Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 22, 2009

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An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part I: The idea

I just rode a bike from one end of New Zealand to the other and as I went I raised funds for a small charity, TASC, that does fantastic things for people with spinal injuries. When I started, right back at the very beginning when…

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Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 24, 2009

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An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part IV: Keeping everyone informed

Doing a solo challenge is not only tough physically, but mentally and emotionally too. There are a bunch of people out there who will ultimately be the people who will get you to the end, through the…

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Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 22, 2009

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An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part II: Planning

Its all in the planning baby. Really. If you plan well then you will succeed. The secret to planning is to eliminate as much risk as possible, but leaving enough risk still there to make it interesting. Planning can be broken…

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Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 6, 2009

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Video log — Getting to the end

The last leg of the journey. Auckland to the cape. What will I do now?

Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 23, 2009

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An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part III: What to take

The short answer: just enough. This of course is pretty hard to do. The trick is to err on the side of taking too much. You don’t want to be stuck in the middle of nowhere without something imperative to your success…

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Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 3, 2009

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Route Wed 3rd Jun — Kerikeri to Mangonui

Left home and heading north on the last few days.

Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 27, 2009

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An idiot’s guide to a charity bike ride — Part V: Getting to the end

So you have planned your trip, have got your gear sorted and now you are on the way to the finish line which seems so very far away. How do you make sure you get there? When you get tired, wet ,cold, lonely, and…

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Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 5, 2009

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Route Fri 5th June — Houhora to Waitiki Landing

After this 1 day to go.

Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 5, 2009

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Made it!

I have officially made it! I touched the lighthouse at 12:00 and was met by my family eager to get their husband and dad back. I couldn’t tweet my finish as there is no coverage on any network pretty much north of Houhura. Full blog and video coming soon once I have got home and showered. Yeeeeeeeehaaaaaaa

Vaughan Fergusson in NZ Uphill

Jun 12, 2009

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To the end and beyond

Being on the home stretch now, things were starting to sink in a little. The fact that the end of my journey was only a few days ride away was both exciting and a little disconcerting. I was so excited to be heading into my home turf and getting closer and closer to my family, but I was…

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