Mastering Body & Mind | Long Distance Cycling Tips From Mark Beaumont

If you’re interested in doing an ultra-long distance ride then who better to get advice from than the man who owns the world record for the fastest cycle around the world!? Mark Beaumont is a master of endurance and is here to give us his BEST tips! 🚴🏔
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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Training
2:59 - Pushing through dark times
8:58 - Knowing when to stop
11:20 - Pain
13:16 - Nutrition
17:04 - Being ready
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[@gcn]

What’s your longest ride? 👀

[@phillyh34]

Next Saturday 204 miles

[@pckls7886]

Did 302 miles a few years back.

[@SPMech1]

320 Miles

[@PoulHansenDK]

Saigon-Singapore

[@1bboyred1]

13hours on the saddle. the real ones count by hours

[@jesuspascualcamino]

What a legend! His grounded, down to earth, approach is absolutely spot on. I loved when he ditched all the positive thinking fad as rubbish. Keeping it real is so much more important. Thanks for sharing and kudos!

[@darius1189]

These are not just tips for ultra endurance. These are coaching notes for how to get through life with a sound mind and right attitude towards difficulties where you just cant give up. Wonderful and should be seen by all young people to understand more on how to persevere. Thank you Mark!

[@user-hf3tg3xk9b]

That’s true man 👏👍

[@bepp6120]

"If you´re feeling rock bottom, keep riding. You´ll feel better. If you feel top of the world: bad news, it´s gonna get worse." That is such a good quote that I will remember during my first everesting attempt coming soon. That entire talk affirmed so many things I have learned so far during my longer rides and taught me much more, thanks for this video!

[@AlistairLattimore]

Good luck on your Everest attempt!

[@bepp6120]

@@AlistairLattimore thank you

[@7gibbens]

As a 60 year old endurance athlete. THIS IS THE BEST ENDURANCE ADVICE YOU WILL EVER HEAR.❤️🏃🚴🇦🇺

[@davidneely9400]

Great info. As I near 60 y/o, I'm probably never going to do a true ultra, but much of what Mark says, I can see being useful as I'm gearing up to ride my first 100 mile ride in another couple of months

[@Biking360]

62 year old here, Not done a 100-mile ride for over 40 years but gearing up to do one next month. Good luck with yours and I hope it goes well :)

[@davidneely9400]

@@Biking360 good luck with yours as well!

[@guythacker6010]

As a 56 year old, I'm wanting to ride my first 100 Mile Century. Like you, I'll never be a Ultra Cyclist, but riding 100 miles will make me feel like one. Good Luck .... Have Fun ...... Enjoy Your Ride !!!!!!

[@huwleonard9261]

Awesome timing and excellent advise. I’m 61 and off on my 1st Ultra next week. 1000km and 16000m in Norway. And after listening to Mark I’m both inspired and absolutely freaking out. Only time will tell, but I’m super excited.

[@AlistairLattimore]

Good luck mate!

[@haaste_mies]

How did it go?

[@mxkstfmk]

To learn anything from an expert is such a treat esp. when it's so well explained.. Thanks Mark!

[@gcn]

And Mark is the expert of all experts when it comes to ultra riding 🙌

[@alinapopescu872]

What Mark is describing sounds very much like the practice of meditation. And, ultimately, a lot like life itself.

[@gcn]

There are certainly some great links between riding long distances and mental health! That time to tap out a rhythm and clear the mind is amazing 🙌

[@tonyg3091]

Riding a bike on the road IS a form of meditation.

[@alinapopescu872]

@@tonyg3091 I could not agree more!

[@jagrutirathod]

Mark Beaumont giving me my final pep talk before I head off on my ultra 👌🏽🙂

[@gcn]

Ultra!!! Where are you heading? 👀

[@jagrutirathod]

​@gcn I'm doing the Pan Celtic Race. It's around Brittany and through the UK to the top of Wales. We actually pass through/near Bath so you might see some of us on the road over the next 2 weeks! 👋

[@iancuk]

Good luck and have fun, Mate. 👍👍👍

[@mskaira302]

@@jagrutirathod wish you the best.

[@jagrutirathod]

@@iancuk thank you! 😊

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

One of the best videos/interviews you have done in ages. So many good quotes, and he finally put to words how I feel about riding, and /why/ you go out and do a long ride when non-cyclists ask. I probably need to watch this video a couple more times. An absolute legend.

[@Biking360]

A fascinating interview and Si continues to set himself apart as an incredible interviewer.

[@MalTaylor-vm4gt]

Well-said Sir!

[@craigjok]

Great interview. I’m 68 years old. For my birthday last year, I did 168 miles. In four weeks, I’m riding the Triple Bypass in Colorado which is 118 miles with 10,000’ feet of climbing. Later this year, I will try for a 200 mile ride.. I finished the 3000 mile Race Across America in 2021 on an eight person team and in 2022 finished the 900 mile Race Across the West on a four man team. What’s my biggest challenge - I’m asthmatic on daily meds and I’ve had three Achilles/foot surgeries over the last six years due to my triathlon, marathon/ultra history. You have to work through what you’ve got.

[@jasonbingham5296]

What a fantastic conversation gentlemen. This was very inspiring for my 9-year-old son to watch and listen too. He is training for his first 100km ride on July 8th for the Terry Fox Ride of Hope for Cancer research. Thanks for sharing the wonderful tips and content. Please keep it up. The whole family enjoys learning from you.

[@Humberto-Haas]

I somehow missed this on GCN at the time but came to it after googling Marks name. I suffer insomnia and came across his Cycling the America’s doc on BBC4 at 3am just now. Truly inspirational stuff. What a legend! Fair play to him for what he has achieved. Wowzers. Anyway, great insight and advice. I wish I had a tenth of his ability.

[@Crewdbal]

Absolutely love the last part of the video. It might be really hard in today's social networks flowded society but remember to never compare yourself with anyone else ! It makes 0 sense and it will more than often bring you down. If a 10 miles ride is a your long distance start so be it, and be proud of your accomplishment ! Dont be fooled by this "forever more" world of ours, whatever your own challenges are , if they're important to you that's more than enough ! Ride, enjoy and be proud of yourself !

[@Morhaw]

My ultra distance is 100 mile. I Imagine a lot of people would have the same goal. I recently did 50 miles and was incredibly proud of myself.

[@Biking360]

@@Morhaw 50 miles is a long way. Nice one :)

[@dsarcevic]

514 miles over 3 days with 6 hours sleep. 330 miles nonstop. Love and enjoy Mark's 2 books, Endurance and The Complete Guide to Cycling Pychology. Both are mainstays in my cycling library.

[@robinheil]

Watching Mark Beaumont's "The Man who Cycled the Word" is what got me into bike touring

[@garysiddall2266]

Great interview and a very honest and realistic response from Mark. I have just completed the NC500 with my son and I think we experienced many of the feelings Mark highlights. It was clear from our experience that your body can try and deceive you on occasions but you just have to push through. You experience many highs and lows both physically and mentally but its just part of the process and in reality to be expected. You definitely soon forget the pain and start looking forward to the next trip.

[@My_HandleIs_]

I did 320 km last Saturday. It was… a loooong ride for me.

[@Biking360]

That is a huge ride. Congratulations :)

[@My_HandleIs_]

@@Biking360 thank you 🙏

[@jamesmarshall6235]

How long did it take? And where, which country?

[@levbobrov1398]

If you haven't seen GCN+ film about Mark's around the world record -- highly recommend it! For me the most interesting part was seeing Mark obviously struggle mentally at times, but still pushing through. And the whole team of his could see that he is struggling and just be super quiet around him, being careful not to accidentally make him fly off the handles. It was really cool that they didn't cut that out of the movie.

[@Lou-Lou.]

The perfect video to come out the week before i attempt the Southdowns Way Double in under 24hours 🥰

[@jimbo2112]

Mr Beaumont, always worth listening to. So relatable, in a relative fashion! We all have our long distance demons, it's just some have a far greater threshold. Whenever I tell non-cycling folks of my exploits, I usually reference Mark to play down what I've done, and show that almost anyone can bang out 100 miles.

[@cauchyschwarz9759]

What Mark mentions here holds also true for running long distances. Thanks Mark, Si and GCN !

[@theoquindipan7885]

Turning 20 soon and I want to ride 10 miles for every year ive been alive. Im going to use some of these tips to help me.

[@gcn]

Wowzer! you've got a BIG ride ahead of you... good luck 🙌 Let us know how you get on!

[@Biking360]

That is a big ride.. good luck lad :)

[@markjthomson]

Enjoy that ride! Happy birthday.

[@SloanRanger61]

Great interview! What he says is applicable to everyone’s life.

[@user-no4sy6su2y]

This advice is amazing! I have been looking for this type of info for a little while in preparation for something I'm planning and up pops GCN with all the tips once again! So thank you!

[@petereccott2869]

Fantastic interview. Really enjoyed this one, more like this please. 👍👍😃😃

[@gcn]

Mark always brings the knowledge! Did you catch him talking a Si about ultra distance tips a while back? 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5LVqoN7mLunaJY

[@derx6666]

I could listen to Mark the whole day. Truly inspiring bloke.

[@samanthawalker6677]

I'm no ultra cyclist but most of the practical and mind set tips can be applied to anything a bit longer than your usual ride so thank you and super useful. I'll certainly be hearing MB's soothing, positive voice in a sportive this weekend that is forecast to be very windy 🙄🙄

[@steveallen273]

I treasure everything Mark writes or says. Such a brilliant coach and can do, whether cincerning rides, nutrition. Thanks GCN

[@charlesdanforth]

Really solid advice here on how to keep going. I'm an ultra-distance runner and my hardest moments have *always* been when I tried to contemplate the total distance left to go. Focus on the next 5k or next hour or getting to the next aid station. Slow the pace and grind it out in little chunks.

[@timdotchin5971]

As a recent UK circumference rider, I have found so many echoes with everything that Mark says in this video. I’m nothing by comparison to his achievements, but his advice is the same I feel, wether I’m doing short days, or long ones. Great film ❤

[@Sweeneybyname]

This could not be better timed. I've got 200km in a few weeks at The Rift in Iceland having never done anything like it and this is wonderful. It's not Mark miles, but to me it is a monumental challenge. Thanks gents & GCN

[@astroZ45]

This is super helpful, after starting cycling at 50, doing 4 century events and a 3-day trek in a year, everything he says makes a lot of sense.

[@leissp1]

There is very little to add. You actually learn this stuff by doing it. Don't be afraid to point of not doing it. BTW GCN and Mark should consider covering the Queen of Ultra events PBP. Its not around the world but up to 8000 will be attempting this in August coming up and it is an awesome event. PBP 99 Ancien

[@martinashwell]

‘Anyone can do it’. Incredible then that yourself, Jenny, and Markus are all Scottish/based in Scotland, all have fantastic positive mental attitude, all are incredibly engaging and motivating. Thanks to you all for inspiring the non-athletic ‘ideal’ to achieve the feats you have. Just thank you

[@douglaspate9314]

Awesome video. Mark is a legend. Once I go over 6 hours I feel better. I have an 11 hour ride on Friday.

[@BIIIKES]

Good luck!

[@daveboyle76]

So true about remembering the bad times and reflecting fondly on them. One of my fondest cycling memories is with my buddies when we were getting close to the end of a long and hard ride due to a very hot sun and ridiculous headwind. I remember my buddy proclaiming he hates cycling and how beat up I felt from the wind. What a great day we laugh about "I hate cycling" often. Great video guys!

[@marky9117]

I somehow missed this on GCN at the time but came to it after googling Marks name. I suffer insomnia and came across his Cycling the America’s doc on BBC4 at 3am just now. Truly inspirational stuff. What a legend! Fair play to him for what he has achieved. Wowzers. 🙌🏻 Anyway, great insight and advice. I wish I had a tenth of his ability. 👍🏻

[@Emiliano-Mcallister]

Fascinating interview. You let him talk and his passion and knowledge flowed. Well-edited too (the cutaway shots). Keep up the good work!

[@ufglpjo]

Brilliant video and great insights and advice! Not only about endurance riding, but about.... life I guess.

[@gcn]

Exactly! Lots of tips here to help everyone 🙌

[@tonyg3091]

People talk about "soul" sports-surfing, fly fishing etc. And they are right. But they somehow miss the road cycling. Probably because they don't practice it. Riding on the road is one of the greatest spiritual activities known to man. Your eyes fix on the 20 meters of tarmac in front of you, your true eyes turn within. Breath, concentrate, breath. The cranks are turning, the world disappears, there is only your mind floating above the road in perfect harmony. It feels SO GOOOOOOD man....and yes, the suffering is good too. It teaches you, changes you, helps you grow...

[@MalTaylor-vm4gt]

Whist Simon is my favourite, funny presenter, he's also brilliant in his interview style.

[@woolfel]

for me, the mental game is the challenging bit. Not going too hard at the beginning and pacing yourself. first time I tried 200 on the 100 in vermont, I didn't eat and pace correctly. Since then I've done solo 160 mile rides. For me it's easier to pace when I listen to my body and not chasing someone else. riding in beautiful places helps to enjoy the ride and take your mind off the pain. Can't imagine doing ultra endurance that are over 200 miles.

[@tomkompareus]

I love listening to Mr. Beaumont speak on endurance cycling. There is so much crossover to endurance running advice; my other love. This also gives me inspiration to do the two day ride (150K x 2) I've been dreaming of since I was 10 years old.

[@mrmedza]

This describes life. Just focus on the road ahead.

[@marcellushoods7912]

Mark just beautifully crystallized why he puts himself through such challenging events when he said he never loses that child-like wonder. I realized that is my WHY too. Great interview and truly inspiring. Thank you 👍

[@benjamescycling]

I did my first Ultras this year - I’ve learnt it is very much about preparation and not training and lots of long rides; what I mean is about looking after yourself in food, water, rest/sleep. The only person you’re racing is yourself

[@progrockUSA]

I've did a couple 100 milers and many 80s. They really do kick your butt, but Mark is right, those difficult rides help define you and your fitness level.

[@erlendsteren9466]

180 km on a full suspension mtb loaded with clipon luggage rack and 10 kilo. Road was tarmac, gravel and 2 or 3 km bikecarrying in the wilderness. 12 hours.

[@jw3638]

Great tips. I've just completed my 29th Century (155 miles - my longest ride) a few weeks ago. I started with 2 in 2020 (9th century YTD-2023). I've learned to ride by myself. I tell people that 100 miles isn't as scary as it seems. Once you do it, you can do it again. Bike fit is key, too. Working on getting to 200 miles.

[@williamm3542]

Thanks, Si and mark................great stuff.

[@Cold417]

Absolute solid advice! Thank you Mark!

[@GrumpyOldMan70]

That was a great interview and I loved the insights. I have been considering an ultra long ride with multiple days of centuries and this helped a lot.

[@gcn]

Glad you enjoyed it! Has this video helped you make up your mind? Sounds like it's going to be an epic journey! How about a video on route planning? 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmS1cqh7mJirmqc

[@ianlaker9161]

What a man! I've always been a fan of not only his accomplishments but his whole attitude, very articulately put. I suspect, like me, he hates the phrase, 'you've got this!'. Although it's well meant, sometimes it's the last thing I want to hear on a long ride, an FTP test or during a spin session.

[@jellyfishsalad5926]

Really great info from Mark. Sure knows his stuff.

[@TheEpieikeia]

Thank you so much for this awe-inspiring & extremely genuine interview. Mark Beaumont is an astonishingly philosophical human being for someone who's spent most of his time on a saddle!!...

[@michaelevans797]

Excellent talk, with Mark, such wise words, very helpful 👍

[@chrisbullock6696]

Really sound, sage advice that really resonated with me, from a legend who's a master of this craft. Will take these golden nuggets into my randonneur challenges for 2024. Great video @GCN👍

[@ByronAllis]

Those injuries where you don't even know realizer you did it and the next morning your back is locked out and you can't walk, but you keep on riding until it heals. Those moments where we give up or we keep on going build character necessary for endurance

[@creepinwhileyousleepin]

This isn't just good for endurance cycling. This is good coaching for life. Ive always liked this guy Mark in every video.

[@stevesmith9082]

This was fantastic, I could listen to Mark for hours. These are the best videos

[@gcn]

24 hour mark podcast... we could get behind that 😂

[@stevesmith9082]

@@gcn The Ultra podcast

[@teachtravelthrive]

Excellent! I forgot this was about cycling and received some excellent life advice 😁🥰

[@russellmoore1533]

13,000kms around western Europe in 1991 over three months. An Audax 24 hour team event in the 80s 512km, in Australia.

[@paulgordon7526]

Great Words and insight from Mark !! 75 miles is my longest ride I need to do the 100 mile ride before I'm too old !!

[@oliverbridgewood3929]

watching this getting useful tips for the tour des stations!!

[@draganstojkovic6129]

I did my first 250Km daily ride on a 230 euro bike, thanks to Mark. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@SimVanGyseghem]

Mark is such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge. I'm watching this while I'm recovering from yesterday's ride and I'm in tears from recognition over everything I did wrong as well as right. The plan was 300km but I switched to the shorter 200km route because of the crazy wind. It was right on my doorstep so I will definitely have another go at the long route.

[@mariadavies-roberts9322]

Perfect timing, I’m setting off on my first ever LEJOG ride on Saturday, the daily distance isn’t a worry, being on the bike everyday for 14 days is causing me some anxiety. Im going to be practicing accepting the bad days and just keep my legs moving.

[@BMMB450]

My cycling idol❤ loves him and respects his direction ❤️

[@paulverweij6348]

I just finished this weekend my longest ride ever 640km ride in 28hrs, with 4000m of climbing. no sleep, my riding was good but after 18hrs my eating/drinking became a problem. ad a gasstation we did buy some food/drink and I also got myself a redbull the 4hrs that became after it I had problems eating/drinking. I never use a Redbull but using it then was a bad thing lol. My lesson is dont eat/drink something new under presure. ad a surten point I got better and was able to drink/eat again and my riding got beter in the end. I never trained realy special for it other then 100-200km ride max but I notice that when you slow a bit down on your normal pace you can keep going pretty long :)

[@toddhamblin8743]

Such sagely advice! For awhile there I entirely forgot he was talking about cycling. Excellent advice for life itself!

[@michealwhite1091]

"Are you going to give up on your dream" I was doing my first multiday ride from my mothers house in Wasaga Beach to my fathers house in Ottawa (4 days riding, but 5 days to visit my grandmother and Aunt in Belleville). My first day was truly horrible. Huge wind and rain. Wrong turns (before GPS). Unpaved roads. I missed a tornado by 20 min! Where I stopped to have lunch was wiped out 20 min after I left. The second day I was routed to ride mostly trails, as the roads were too fast and with too many vehicles for me to feel comfortable. Unfortunately, with all the rain the day before, these became so muddy that I could not physically ride the bike anymore, mud up to the wheel hubs. I had to walk large sections. As I came closer to where I was staying that night (my Aunts house in Belleville) I came across a main road I knew would take me right into town. I decided it would be much easier to take this road, as opposed to the track in the woods across the road. It was of course up hill. I rode at my steady pace (fully loaded) just keeping my eyes on the road ahead thinking, you're almost there, just keep going, you can see the crest of the hill now, don't give up. Turns out, it wasn't the crest, it was a false crest, there were two behind it. Anyway, I managed it. All riding along a shoulder with cars and trucks passing me with maybe 1m space at 100kmph. On the downhill side I saw a terrible sight. The shoulder was not fully paved. It was paved in 10m sections, and then 10m of gravel, and alternated all the way down the hill for what looked like 800m. On my left were the 100kmph vehicles, on my right was a pretty steep drop off. The shoulder was only 2-3m across so, I had very little room for emergencies. Down I went. I would squeeze my brakes as hard as I could on the paved sections, and then have to release on the gravel so I wouldn't lose traction and fall to either side. The hill was steep enough that I was hitting 35-40kmph on the gravel bits. I was never really able to brake for long enough to slow me down any, I was actually building up speed the further down I went. I finally got to the bottom after what felt hours, but really only a few minutes. As I descended, I realised this was VERY dangerous, and my heart was pounding thru my chest. I decided that I was close enough to Belleville to have my rescue plan initiated. I wanted to be picked up, as I felt I could not go any further, I was so shaken by this descent. As I was coming down the hill, I saw a cyclist coming from a cross road to the right. I figured I would wait for him to confirm my location, so that I cold tell my Aunt exactly where I was for pick up. When he got to me, he said that was a very dangerous road for me to ride down. I told him I know, but I felt I had no choice. I then told him what I was doing, basic cycle bragging etc. Anyway, I told him I needed to know where I was as I wanted to be picked up, as that hill scared me so much. He then asked how far I had gone today, and how far did I have left to go. It turns out, I was only 10 miles from Belleville, after riding for 90, and he said these words, that I still use to push thru my rides to this day: "Are you sure you want to give up now?" God Damn it! No! No, I don't' want to give up now! He then rode with me a safer route into Belleville, even though he lived in another town. He took a much longer ride to help me get to where I needed to be safely. However, it wasn't all altruistic, he owned a bike shop in Belleville, and invited me to come in and they would have a look over my bike to make sure it was all good the the next few days journey. Turns out the shop was just around the corner of my Aunts house. A literal 2 min ride. I have many stories from my first bike tour, everything that could go wrong, did, and I loved every minute of it. I still hold his words in my head when I get into darkness and struggle to keep going: "Do you really want to quit now?"

[@davenorth3750]

This a great article on how just to go out and do your best. Mark is a rwal inspiration to everyone. Thank you, Mark 👏

[@mikeowen000]

Fantastic interview. I’m training for a vEveresting and found this really informative.

[@gravelbikemark]

Beaumont Rocks I have learnt so much from his books, docs and interviews I regular ride gravel 100 milers from 2 or 3 miles a day my commute is 30 miles round trip and even in -5 throughout the winter when I dont feel like riding and jumping in the warm car I always think to myself what would MB do :) also mega grounded.

[@lydiagould3090]

Amazing guy! Going to get his book on ultra psychology and advice. So many good pieces of advice here. Conditioning. Now I know what I need to work on. I’ve always wondered why I struggle with long rides , yet can race cx at high age group level and mtb races. There is so much more to ultra than being fast in races

[@stuartpotter4923]

Super interesting .... Mark B is always so insightful.

[@draconianTL]

125 miles coming up on Saturday! My own route and first of this length but no bike computer so it’s memorisation and pen and paper waypoints!

[@Doolie10]

This is brilliant. Lots of lessons to learn around life not just around cycling. Life affirmingv stuff

[@joerossa1112]

So many business and life lessons on pushing through hard times.

[@davehopkinson3251]

Legendary tips from a legend. Excellent advice, not just here but for the masses.

[@global_nomad.]

Like so many things, its about taking a sensible approach and passing thresholds, before you do something over ambitious, you first 10 miles, your first, 30, 50, 100, 200...and seeing how it goes. Having done 3 rides of 200miles I'm not sure I really want to go more....so a step down to 100 miles repeated over a few days would be more important to me now.

[@SoManyMiles]

One of the most inspiring and honest videos I‘ve ever seen - thank you so much!

[@Kjvas]

Thank you for this absolutely great interview.

[@chrislatchem1854]

An intro to trying these kinds of events are the randonnee's for PBP, and the 1200 k rides. But it is true that a bike is a way to total freedom for kids on up!

[@simon-morris]

Completely agree that anyone can do this. I am 48, type 1 diabetic and only started cycling properly 3 years ago. I did the London to Brighton about 15 years ago ant that nearly killed me, 55 miles seemed so far, but this year I regularly cycle 50 to 60 miles without any issues and have done two 100+ mile rides and now planning something longer. Anyone can do this,

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

I ride with three people who are talking on a US coast to coast ride. I now understand why they were doing what they did to prepare. BTW, they average over 60 years old.

[@grantlingley1385]

8:49 Happy vs Performance Mindset…a really good point! Equally, an eye opening video! Thanks so much guys!

[@gatton225]

What a brilliant video. Thank you both for such an interesting insight into ultra distance cycling.

[@dangyang3631]

Great interview. I really enjoyed this long-form discussion with Mark. Great job on this video!

[@lufo5]

so now I am ready fo Basajaun🤞. It was a pleasure to meet Mark at GBF. Hope to meet him again around the world...

[@frazergoodwin4945]

Longest ride in one go was 307Km - but that my longest training ride to prepare for my ride last summer Brussels-Sweden-Brussels - 2850Km in 20 days on the bike with a lot of it (especially in Denmark) on gravel... An epic trip the inspiration for which was GCN in general and Si's Morocco bikepacking vid in particular!

[@jonasedwards3415]

Amazing individual, love the big KMS. Would be great to see a follow up video on what Mark does specifically as a routine (stretch/ strength, mobility) to stay injury free over the big distances.

[@HS-dn5uu]

Thanks for the advice! I have become a fan of endurance cycling particularly inspired by Mark. I am reading his GCN endurance book and I hope to prepare properly and gradually do long rides.

[@mo-215]

Really enjoyed this!!!! This is so much better than some of the "motivational" stuff out there.

[@guythacker6010]

Wonderful video !!!!! Wanting to ride my first 100 Mile Century. This is EXCELENT TRAINING ADVICE ...... THANK YOU

[@gcn]

You've got this! 100 miles is a great distance 🙌 Conor did a great vlog on the best way to get through 100 miles! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmSzZ4Glotljmqs

[@TnFruit]

Can you please make a video about technical parts you have to carry on multi day events? What kind of lights, powerbanks, tools and other spare parts do you really need. Some tips would be great. 🔥💯

[@s-ultracycling]

Good episode with valuable info for those just starting as ultra cycling gains more popularity