クリス・バーカードさんのインスタグラム写真 - (クリス・バーカードInstagram)「843 miles - I’m very much alive. Maybe more than I’ve ever been. I never would have ever envisioned the last 6 months of training would have paid off in this way... but in the end it wasn’t the training or the bike or even the nutrition. It was the crazy, incredible outpouring of support from people like yourself & my close family and friends that kept me going... and I mean that in the most honest way. Dark, cold, windy & absolutely soul crushing conditions... those simple words of inspiration were tear jerking . For 52.5 hours I rode as fast as I could around Iceland nonstop, Setting a new speed record.... I figured I would sum up the experience with a little debrief of the highlights: •started nervous & way too excited. Took the lead early •crashed on the first gravel section from swapping bikes too soon •Rode epic tailwind through fjords •flew into a wet roundabout too fast and instead of hitting the brakes I just sent it off-road down an embankment. Barely pulled it •watched the sunset & sunrise for 5 hours •first 100 miles in 4h40min & 200 miles sub 10 hours •I made a deal with my bladder and didn’t get off the bike for the first 200 miles •started putting small amounts of caffeine into the system •small knee pain •small butt pain •reached Myvatn ( most northern point) & rode through the arctic desert to Eglissstadur •never realized it got this hot in iceland •can’t drink enough liquid •sat down for 15 minutes, tried to sleep but muscles started seizing •Ate French fries.. salt is the best thing ever •long gravel climb & scary gravel descent on Oxi pass • watched 2nd sunset & sunrise •millions of flies flying into mouth & ears •beautiful red skies should have been warning sign •oil glass ocean riding through the Fjords •massive lenticular clouds over Jokulslarlon •2-3 hours of windiest conditions I’ve ridden in •Nearly blown off bike multiple times •No sleep for 50+ hours •Wind stopped and the rain started •started yelling at sheep to stay awake •caffeine pills •listened to the same playlist 10x •started shivering & feeling hypothermic •delirium started setting in •200 miles to go •random friends & people waving me on •pee is yellow • CONTINUED IN COMMENTS」6月29日 20時28分