Moves, mishaps & mountains: behind the scenes of a Planet Prancer
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‘Fear can hold you prisoner’ …The perils of this particular prance
I’m 30,000 feet in the air again and on my way back to Los Angeles. It’s all very familiar and I’m a lot calmer than the first time around – given I’ve done exactly this less than three months...
The Incredible Day.
Day 13: Barstow to Newberry Springs (25 miles) Today was to be the biggest yet: a 25-mile near-marathon through the desert. I thought I could handle it because it came off the back of a rest...
Roadside Rescues
Days 11 and 12 – Victorville to Barstow The attack of the canines – and in fact anything negative that’s happened on this first stage of my challenge – is counterbalanced by events so positive that...
Attack of the Rabid Dogs!
Day 11 – Victorville to Helendale Day 11 began fortuitously – on getting the buggy out of my host’s car (where it had been stored overnight), I immediately saw that both tyres were flat. On...
7 days down: the desert awaits
I’m now seven dancing days into my challenge to dance every step across the USA and here are my reflections from the road so far, with a little help from four Bs… Beds Although I claim that this...
Dance America: The Start
Here is the very beginning of my dance across America captured on film. Crazy-fun! https://youtu.be/7zmGtUkvFxI
Reflections from 35,000 feet
I’m sat on the plane as I write this – finally with a moment to catch my breath and reflect on the whirlwind of the last few weeks: a cacophony of last-minute training and essential kit testing...
The hit and run: what happened
It had been a long day of dancing, with a whole heap of hills between Bradford on Avon and Wells. Coupled with starting a day late and dancing over the Wiltshire town’s bridge with the Mayor...
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