Craig's Random Outdoor Ramblings

Before the now infamous altercation I had with a wombat, I had entered the Graperide Mammoth which is a 1010km over ten laps of the 101km c...

Back in July, I travelled all the way to Alaska for the Big Wild Ride 1200k. Have to say, this was my favourite 1200k to date. The Big Wild...

Randonneuring has many great rides organised by our sister clubs around the world. Often, these rides are not only scenic but place us among...

My Physiotherapist has finally permitted me to cycle again, but only under a strictly progressive protocol. I have recently been accused as ...

Thankyou Santa Mark Thomas. I was hoping Santa was going to deliver the Audax Australia Checkpoint Magazine today, but he chose to surpri...

I followed along in the support vehicle as Gerry Eddlemon set about creating a UMCA record* for crossing the North Island. With no establish...

It is June. This means only one thing. It’s RAAM time baby! This is an epic race, with no stages, no domestiques with no contrived team t...

One year ago, I allowed a blot on my record. The ugly consecutive letters of  D, N & F . I failed to complete the 505k Graperide Ultimat...

  Strava is a GPS based training motivation tool. They reguarly have challenges, to ride at least a certain amount of time, or as far as ...

  The Super-Randonneur award is awarded for the completion of 200km/300km/400km/600km rides within a Randonnuering year (Nov 1 – Oct 31)...

My post-Taupo thinking, now that have the full collection of helmet caps is toward not only finishing but being competitive. I am certainly ...