The 10,000km Podcast

In this episode, we speak with Ashley Bard. A keen and competitive cyclist that we first met cycling in London’s Regent’s Park in 2016, he works long hours and lives outside of London, so weekday training can be a challenge for him. We delve into how he copes with that.

He’s also preparing to embark on a ride from Lands End to John O’Groats, or LEJOG, this summer with his twin brother, Liam. They’ll be doing this in memory of their father, who died suddenly in 2018. In a way that I’m not sure I ever could, Ashley opens up about this life-altering event to Nick and I.

Our latest episode is a conversation with Kitty Pemberton-Platt. A proponent for the power of sport and, in particular, women’s cycling, Kitty doesn’t just ride a bike – she’s also a self-confessed spectathlete, which she explains in a bit more detail during our chat.

Kitty’s also been involved with some of the worlds best-renowned sports brands and, more recently, has established her own which brings together her love of sport, her passion for celebrating female cyclists and her eye for all things aesthetic.

In this episode, we introduce you to cross country runner turned cyclist, Jess Fawcett. Having had to step back from competitive running, Jess talks us through her transition to bike riding and, eventually, amateur bike racing, her work in the JAM cycling race team, and her desire to encourage more women to pick up a bike, and perhaps a license, and start riding and racing themselves .

This episode, we chat with Will Girling. Whilst training for a world record attempt last year, Will was involved in a near fatal traffic collision. We chat with him about his recovery, his rehabilitation and what drives him to set himself these challenges . But before that, we delve into how he found his way into cycling in the first place.

We sit down with Claudia Schroegel and discuss her gradual descent down the rabbit hole of running.

Beginning as a tennis player, Claudia has gone from 10km races to half marathons and well beyond. She now has numerous ultra marathons under her belt, including two attempts at Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB). We discuss those attempts, as well as her involvement as a coach with adidas runners and Daybreak, a multi-discipline running community that emphasis accessibility.

This episode, we chat with Mark Gibson. He's climbed Kilimanjaro, kayaked his way down Africa's Zambezi River and, most recently, rowed across the Atlantic.

We talk to him about his experiences during the two year build up to the row and how it felt to spend almost two months on the water, as well as what he has in the works in the not too distant future.

We sit down to talk with Nick Frendo, founder of cycling travel company, Sommet. Nick's job allows him to ride some of Europe and the worlds most phenomenal cycling spots, as well as introduce them to others. As well as speaking about the places his bike has taken him, Nick also talks incredibly honestly and openly about his battle with depression -- something that, until very recently, he’d kept entirely to himself.

In his quest to manage and communicate this, and encourage others to do the same, Nick also introduces his latest exciting challenge: Sommet AFGO -- a two and a half thousand kilometre cycle through Europe in aid of Movember.

A brief overview of what to expect from The 10,000km Podcast as we begin what we hope will be an insightful and interesting journey into the lives, adventures and experiences of others.