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> even walking

I’m not a Dean Karnazes fan but this is something I did take away from his book. Just leave your house in the morning with a bottle of water, some snacks, your phone, and a credit card and just keep going.

You’ll be surprised how much ground you can cover and what a new perspective you’ll gain about the place you live. Buy more snacks and drinks when you get hungry. When you get tired either turn around or Uber home.

There’s something very empowering to me about being able to cover a long distance under my own power.

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Where you say "just leave your house in the morning..." really drives home the significance of what Lachlan's Alt Tour particularly means for French people. Wanna ride the whole darn route just like your favorite pros? Get your bike up to snuff, just leave your house, grab some snacks... you can refill and do laundry on the way!

More broadly, without all the resources, cars, gas, etc of a full "race" or event, you can still have meaningful experiences. That lesson seems like a great takeaway from the whole thing.

It's a great way to have an adventure without much harm to the planet.

Here's the no-fly policy for GB Duro, which Lachlan also completed: https://www.theracingcollective.com/gbduro.html#no-fly

I did recently 48 km (30 miles) walk the opposite way. I just took a local train from Oslo, Norway to Drammen and then just walked back. The scenery was stunning with high hills, forest, fields, fjords under bright blue sky. You just do not see this beauty from a car and even from a bicycle the perception is different. And the feeling of independence is very empowering indeed. I just new that the only thing that can get broken is myself. No worries about flat tires etc.

Can recommend the same during winter. Take the (local, gjøvik ) train nortwards, and then cross country ski back.

I learnt central London by doing this.

It's remarkable how different perspective you get from walking than popping up in a new place after taking the tube. But even buses and cars screws with your perspective of how places are linked together relative to actually walking between them.

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