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Inspiring adventures

Find your inner adventurer with these inspiring human-powered journeys.

I think I've always had a spirit of adventure within me, but it's only as I've got older and with the dawn of blogs, YouTube and social media that I've discovered such a wealth of uplifting stories and people to inspire me. From running marathons day after day, to scooting around countries, or walking the length of the Amazon there are ideas that will get you thinking about your next adventure.

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Here are some of my personal favourites (although there are many, many more):​

Nicolai Bangsgaard

Known for: Scooting around the Carribean, cycling around the world, and much more... 

www.nicolaibangsgaard.dk

Mark Beaumont

Known for: Setting the record for the fastest cycle around the world (80 days) • cycling the length of the Americas • cycling Africa. 

www.markbeaumontonline.com

Sean Conway

Known for: Running, swimming and cycling the length of Britain • completing the world's longest triathlon • the world record for cycling across Europe - that beard!

www.seanconway.com

Dave Cornthwaite

Known for: Creating the 'Say Yes More' movement • skateboarding across Australia • scooting across Japan

www.davecornthwaite.com

Elise Dowling

Known for: Running around the entire coastline of Britain.

Alastair Humphreys

Known for: Coining the term 'microadventure' • 

www.alastairhumphreys.com

Eddie Izzard

Known for: Running consecutive marathons to raise money for the Sport Relief charity. 

www.eddieizzard.com

Ben Lecomte

Known for: Swimming the Atlantic Ocean, and currently attempting to swim the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the USA.

www.thelongestswim.com

Anna Mcnuff

Known for: Running the length of New Zealand unsupported. 

www.annamcnuff.com

Jamie Ramsay

Known for: Running the length of the USA unsupported.

www.jamieramsay.net

Ed Stafford

Known for: Being the first person to walk the length of the Amazon river - from source to sea • being stranded on a desert island

www.edstafford.org

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Parks and Pavements is the brainchild of Paul Robinson - a recreational runner from the outskirts of London with a deep love of the great outdoors and adventures of the human-powered variety. Inspired by other people's tales of running, scooting, cycling, kayaking and swimming around our glorious island (and beyond) he hopes to inspire other suburban runners to seek out their local pockets of green space and discover the nature in their neighbourhood.

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