I know, it really does, doesn’t it..?! What an amazing experience it was mate - thank you so much for it. And yep. The goat story is probably one of the best ones I’ve ever heard…!!

Thank you for the question mate - how are you going at the moment?

You know what - my two boys have had to endure (I’ll change that word…) - a 10 hour drive with no screens as the leisure battery in the van is faulty - they were brilliant company (aged 12 and 15) and have been funny and engaged all day as a result - it’s been lovely. I can’t agree with anything you’ve said more. The opposite of distraction is traction - I can’t believe I’ve only just worked that out about the word..!!!

Thanks! Yep - might do them from time to time I think - Bex is very knowledgable and more concise than me..!!

Ah no worries - thanks for watching and leaving a comment - means a lot!

Haha - thanks Mike - I hope you mean the insights and not us two..!

​​@@1stElementHaha, deffo meant the insights and thoughts surrounding life balance and issues. Have a great Holiday.

@mikep1212 thanks mate - on all counts - very much looking forward to the hols!

Ah - thank YOU for the Q mate - I’ve learned so much from you over the years - in probably just giving you advice back you’ve given me!

Well do more for sure! It was lovely sitting with Bex and chatting - we do that a lot anyway! 100% all in for allowing yourself to just ‘be’ without distraction - Micheal Easter talks about this a lot in Comfort Crisis.

Thanks for the question mate - had me thinking really!

Jeez - what was paragliding like..? I think I’d like to have paraglided not so much like to paraglide… if that makes sense..?! Good for you on the list - the journey to ticking each of those off will be a blast!!

@1stElement it was amazing. I was buzzing for hours afterwards. One of those oddly surreal things to comprehend - taking a few running steps and then floating peacefully away from the mountain side and over trees. Beautiful.

@jennycampbellritchie4705 oh that does actually sound beautiful!

Ah mate - thanks for watching! I know how your brain works and always take a bit of a lead from you anyway! It’s so often a case of being aware of your thoughts and keeping them in check, innit!

Hi Grant - 100% great advice on both fronts. I can only agree about alcohol 563 days after managing to stop (who’s counting..?!) - but I can also very much see it from the other side in regard to habits and addictive behaviours - only too well. You’re a great example to us all - no silly noises, eh! Love it, man!

How very odd - but great to hear too! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

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Hahaha! I’m glad it did - it’s how I feel mate..! How’s the ankle?

@@1stElement still not great. But improving. 🙏

@Gordyhand ah man - I’m sorry to hear that - hope all the rehab is going well f well mate - let us know if you need any help with anything at all

100% makes you younger and a super hero in my book!

@@1stElement in that case I'll subscribe....

@panchopuskas1 great to have you onboard, superhero!

Thanks! Welcome to the party, young ‘un!

Wow - that is seriously some story Nat! Good on you - you know it’s those stories that (like right at this moment) I read and go - yep, let’s get this gym session done! That is just class - such an inspiration!

Thanks Bob - I’m glad I’ve made your day - you’ve made mine too with this comment - hope you have a good day tomorrow and ever more too! Thank you, man!

Jesus will keep you young at heart. Yes it's good to push yourself responsibly, mind, body, soul and spirit but ultimately the person must ask the question where am I heading to? The greatest freedom is to be free of the worrier self. Jesus has taken that old worry self and crucified it, and replaced with a new creation. Yet there is also a promise in Psalm 103. He renews my youth like the eagle. 😉 Best of both worlds. 🙌 All praise goes to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

@@daviocampi6951 I think that you misunderstand me. I was agreeing that life is what you make it and that although we all age that is no barrier to be continuously improving our lives and ourselves. I do not see my advancing years as a hindrance to my enjoyment of life. Quite the opposite. I have more scope for leisure and things that I enjoy. The main reason that I am keen to make the most of my life is that I am an atheist. I know that when I am dead it is all over, so there is no time to be just treading water. To this end I seize every opportunity I get to live my life to the full, but thank k u you for your kind words. Regards, Bob McGowan.

@@BobMcGowan-NotTheChairCircle Dear Bob, You have chosen to be an atheist yet it doesn't mean that your choice is true. I have been following Christ for 37 years and know that what He says is true after testing. The proof is in the pudding you have to taste it to see how good it is. If it isn't true than even Saint Paul writing to the Corinthian church which he set up said: "If there is no resurrection than Christians are the most pitiful of people." 1 Corinthians 15:13-19. "Now if the rising of Christ from the dead is the very heart of our message, how can some of you deny that there is any resurrection? For if there is no such thing as the resurrection of the dead, then Christ was never raised. And if Christ was not raised then neither our preaching nor your faith has any meaning at all. Further it would mean that we are lying in our witness for God, for we have given our solemn testimony that he did raise up Christ-and that is utterly false if it should be true that the dead do not, in fact, rise again! For if the dead do not rise neither did Christ rise, and if Christ did not rise your faith is futile and your sins have never been forgiven. Moreover those who have died believing in Christ are utterly dead and gone. Truly, if our hope in Christ were limited to this life only we should, of all mankind be the most to be pitied!" Christ has endured this long because He is true to His Word- the holy bible testifies.

You are supposing that I am taking this standpoint from a place of ignorance. I am not. I have read the Bible, cover to cover - from 'In the beginning' to 'Amen" - very carefully and I have also attended christian churches of differing denominations over several years. If it is a matter of faith then we are both right. My faith in the non-existence of supernatural beings is total. Logic would dictate, however, that one of us must be wrong. Thank you again for your kind interest. Sincerely, Bob McGowan.

Yep - there are definitely plenty of people out there who love being grumpy - sadly I think the research falls apart because no one wants to be around then long enough to measure lifespan 😝

Hahaha - I have too - but only to rest my legs before a run :-)

Great news on the collar bone! Keep us posted! I’ll check that book out and - yes - running up Snowdon sounds amazing - Jornet really is something, eh?!

Your mum sounds like a legend - what an inspiration! Thank you for your lovely and kind words though man, I really appreciate it - all the comments and connections that seem to come from them are a bonus - I would make them if they resulted in zero views… but the fact they live beyond my computer and seem to make difference - well, blimey - what a thing, huh?

Ah mate - that’s lovely! Hope you’re well?

@@1stElement just had a new right hip... so back at zero & dreaming of getting back on the bike eventually.

@russellcarter6699 ah - how’s refugees going? You’re not at zero though, trust me! Have they given you a timeframe for getting back on the bike - how about starting with some turbo training at all?

@1stElement I might be able to get on the turbo end of week 3. Getting on is the hard bit. Got to pedal backwards for first session to mobilise things. Put flat pedals on to avoid twisting to unclip. No turbo training sessions allowed until week 8. Probably outside around week 6 (just started week 2), but "don't fall off ". At least the titanium hip matches the titanium bike.

@russellcarter6699 ha - your hip is ‘on Brand!’ Oh and you ARE allowed to use the word ‘hip…’!! That’s good news - the pedalling backward thing is interesting - as a coach I wonder how this will mobilise? Is it to stop any load? Don’t underestimate core work when you can too to maximise the ‘don’t fall off’ bit! Sounds like you may catch the end of the summer on the bike after all?

Right? I agree - it’s what they say though!

@@1stElement have a look at the recently deceased Iris Apfel if that isn’t a testimony to a age defying life

@claireSE16 wow - just had a brief look! I live these seemingly outliers - I’m not so sure they are though - from the brief look I’ve had her and her husband lived every damned minute and loved what they did - I mean, that’s a privilege, of course - but wow - what a way to live your life, huh! I would have loved to have had dinner with her and Carl.

Also - signing a model if contract aged 96? If that isn’t a power move then what is..?!

@@1stElement totes !

Nah ya not - you’re the Peter Pan of KZfaq, brother!

Thanks mate - yep - there’s a bit of stereotype about what you should do in so many circumstances - and being here for a few years is no exception. We do visit National trust places though… but usually wearing a pair of Chucks… :-)

Perhaps on your legs? 😜

I’m sorry to hear that - I can’t say I know what advice it gives in that regard, as I relied on previous knowledge and experience of things like that. I hope they heal soon and you’re back to it - keep us posted!

Ah amazing - good luck!! Please keep us posted on here!!

Hahaha - well actually I was a bit sneaky there as the bit of us going into the tunnel (and me waving to the crowds is the Pont d l’Alma (the ‘Diana’ tunnel…) and then it cuts to me leading out Brian Smith (former British Champ) coming out onto the Rue de Rivelli (under Tuileries Gardens) - so some poetic license perhaps there… thanks man! I did have some planned but I’ve had a rethink and yeah… dunno… open to suggestions, frankly! You?

@@1stElement Ah, gotcha! I've already done my 'big ride' this year - Chase the Sun, two weeks ago. 205 miles nearly killed me but felt flippin' awesome after, and still holding onto that fitness. Probably gonna do more mtb or easy road stuff, really want to get back into running too! We should do coffee soon!

@robinchild5633 ah yes - that ride - sounds amazing - east to west, right?! That’s immense man, fair play!! Maybe next year! Yep to coffee - message me - been too long!

Oh wow - your dad did well! You know, I do wonder how much value these things had because of how damned hard we had to work for it (teletext for timings etc) - I mean, I had to have a word with myself the other day when I was thinking how boring a stage was of some obscure race or other and I had to remind myself that 10 year old me would have lost their minds to have racing on almost on demand…

Thank you mate - I’m glad I had the presence of mind to know what I was experiencing and really drink it in - it was very special and reliving it again was, perhaps, a little self indulgent but… well - I always say these videos are my journaling, so… hope you, Helen and the kids are well mate?

@1stElement you can be as self-indulgent as you like when you've done something that awesome. Family are all good ta, I think we are all ready for the holidays though. Hope Becky and the boys are all good as well. Catch you soon mate

@daverostron we are man - thank you - yes, would be so good to see you mate! Let me know over the hols!

I’m glad they were happy ones! It’s odd - I’ve sort of been meaning to make this video for years and years now… there seemed like no time like the present!

Thank you man - do you spend as much time over there as you used to?

@@1stElement probably more, at least 1 week a month

That’s bloody lovely!!

@@1stElement well it would be lovely if it wasn't 100% work and food and drink on expenses meaning it's super easy to over indulge and not get much exercise in

@themussile3335 well I guess that is a pity but - do you get the choice to over indulge in good, clean food?

Ah awesome - well it’s awesome to have you here! What do you play?

I mean, "mon plaisir" ;)

Hahaha - je vous en pris!!

I wonder if Kerri Green likes drummers…? Thanks mate - yeah - we’ve always said, Zak looks like a Hester and acts like. White and Indy is the opposite… it’s so odd…!! How did you become my favourite human..? X

I know - breaks my heart @globalcyckingnetwork never used it… I’ll pop around and tell you…! It’s a great story!

@@jennycampbellritchie4705 good for you on the IM one - which is it? I think people underestimate how S&C helps IM especially - and that being super lean/low % body fat isn’t the best way to fuel a race like that… you know that underpants run thing they do before Kona…? I see all these ripped super lean athletes and wonder how they’ll fuel themselves on race day…

@1stElement Austria. I'm only planning on doing it once so needed to tick the nice swim / interesting bike in good scenery/ supported run boxes. The nutrition / stomach coping with the marathon is my only fear

@jennycampbellritchie4705 stomach is as adaptable as anything else - it just needs training like anything else - have you read The Art of Resilience by @rossedgely ?

@@1stElement no haven't. Need a new book to get into

@jennycampbellritchie4705 highly recommended - Austria sounds ldyllic!