Don't know about anyone else but all these fantastic challenges taking place, ie SDW triple, are making me feel totally insignificant in the world!
Let's big ourselves up and feel good. š
Over to you folk ...
Is it OK to name mine?
Apart from my kids it's running a cross-country marathon. 8)
Nothing particularly difficult compared to most on here, but riding the C2C in a day is mine.
To cyclists it's not a great achievement, but to most non-cyclists i mention it to they think i was mad for considering it š
completing the MT Loop last year.... first time for me... š
One of them was summoning up the guts to run Silverback rapid on the Nile in Uganda for the first time. Video makes the waves look relatively medium. They were mahoosive on the water!
Rapid has gone now due to a dam. I was frickin nervous going into that for sure, got pasted and swam too. Did it later ok though šÆ
(Not me in video)
Getting a route in he South Devon and Dartmoor climbing new routes supplement š
On a bike La Marmotte last year and hopefully again this year.
Done a few fun thi gs in my life, prob most proud of this though..
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kids not allowed it what all parent think of first - my four year old just read that aloud
it what all parent think of first
LOL I didn't....this makes me a very bad person š
greatest achievement for me.....still breathing, despite my best efforts as a teenager š
Helping the Welsh Gaurds off the Sir Galahad
Being the first of my riding buddies to pull of a no handed cherrypicker back in '85.
argoose - yes, that really is something you can be proud of. š
Beating Mark Lewis-Francis over 100m at 15. I then got fat and he got quick.
In a similar way to the post above, being lapped by Mo Farah, only once š
Yesterday I farted and almost followed through. It was a close call, but I managed to save it. Quite proud of this moment.
Completing the Seattle to Portland back on 1991; also playing in a gig at the Munich Olympic Stadium a few years ago has to be up there as well.
Kudos
He he, thats what I tell the "Had any accidents?" People in town' but I tell them I did follow through
argoose, agree with cg. Sadly my BIL didn't make it off. REME attached to the Welsh Guards.
Completing a degree part time in my 40s
Completing the strathpuffer
What?? No kids? Bah!
Ok then, going over to Albania a few years ago to work with kids in orphanages- doing maintenance/painting in their houses, took over football kit for them, and played various matches against local teams.
And swimming in their fountains which the police weren't too happy about apparently!
being a co-founder of a company which is about to relaunch with a brand spanking new site.
in some ways i don't care if it works or not - i've had the most amazing 18 months, massive highs and massive lows. i'll either go away from this pennyless, or completely the opposite - it just doesn't matter in a lot of ways š
(being named as one of the best ever travel websites by the guardian was rather nice too š )
Working in America on a global project and getting a mortgage. Both at 23 years old. 28 now.
A hundred mile run it was the Ramsbottom something or other it was a one of they never did it again. Well walk and run. The rule is walk uphill run on the flat and downhill. But most of the offroads parts were to slippy to run downhill. After reaching final checkpoint a school had a sit down cup tea and a small scoff and then had to walk out of the school to a bus stop and catch a bus, a train (only about 15 miles on train) and then another bus????? couldn't make it to first bus stop called a taxi cost me a fortune. Driver carried bag into house and then helped me in. Turned on hot water got in bath stayed there for about 4 hours topping up with hot water all the time. Didn't do much next day!!!!
SD-253 I hold the second fastest run time on the old Polaroid SDW run. This is also not run any longer. I was having a duel with another runner, the record holder. We were running to the finish and were spotted by the organisers who had to speed to the finish to meet us!
Competing and finishing the first ever UK full Ironman felt a biggy as well.
Becoming a dad twice. Owning a house. Etc. All the usual boring stuff plus pulling a foot long tapeworm out of my arse without breaking it when I was a kid.
Riding for a lot of Kms alongside a winner of the Vuelta a EspaƱa and being able to keep up.
Did that involve Bromptons Dales rider?
In sport, probably getting my arse up this:
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ACL Surgery 16th August 2009
21st August 2010 completed the 7 day Transwales.
Highlight of my biking so far!
Losing over 10 stone of weight, just through biking and not eating like a fat ****er, though a bit of a shallow victory as i never should have got that way in the first place!
Other than that, getting out to Whistler for a summer, last year was the best of my life so far!
Every time i do a big climb on my bullit with boxxers i feel a sense of achievement, took it up snowdon as well as most of the popular xc rides in Whistler including the long road climb to kadenwood which was torture!
BAGA 4 AND!!! 3 gymnastics badges in first school. What a proud moment for my parents. God.....I think that's probably it really, and I'm in my 40's now. š
Family excepted, probably compleating the Munros.
Managing my life to being able to retire at 50 has to be up there though.
rode the gr5 from mont blanc back to morzine, first lift up mont brevent ,over three mountains and back to robo's before closing . a 11 hour ride, definetly the hardest ride but awesome. one desent on goat track switch backs took over an hour , brilliant ride .
I got out of bed this morning!
Being Mayor of my hometown for 2 years! Not sure how it came about and I was very relieved when it was all over as it really got in the way of biking (oh and family life!). But looking back I'm proud to have done it.
Being Welsh Junior MTB Champion and Welsh Junior Cycle Cross champion.
1.20 half marathon.
Doing my hobby for a job for the last 4 years, and making $$$ at it.
Fitting a Rohloff to my bike this afternoon has me pretty amazed at myself! š
Those that know me and my past, though, will know I have something else I'm pretty proud of.
Rachel
My daughter. Nothing else even compares.
Finishing P-company, getting my Wings and having a beautiful wife and daughter, despite being a plonker!
Getting a lad with aspergers and cerebal palsy through his cycling badge at Scouts while a leader.
Being married to the same girl for 29 years. Hope this counts because it was really difficult, frustrating and very nerve wracking.
Well thats what I'm told every anniversary. 8)
Finishing P-company, getting my Wings and having a beautiful wife and daughter, despite being a plonker!
I never knew that. I always thought you were a bit of a softie š
Family aside, I was immensely proud when i scored my first ton in senior league cricket. Especially brought up with 6 flipped over square leg.
Still being alive....
honestly it was a remarkably close call a few years ago (coin flip anyone?)
