Tag: Motivation
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About that World Record attempt…
You voted yes. Yes, I should break a World Record. That’s what you said. I was pontificating over the pros and cons of trying to break the World Record for the longest distance cycled in a rickshaw. I thought it was a slightly silly record to aim for and not really what my rickshaw trip…
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Pavarotti’s fear of biscuits – Six of the Best, March 2010
Here are some blog entries from other peoples’ websites that I have enjoyed or got something from over the last month and think that you might too. Have a look and cast your votes. No clear winner in last month’s poll – a three-way tie at last check – so you’ll just have to read…
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Embrace the Elements – Everyday Adventure #4
Rain water trickles down my sleeve, inside the back of my glove and sends a chill up my forearm. From my experience in the outdoors, wet gloves means cold hands and that’s a bad thing. Pause to assess the situation. I’m on my bike and it’s raining hard but I’m only a couple of miles…
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Something a little unknown – Guest Blog: Francis Charlesworth
This is a long overdue blog post. I’ve been working with Francis Charlesworth since before this website began and he has yet to feature on the front page. Until now. “Hi Francis, I’m Tim Moss”. I was at Heathrow airport collecting my gear from an expedition to the Indian Himalayas that I had left a…
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Wild Swims and Mild Whims
I’ve been meaning to write something about outdoor swimming for some time now. I am a terrible swimmer. I can only “do” two strokes – front crawl and breast stroke – neither of them are executed with any grace or efficiency and you’ll notice that this short list excludes back stroke. Whilst I’m able to…
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Adventure from the Front Door – Guest Blog: James Bowthorpe
James Bowthorpe is famous for breaking the speed record for cycling around the world and for hitting a wombat whilst doing so. He also happens to be raising a lot of money and awareness for a cause important to him and is a nice guy to boot. I met him in the pub last week…
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Olympian Wanted for South Pole Expedition
Owing to a recent change of circumstance, a British Olympic Athlete is sought to join an expedition to the South Pole to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics. The successful candidate will join a Paralympian and a Special Olympics Athlete in a project which aims to reinforce some key messages of London 2012 – Participation,…
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Angry Young Man – Guest Blog: Julian Sayarer (This Is Not For Charity)
I enjoyed following Julian Sayarer’s cycle around the world – This Is Not For Charity – and his wonderful writing from the comfort of my home last year. I was thrilled and disheartened in equal measure to first see him break the world record and then risk having his words and messages lost in the…
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Commute with Gusto! – Everyday Adventure #3
Enjoying the pungent aroma of a fellow Tube rider’s sweaty armpit thrust across your face. Sat in static traffic so long that the radio starts repeating songs you heard earlier. Watching your breath as you shiver waiting for a bus that should have been here, ooh, a good half hour ago now. Commuting is a…
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Tell me, where did you sleep last night?
I’m quite excited about my plan for this evening’s Everyday Adventure. I wish I could tell you what it is but I can’t. Not just just yet, anyway. If I pull it off then I promise to add it in the comments box tomorrow morning. But anyway, this isn’t about me. It’s about you… How…
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£100 – An expedition on a budget
I set off today with a rucksack and a hundred pounds to have an adventure. Too often we restrict ourselves, hold back on our dreams or rein in our aspirations with the perceived constraints of the world – time, commitments, lack of expertise or knowledge, money. I, like everyone else, fall foul of this on…
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Camp in Your Living Room – Everyday Adventure #2
Did you ever build a fort in your living room and sleep in it when you were a kid? Camp in your back garden and get scared by the sound of the local cat outside / noise of the wind / shadow of your dad coming out to check on you? How about a sleepover…