Coffee First, Then the World: One Woman's Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet

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Coffee First, Then the World: One Woman's Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet

Coffee First, Then the World: One Woman's Record-Breaking Pedal Around the Planet

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After 23 days, Graham crossed into Russia, and had covered 5,126 miles when crossing into Khongor in Mongolia. [7] At the halfway stage, Graham was in Australia. [11] In late August or early September 2018, Graham reached the Yukon Territory from Alaska, having cycled 12,000 miles of the total journey. [3] A local shopkeeper advised Graham to acquire a firearm to protect herself from hungry bears who were down from the hills for the salmon in the river. [3] [12] Starting in June, Jenny plans to break the record for a female cycling around the world. The current record of 144 days set in 2014 is held by Italian cyclist Paola Gianotti and Jenny hopes to complete the journey in 110 days, beating the record by 34 days. She will ride unsupported, aiming for 180 a day across 15 countries. Without giving away too much detail, the commentaries paint an honest picture of Jenny's physical and mental state throughout the ride, as well as recalling memorable events, both positive and perilous. The style of writing reflects her attitude to breaking the world record – or, rather, smashing the world record! She never dwells on one single anecdote or description for long; what needs to be said is said, then the narrative moves on. On the other hand, it's definitely possible to sense when she is riding through impressive landscapes or witnessing a natural spectacle; things slow down just a little and her writing becomes more descriptive. She says: “I already knew I was good at riding long distances, but there was so much more to planning the record attempt. I needed the confidence to approach sponsors and supporters and to get them to believe I could do it.”

I create films, written pieces, social bytes, and undertake public speaking engagements. This has led me to the most amazing collaborations with:countries, 124 days and 18,000 miles. This is the story of one woman's solo lap of the planet by bike. Then, from her first pedal stroke on June 16, 2018, leaving the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin behind, Jenny felt the freedom of “being able to simply ride my bike”. At the start of the book, Jenny talks about the evening prior to her departure. She discusses feeling 'overcome with self-doubt' and being completely out of her depth (triggered by an issue with route uploading). At the end of the book, she admits that writing has never been her forte, indeed it's never appealed. The prospect of a book might well have been more overwhelming to her than that of circumnavigating the globe on two wheels, without any support. Having read the book, I'd say she's succeeded in overcoming her fears, again. The book is a thoroughly enjoyable and frank account. In the end I found the process somewhat therapeutic. I combined the memories with reflection, looked up the facts and replayed my words from the time to create a fuller picture of what I experienced. It was such a personal story and one that held a lot of emotion, so I struggled to find a writing pattern that worked for more than a couple of weeks at a time.

Her open, frank and witty revelations of the ride also brought her new opportunities, such as guest speaking, delivering corporate talks, podcasting and becoming the presenter of a cycling documentary channel. There were hours upon hours of Audio diaries from my trip that my Mum and her husband Donald set about transcribing – a laborious job that will probably give my mum nightmares for ever more! This provided an amazing framework to get me started. The relief was immense: no longer was I talking, thinking or worrying about this. I was just actually doing it. I, Jenny Graham, was riding around the actual world!After smashing the solo and unsupported female Guinness World Record by almost three weeks, she found herself suddenly in demand for TV, radio and newspaper interviews. In the build-up, she may have stared at the ceiling with her brow furrowed and her chest so heavy that “it felt like it was physically pinning me to the mattress”.

In fact, I’ve realised only recently that I’m probably dyslexic and so I’ve had this terrible imposter’s syndrome about the book. I have worried constantly it would not be good enough and I couldn’t do it. a b c "Jenny Graham; Taking on the 'Around the World' Record - Apidura". Apidura. 6 March 2018 . Retrieved 4 September 2018.

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In the months following her extraordinary feat, Jenny was in demand as a motivational speaker and subsequently joined forces with Beaumont – to whom she is very grateful for all his tips, advice and encouragement – as they collaborated on a film with TV presenter Si Richardson about riding the North Coast 500. However, there were times when Jenny admits she would have enjoyed the motivating drive of someone else. She says: “You have to learn to manage yourself. There is no one motivating you, no one to get you out of your bad mood and no one to put you in a good mood. There is also no one to blame for anything. You have to figure out your own rollercoaster of emotions and to watch for your natural highs and lows. I appear at a wide variety of public and private events. An experienced keynote and after dinner speaker, tailoring each talk to the need of the client and always remaining an advocate for equal opportunities in endurance sport and business alike.

Scottish cyclist Jenny Graham looking to break the round the world cycling record this summer". Cyclist . Retrieved 4 September 2018.Graham is part of the Adventure Syndicate (a collective of female endurance cyclists) and a member of Cycling UK. She started cycling in 2004, [1] and was introduced to ultra-distance racing when planning a bike trip to Romania, after coming across the Highland Trail 550. [2] I started my own family young, having my wonderful son Lachlan when I was just 18 and the outdoor adventures continued in the same vein throughout my early 20’s. Camping every summer, beach days and endless picnics. It's almost five years since Jenny Graham pedalled her Shand Stooshie away from the Brandenburg Gate in Germany to attempt a record-breaking, self-supported round-the-world ride. While it was possible to dot watch and keep updated with her progress at the time via communications from CyclingUK and the Adventure Syndicate, we've had to wait until now to read Jenny's own personal account of her adventure. Having read Coffee First, Then The World, I'd say it was worth waiting for. It launches next week and Jenny is also doing a book tour, starting on 12th April, with talks (and rides) happening at various locations across the UK. Cyclist Jenny Graham has organised a UK book tour for April and May. Image by Jason Hedges/DC Thomson. Scottish cyclist smashes round-the world record | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com . Retrieved 18 October 2018.



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