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Seasick, in bold and caps
We were off. This was it. Everything we’d spent the last 18 months working our socks off for. La Gomera disappeared fast into the mist...
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elliereynolds
May 286 min read
Morocco - Mount Toubkal
“The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble."
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elliereynolds
Apr 198 min read
A winter ride of the Badger Divide
“Naïve enough to start and stubborn enough to finish” sums it up! A wild and wintery two-wheeled trip through the Scottish Highlands.
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elliereynolds
Mar 12 min read
Ocean glitter
Snippet from my journal on 18th December - night 4. It's 4:51am. Wind 18-20knots from the east, gusting 25. The strongest winds we've...
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elliereynolds
Feb 262 min read
A poem for the fleet family
~ an ode to the 2023 fleet ~ Now the last boat is in, Ian's lit his last flare A sight we all love to see It's brought to a close the...
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elliereynolds
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Hopes of the Ocean
It's been a hot minute since I wrote anything here. I've been keeping up the journal but I have not had an ounce of time to write as much...
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elliereynolds
Jul 22, 20235 min read
Isle of Wight
After countless hours of planning: checking tides, studying charts, watching windspeeds and calculating waypoints for a loop around the...
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elliereynolds
Jul 13, 20233 min read
24hrs on Sarabi
Wondering what it is really like to spend 24 hours on the boat? Read on... I took this from my journal from an overnight weekend row we...
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elliereynolds
Apr 3, 20235 min read
Cycling in Ibiza
I was desperately in need of a break and some time with the gals, but none of us had a lot of time or money. I did a quick google… I...
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elliereynolds
Mar 30, 202311 min read
A Newbie's Guide to Bikepacking
Bikepacking is ultimate freedom. You are self-supported, choosing your route, pedalling for as little or long as you like, exploring all...
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elliereynolds
Mar 24, 20235 min read
A week at sea school
A major step in making this adventure feel a bit more real was completing a week at sea school. We went down to SeaSports Southwest in...
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elliereynolds
Dec 17, 20224 min read
Waving off the TWAC22 fleet!
Team TSR went to La Gomera to see the start of the TWAC 2022. Summarised in 3 words: all the feels. Here’s the full low-down on the...
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elliereynolds
Dec 4, 20221 min read
Kona gallery
My race recap and reflections are up on two other posts but I couldn't fit all the pictures in - here's the Hawaii trip told through a...
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elliereynolds
Dec 3, 20221 min read
There She Rows: meet the team
I feel so SO lucky to be sharing the whole journey with these three! Meet the team: four women united by the same love of adventure and...
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elliereynolds
Dec 3, 20224 min read
Facing my fears
I’ve written myself a list of everything to do with this ocean rowing challenge that scare me. It’s quite long 🧐 I hope that in a years’...
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elliereynolds
Dec 1, 20224 min read
10Ironwomen: breaking down barriers
10Ironwomen: breaking down barriers in long distance triathlon Triathlon is diversifying, but it remains a sport dominated by the white...
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elliereynolds
Dec 1, 20223 min read
Reflections from the Big Island
Kona: the race that ate into my soul but a week I'd relive over and over again ❤️ When people ask me “how was Kona”, I often find myself...
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elliereynolds
Dec 1, 20228 min read
Kona race report
The Kona trip started in true Ellie style: very last-minute packing, absolutely zero sleep and picnic lunch forgotten in the fridge....
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elliereynolds
Dec 1, 20224 min read
Ironman Austria race report
To sum it up in one sentence: not my day 🙃 I chose Austria as my second race because it was a country I’d not been to before and the...
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elliereynolds
Nov 30, 20225 min read
Ironman Barcelona race report
Ironman Barcelona was a long time coming. After being postponed in 2020 with very little notice (and with less than 7 weeks to go you’ve...
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