Bristol2Beijing

Sorry for the delay! Here's my latest offering of the Bristol2Beijing-soon-to-be-called-something-else podcast. What are my impressions of Denver? What was it like to be in the endurance capital of the US?

And what did Princess Anne say to me in Windsor Castle?

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Following the realisation following a run in the Peak District that 50K is quite a long way, I reflect on my running journey over the last couple of years and particularly on my recent selection for the GB squad for the European Trail and Mountain Championships.

Now back in the UK, I reflect on some of the differences between the UK and Kazakhstan, what took me there in the first place, a typical day in Almaty and why it felt like I had a home there.

In this unique episode, I record a special podcast to mark my winter in Almaty and to say happy birthday to Dasha, who was the reason I recorded this special pod.

Why did I go to Kazakhstan in the first place?

What makes Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan, a special city?

How long did I expect to stay in Almaty? And why is an airbed and two cats the secret to happiness?

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I'm back in the UK! Why is London a miracle? Why are Virgin Atlantic babes? What is the new ending of my expedition to Beijing?

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This week, surprisingly, befuddlingly, anticlimatically, disappointingly, I hit the end of the road of my expedition to Beijing at a state border in north east India. But the ending is not as clear cut as I thought - sometimes in life we have to choose our own endings.

Tom's bum has been very sore, and Tom, understandably, has been unhappy. Find out how we put a smile on Tom's face and what I learnt along the way (about 2 years too late).

I'm back in India! Tom is joining me on the tandem and is thrown in at the deep end as we climb 1500 metres over less than 40 kilometres. It also gets very wet, so find out if Tom sinks or swims...

This week I cycle from Dhaka to Sylhet with Kaye, a Brit living in Bangladesh. It is a journey which includes escaping the chaos and flooded roads of Dhaka, takes us through the tea estates, and leads me to the discovery of a surprising language spoken in Bangladesh.

This week I reflect back on a busy week in Dhaka, and realise that sometimes the best way of unwinding isn't to avoid people, but to throw myself into things.