a runner on a track with the words " me trying to walk " written on the bottom ALT: a runner on a track with the words " me trying to walk " written on the bottom

Four days post Trans Kernow and I'm finally feeling a bit more human again. The last few days have been a bit like.... #cycling #transkernow25

The view from the office today and the #coffeefix to go with it.
I've needed a few of these for the last few days 😴😴☕️
Still recovering from #transkernow25

Back in Rockets for breakfast number 2 😋 #transkernow25 #TK2025 #cycling

I've just rode 800m around Sutton harbour from my hotel back to Rockets.
FUCKIN OUCH! 🚴‍♂️😖
#transkernow25 #TK2025 #cycling

Morning! Breakfast number one 😋 I'm just a tad hungry today 🚴‍♂️ I don't think I've ever done a ride where I've needed to eat so much #transkernow25 #cornishhills #cycling 💪

Thread on its was about my day yesterday #transkernow25 #cycling

That ride was f**king mental! 😳
My legs are in bits tonight 😩
Of all 3 stages, today was way harder than the other 2.
I'll save the thread on how it went for tomorrow.
For now, I'll just leave this here #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #cycling

Time to go, just waiting for the ferry and this cruise ship to dock ⚓️🌞😎 #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #cycling

A more leisurely start to today. Which gives me a chance to double check my route out of here as in tide and ferry times.
Realised it's Sunday so the 8:15 ferry is now 9:45, a bit later than I'd liked but on the plus side it coincides with high tide 👍 #transkernow25 #TK2025 #cycling

The profile of the whole Trans Kernow.
Up to 55km was Rockets to Bodmin.
55km to 200km was yesterday from Bodmin to Falmouth.
Today's ride back to Plymouth is from 200km to the end.
Lumpy! #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #cycling #Cornwall

Morning, I'm feeling a lot better this morning after a good 8hrs sleep. Felt very tired towards the end yesterday with a 6am start and only getting 3hrs sleep. Hungry now tho as all I ate last night was one piece of chicken, I had no appetite last night at all #transkernow25 #TK2025 #cycling

I eventually made it. It was gone 8pm though. 142km and around 1,600m of climbing to do that today. Absolutely mega ride! I've been out this evening to eat but had no appetite, think I might have had too much sun 🥵 #transkernow25 #TK2025 #cycling

I've made it! Only 30 mins behind, which is good going seeing as it was a slow start and I was 2 hrs behind when I got on the ferry at Rock #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #ukcyclechat
Just the small matter of getting over to Falmouth now 😬

Progress report. Newquay for lunch after sailing down the coast from Padstein, beautiful blue skies, Atlantic views, a beautiful tailwind and absolutely brutal climbs! Followed by a petrol station pit stop, glamorous no, convenient yes 🚴‍♂️🌞😎🌊 #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #cycling

Second breakfast 😋 #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #cycling

Right deal done, I'm heading for Padstein ⛵️⚓️ #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #cycling

Camelford and time for a makeshift breakfast. I've been told I can skip Tintagel, which might be a good idea as I'm not gonna make the cut off at the Porthleven contol #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #cycling

Morning! Up way before the lark today, gotta big day today. 150km to do and 2 checkpoints to call at #transkernow25 #TK2025 #TransKernow #bikepacking #cycling 🌅

That's part 1 done on Trans Kernow 2025, 55km from Rockets to the hotel in Bodmin in 4 hrs 10 min, which is what I expected to do. Route wasn't bad, but the hills got progressively worse the further I went. The climb past Lanhydrock was an absolute beast #TK2025 #transkernow25 #cycling #bikepacking

I've arrived, got my brevet, got my tracker and we leave in an hours time #transkernow25 #TK2025 #bikepacking #ukcyclechat
And I'm dot number 47 🚴‍♂️ 🟰🟰 @dotwatcher livetracking.co.uk/transkernow25/

Bikes ready and it bloody weighs a ton!
Gonna give a shakedown after lunch to check everything is secure before tonight's start #transkernow25 #TK2025 #cycling #bikepacking

Today's the day! It's not an audax, nor is it a race. There's no back up, no route, just 2 controls, Tintagel and Porthleven. No teams or groups, we ride solo or in pairs. We have until 5pm Sunday to finish and it all kicks off at 8pm tonight #transkernow25 #TK2025 #TransKernow #bikepacking

Kit and snacks + brekky for 2 days and 1 night on the roads of Cornwall cycling. Most of this I'll either be wearing or carry in my saddle pack, tyres tubes, tools, etc. will go in the bar bag. I'll carry my phone, keys, cash, etc. in my back pockets #transkernow25 #TK2025 #TransKernow #bikepacking