Owen
owenaudax.bsky.social
Owen
@owenaudax.bsky.social
Adventures by bike.
Keen long distance cyclist (Audax) with a bit of parkrun for fun.
Nant Y Pandy #parkrun was beautiful but due to flooding and a course change, hilly 😳
Although maybe riding 1000km last week also contributed to the slow time.
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
1st Welsh #parkrun with my eldest before visiting Bangor uni today.
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A massive 12 months of @audaxuk.bsky.social
Finished off yesterday with another 50km to round me up to 200 points.
Or 20,000km of Audax’s since the 1st of November.
Hopefully it’s enough to win me the national points championship.
Now for a bit of a break
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Out on my 3rd 200km in 4 days. Back on home territory so happily much flatter.
Goal of 200 @audaxuk.bsky.social points is inching closer
October 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Up north for the weekend. All set for Peculier Old 200km tomorrow from a Darlington. Not at all set for Last Chance Dales 200 on Sunday.
That’s more climbing in 1x200 than I do in most months 😬
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
only 16 days left of the Audax year so I decided to try and get my head back round commuting, rather than making every ride about points.
So I rode to work in civvys. I can’t remember the last time I rode in anything other than Lycra
The exception was my onelesscar cap and some shoes with cleats on
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Mid week 50km ultra.
Almost the end of the @audaxuk.bsky.social year.
Still a few rides planned but it’s been a heck of a year
October 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
That was hard.
Not run in nearly a month amd despite my new t—shirt I have not miraculously got quicker/fitter
The hills 🫠🫠
Nice park though and my 51st #parkrun and my 25th location
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
First outing of the 50 t-shirt.
It’s Saturday it’s #parkrun day.
Brentwood today… looks lumpy
October 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It was my first time riding up there. I was lucky with the weather, the views and roads were so nice
October 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Had a very enjoyable day out riding a 200km @audaxuk.bsky.social calendar ride in Yorkshire on Wednesday. Route through the moors was stunning, but some of the hills 😬😬
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
1st of October. Last month of the @audaxuk.bsky.social year.
Currently 176.5 points…. 23.5 to go.
It’s going to be be big October with 10x200km’s planned plus a couple of 50’s to top it up.
Lots local but also some up north and one in Wales.
Let’s Fucking Go
October 1, 2025 at 6:45 AM
2 of 2) Saturday @geospizafortis.bsky.social, me and 28 others rode the 416km Asparagus and Strawberries @audaxuk.bsky.social
Had lots of fun. As party pace as an Audax can be, including eating Chinese on a bus stop floor🤣
Great company, great weather for late sept, loved it… shockingly type 1 fun
September 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
1 of 2) Great weekend.
On Friday I spent the day on the Paddle Steamer Waverley. I’ve been coming on since before I was born. Only one trip this year, but I’ll make up for that next year.
It was a birthday treat and very nice to just spend the day relaxing.
But I made up for that on Saturday
September 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So today is my Fairlight Strael’s 4th birthday. In that 4 years I’ve ridden 48,500km (30,100miles).
It’s is the best thing I have ever bought. Ever.
So many Audax’s, my first Paris-Brest-Paris. I’ve laughed on this bike, and cried. I just feel at home on it.
Here’s to many more adventures
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#parkrun done. 👍
Good time and I finished 100th on my 50th.
Nice course.
Now to try and play catch up with ACME Tourdax Peleton 😳
September 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It’s #parkrun day.
It’s my 50th parkrun, it’s my first time at Ben’s Yard and I got here by bike. It’s gonna be a good day.
September 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Great day 1 of the ACME Tourdax.
100km for Witham to Ely.
Great company, loads of stops and great weather.
I have a later start tomorrow as running Bens Yard #parkrun but then I have to play catch up and chase the group down and make up the 2hrs I’ll be starting late
September 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Morning. Surprisingly mild out…. But the wind 💨💨💨
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Mixed it up. Back on the Secan for (embarrassingly) the first time since the start of July.
Changed a few things, 700c wheels (previously 650b) and new tyres, new mudguards, new bar tape.
All ready for 3 days of Tourdax this weekend
September 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Great Saturday riding the Essex R&R.
214km, 4 stops, 1 drenching, 11hrs elapsed.

05:00… now I go again on a 200km AAA diy @audaxuk.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Breakfast time
September 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
First run in over a month.
Don’t tell anyone but I actually enjoyed it. I’ve missed running.
Not fast or far. But felt good to be running.
September 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Today’s 200 (Fairies Autumn 200) felt hard.
Surprisingly lumpy and a seeming head wind which direction we faced.
Still got it done.
September 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Back to the ‘uts at Ugley for today’s 200, Essex Lanes.
I always find this one mentally hard as it’s 3 loops, giving plenty of chance to bail.
Bad picture of a picture, but it’s the hut being built in 1958, originally there were 5 cycling club huts here
September 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM