What an adventure ! Little advice : you should contact the British embassies ahead of you trip so they can assist you or your family if anything happens. My father used to go on all sorts of crazy trips and adventures abroad and that was the best advice we have received. They can be very very helpful.
Hi Kieran, Thought I'd pass on that I bought some lock laces on Amazon recently on impulse and they've proven to be excellent. They may not solve a problem for everyone, but for me - they provide a more comfortable fit over the arch - you cut them to size, so no crazy long laces tucked away - you can adjust the fit by the mm, so if you get it wrong it's a two second fix to loosen, or tighten (plus you could adjust easily with gloves on, or cold hands) - they won't loosen, or come undone and annoy you every day Well worth a look as it would be nice to not have to worry about faffing with your laces whilst carrying all that gear. Not the cheapest, but you can undo the plastic clip and reuse them when you swap your shoes out.
Great to see the Everton shirt Kieran, great pack review. You have sold a few items of kit to me here in this vid. Looking forward to seeing how it goes. COYB!
Hi Michael (Kieran here) what an end to the season that was last season. Nearly killed me. Hopefully brighter things to come for us. UTT! Glad the vid was useful. And hope you enjoy the kit.
Sounds like an amazing trip. Have you considered a good quality bar of soap instead of the small amount of shower gel you’re taking? It will last much, much longer, and probably be a similar size/weight. Best of luck on this, I look forward to watching the update videos!
For less insect bites and annoyance do not use fragrant soaps/deodorants. Something I learnt back when I was infantry. Good luck, sounds like a top adventure ✌🏼… oh and maybe an antiseptic wipe pocket pack 😉
Day 7 - Romanian Mafia mug him cos now they know he's carrying 3 grands worth of kit. They'll leave him the chafing gel though, don't want to touch where that's been.
What an adventure ! Little advice : you should contact the British embassies ahead of you trip so they can assist you or your family if anything happens. My father used to go on all sorts of crazy trips and adventures abroad and that was the best advice we have received. They can be very very helpful.
Thanks. This is great advice. And I'll follow that.
Hi Kieran,
Thought I'd pass on that I bought some lock laces on Amazon recently on impulse and they've proven to be excellent. They may not solve a problem for everyone, but for me
- they provide a more comfortable fit over the arch
- you cut them to size, so no crazy long laces tucked away
- you can adjust the fit by the mm, so if you get it wrong it's a two second fix to loosen, or tighten (plus you could adjust easily with gloves on, or cold hands)
- they won't loosen, or come undone and annoy you every day
Well worth a look as it would be nice to not have to worry about faffing with your laces whilst carrying all that gear. Not the cheapest, but you can undo the plastic clip and reuse them when you swap your shoes out.
Kieran aka *man of steel!* 💪🏻 💪🏻
Good luck and safe travels!
Hi Cheekster (Kieran here), thanks. We're about to find out what I'm made of. 😂🙈
Best of luck - sounds like an adventure of a lifetime!
Thanks Matt.
What an epic adventure awaiting you, best of luck and safe travels.
Thanks Michael. It's going to be a biggie this. In so many ways.
And here I am...stressing about surviving the NYC Marathon!..........what a life adventure!!
Good luck. Epic is all I can say. Will be pulling for you and definitely watching 💪💪
Thanks Jonathan. Would you be interested in getting update videos on here?
@@TheRunTesters would be great if you can post a bit. I'm sure you will be exhausted 😁
All the best on your adventure Kieran, I look forward to keeping up with your progress. Inspiring stuff !
Thanks very much. Can't wait to get moving now.
Great to see the Everton shirt Kieran, great pack review. You have sold a few items of kit to me here in this vid. Looking forward to seeing how it goes. COYB!
Hi Michael (Kieran here) what an end to the season that was last season. Nearly killed me. Hopefully brighter things to come for us. UTT! Glad the vid was useful. And hope you enjoy the kit.
Now this has already been tested by him so this is solid advice.
Sounds like an amazing trip. Have you considered a good quality bar of soap instead of the small amount of shower gel you’re taking? It will last much, much longer, and probably be a similar size/weight. Best of luck on this, I look forward to watching the update videos!
Great point
Up the Toffees ! ! Good luck Kieren and good pack review, looking forward to the seeing the trip
Hi Clive, (Kieran here), UTT! And thanks.
Good luck, you will be great! Also, stay safe.
(Kieran here) Thanks Therea. I will.
Crazy men! Hope you already put your machina's in your backpack
Good luck!
Three pairs. All 8kg of my pack are Machinas.
Cheers Kieran. When will you reach Romania? Maybe I can join you at some point as I live very near the Danube. :)
Beautifully crazy. Good luck. Enjoy.
Thanks James.
That sounds like a fun time!!!!
It's going to be the run of a lifetime. 👍👍
For less insect bites and annoyance do not use fragrant soaps/deodorants. Something I learnt back when I was infantry. Good luck, sounds like a top adventure ✌🏼… oh and maybe an antiseptic wipe pocket pack 😉
Hi Drone Runner (Kieran here) I might not be going near soap too often. 😂😱 Thanks for the tip! 👍
Amazing that's only 8kg..... appreciate the American Monkey is classified as an 'essential'!?!? Good luck with it - will be following your progress.
(Kieran here) I’d like to get the pack weight down another kilo if I can. But I’m not sacrificing American Monkey. 😂
8kg is quite a load. Is that including water weight?
Good luck. 👍
Thanks Jeff.
Great video...but why the hell is Kieran wearing an Everton shirt 🤔
Because they’re the greatest team the world has ever seen?
I used some 90% deet and now have fingers prints on my camera (it melts plastic, like camera buttons or polyester run kit)
Speed 2 is a great choice .. might be a bit average on wet surfaces ...
Hi Seki (Kieran here) Don't think it'll be too wet too often (fingers crossed) and I'm mainly going to be running slow in long straight lines!
Unreal!!! 🙌
Gonna be a biggie this one 🙈
@@TheRunTesters Inspiring. Where is best place to follow along? Twitter? And did you document your training for it too at all?
Which watch will you have on? and Oura also yeah?
Garmin Enduro, no Oura. Dock is a pain to carry. Will use HRV4TRAINING app instead.
Hi Kieran :) All the best on your extreme challenge 😉💪 Do you have a link where I can buy this funny cap?;)
Thanks Piotr, and certainly head here and drop Dave a DM: instagram.com/kickitinthedickracing/
For international viewers, we cant buy iodine in the UK because people used to to make meth
Day 7 - Romanian Mafia mug him cos now they know he's carrying 3 grands worth of kit. They'll leave him the chafing gel though, don't want to touch where that's been.
Will make the next few stages easier without all that kit on the back.
@@TheRunTesters Aye, if you're doing it stark naked that'll scare the dogs off