The Rift 2022
The Rift is a gravel race through the dark lava fields in the highlands of Iceland – taking place on the tectonic split between North America and Eurasia. An ever-growing battlefield that grows an inch every year. A rift is defined as a crack, split, or break in something. In the context of the race, it’s the divide between the American and Eurasian continental plate…in the context of the race it’s the divide between me and my ego…. I was so slow literally everyone overtook me – this is the first time I’ve encountered an aid station being void of food and the race photographer having packed up and gone home before I passed. But finally, it was the most amazing yet ridiculously hard experience I’ve had on a bike! Up until May my 2022 focus had been on running. I’d barely ridden for the first four months of the year – in March and April combined I rode my bike for just over three hours. Bike specific training started early May, early June I flew to Bombay, on my return I tested pos...
