edge, as we set
off on our Swallows and Amazon type adventure along the River Ant. ‘But a piece
of advice, don’t try to take a photo of them – just enjoy the moment,’ the owner
of
Waking up knowing that you've cycled 105 miles and still have 850 left to go is
a strange experience. Thankfully, today's 114 miles stage was similar to
yesterday' - rolling countryside and stunning views - but just 9 miles longer.
There were a couple of
980 miles in 9 days. On a bike. Those figures are enough to send most people
into a corner to have a quiet word with themselves as they contemplate what that
will do to their bum. But this is exactly what 700 odd riders, including yours
truly, is going to
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