Sep
21
2010
We did it man, and here are the photographs to show you our journey. A shout-out to Best Western, especially Marie Yarroll, Senior Manager of Public Relations. Best Western sponsored 10 Degrees Latitude and asked Neal to contribute content for their newly launched blog called “You Must Be Trippin”. The latest one is Healthy Continental [...]
Tags: best western, blog, europe, photos, Sponsor, travel, web
Jul
20
2008
Today we completed our adventure to traverse 10 Degrees of Latitude under human power on the continent of Europe. Just 6 more continents to go. Ride stats today 129 miles Fins to South Paris; completing 10 Degrees Latitude Our most gorgeous bike day yet, a suitable end to an amazing journey 0 sheep, 5 buguettes, [...]
Tags: achievement, cadence, coach, continents, cycling, design, english channel, europe, finished, logo, ocean, profile design, Sponsor, sponsors, swimming, travel
Apr
26
2008
I just spent $2,282 for 2 coach tickets to Europe for our bike/swim/bike adventure. Dude, talk about price inflation! Buying tickets in advance is always scary, because sometimes the prices go down after you buy. When that happens there is Yapta.com. These guys aren’t a sponsor of ours, I just think they are awesome. Yapta [...]
Tags: business, coach, europe, Fun, Sponsor, travel
Nov
06
2007
Thank you all so much for the feedback on pilots, tides, etc. We received dozens of emails from people who are training and those who have completed the swim. Most of you gave quite candid and humble reasons for your success as well as a few who discussed reasons for unsuccessful attempts. We valued every [...]
Tags: cold, cspf, cycling, david whyte, english channel, finis, michael oram, open water, pilot boat, swimming, team, Training, travel
Sep
25
2007
Well, we are getting pretty excited about our project. The more we talk about it the more excited people get. People get very curious when we tell people that our goal is to traverse 10 Degrees of Latitude. Most of the questions surround our swim of the English Channel. Here are some interesting facts that [...]
Tags: blog, cold, english channel, oil spill, san francisco, statistics, swimming, Training, travel
Sep
22
2007
Our team is taking our first field trip! We are headed to Las Vegas to attend the world’s largest bicycle trade show. The conference is called Interbike.These trade shows are amazing, 22,000 attendees, 9000 brands, all under one roof. They are a critical event for those seeking sponsorship (like us) and a lot of fun [...]
Tags: blog, Fun, goals, interbike, logo, Sponsor, sponsors, team, travel