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Bike Touring - Quitting our lives to go ride bikes

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This July we are packing up our lives to head off on a trip of a lifetime.....to ride over 5,000kms from Canada to Mexico

Quitting our lives to go riding - What, where, when and why!

9 weeks to go - He Says - this is Shane's take on the whole thing

Gear List - all the stuff we are taking


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Bikepacking Mt Buller

What to do over Easter?  

Well pack 4 days worth of food, water, camping gear and clothes onto the bikes and go exploring of course!

There's nothing more satisfying than rolling into a campsite with nothing but whats on your bike, and setting up camp...a true taste of freedom!

Check out the video blog here
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Any Excuse for a Microadventure

On a cloudy Friday afternoon in January, 4 friends left work in the city on their bikes, with camping gear on their backs.  2 trains and a ferry later, they were on one of the most fun adventures of their lives......checkout Richelle's microadventure story here.
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Just "Being" in the Mountains - Blake Hose shares his NZ Trails

From the epic Tongariro Crossing to the  snow capped peak of Mt Ruapehu and across to the almost subtropical Hillary Trail, read about a group of trail runners as they explore them all over a long weekend.
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20 Tips For Crewing a 100KM+ Ultra 
Marathon

Whether you are getting them over the line for a course record, or simply getting them to the finish with all their arms and legs attached, your job as crew is key to them having a successful race.


Read Richelle's top 20 tips for crewing an ultramarathon
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Tour De Orbost - A  Bikepacking Adventure

Read about Shane and Richelle's first bikepacking adventure - 194kms along the East Gippsland Rail Trail.
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A Midweek Microadventure - Everesting 
on Foot

What to do on a random Wednesday?  Run up and down a hill as many times as it takes to reach 8,880 metres of ascent of course!
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Leadville 100 miler - Sometimes you are the fish, sometimes you are the fisherman

Read Shane's experience with running the Leadville 100 mile ultra-marathon
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    • About me >
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      • Contact
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        • In pictures
        • Twilight Trail Run
        • Run Around the Bay >
          • Joining Details
          • Shane's Training
  • Latest Adventure Stories
  • Gear Reviews
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