Next up on places we’ll never visit – Akzhigit, Kazakhstan. A small desert town on the border of Uzbekistan. No idea why anyone would live here, but I guess you could say the same for Thrupp.

We are approaching 4000 miles. This week looks positive with Matty on holiday (ice cream walks incoming), any my knee improving. Not to forget the new running socks I received for father’s day.

Lyne Road Running Club	Target	+/-
3726	4458	-733

Everyone’s latest numbers are below. For the record, I’m putting Chris’s rowing under “ride”. Nearly six months in and Carlin hasn’t run, Kev and both Johnnys haven’t ridden, and Chris won’t walk. Kev will break the 1,000 miles this week too.

Lots going on!

Name	Run	Ride	Walk	Total
Thomas Adams	134	57	2	192
Carlin Bowers	0	133	27	161
David Bowers	83	429	73	585
Jonathan Brock	14	0	108	121
Matt Brock	100	5	91	202
Kevin Hook	646	0	336	982
Chris Hardy	613	34	0	656
Jay Evans	207	0	620	827

And vs. your goals…

Name	2025 Goal	Completed	2025 Remaining	2025 % Complete	2025 miles per day required
Thomas Adams	662	192	470	29.0%	2.4
Carlin Bowers	261	161	100	61.5%	0.5
David Bowers	966	585	381	60.5%	1.9
Jonathan Brock	408	121	287	29.7%	1.4
Matt Brock	804	202	602	25.1%	3.0
Kevin Hook	1919	982	937	51.2%	4.7
Chris Hardy	1522	656	866	43.1%	4.4
Jay Evans	1300	827	473	63.6%	2.4

The usual maps.

The only shot available on Google maps…

Keep it up.

Where do we find ourselves today? In the town of Opornyy, deep in the Kazak deserts. In case you missed the flyover last week, you should check it out and compare the number of place names appearing to those in our first week. There’s not much to look at.

We’re still behind our goal, despite a fantastic group effort this weekend.

Lyne Road Running Club	Target	+/-
3607	4270	-663

And how are we doing individually….

Name	Run	Ride	Walk	Total
Thomas Adams	120	57	2	178
Carlin Bowers	0	133	27	161
David Bowers	81	424	72	577
Jonathan Brock	12	0	101	113
Matt Brock	94	5	91	196
Kevin Hook	624	0	325	949
Chris Hardy	595	24	0	627
Jay Evans	207	0	599	806

and vs. our goals….

Name	2025 Goal	Completed	2025 Remaining	2025 % Complete	2025 miles per day required
Thomas Adams	662	178	484	26.9%	2.3
Carlin Bowers	261	161	100	61.5%	0.5
David Bowers	966	577	389	59.8%	1.9
Jonathan Brock	408	113	295	27.6%	1.4
Matt Brock	804	196	608	24.4%	3.0
Kevin Hook	1919	949	970	49.5%	4.7
Chris Hardy	1522	627	895	41.2%	4.3
Jay Evans	1300	806	494	62.0%	2.4

The usual maps…

And this week there are some Streetview shots. Mostly sand.

And camels.

A nice Kebab house!

Definitely worth a visit.

Another week, another 171 miles slogged along Kazak dirt tracks. We are now in Rakusha, which I believe is just a region of desert, with no towns or villages in sight.

Our goal hovers around the 600 miles ahead of us…

Lyne Road Running Club	Target	+/-
3470	4082	-612

How are ya’ll doing?

Name	Run	Ride	Walk	Total
Thomas Adams	105	57	2	164
Carlin Bowers	0	133	27	160
David Bowers	77	411	71	560
Jonathan Brock	10	0	101	111
Matt Brock	80	5	91	182
Kevin Hook	598	0	311	909
Chris Hardy	573	24	0	605
Jay Evans	197	0	583	780
Grand total	1640	631	1185	3470

Chris has got the bike out at last. Perhaps some big rides to work soon?

Name	2025 Goal	Completed	2025 Remaining	2025 % Complete	2025 miles per day required
Thomas Adams	662	164	498	24.8%	2.3
Carlin Bowers	261	160	101	61.2%	0.5
David Bowers	966	560	406	57.9%	1.9
Jonathan Brock	408	111	297	27.1%	1.4
Matt Brock	804	182	622	22.6%	2.9
Kevin Hook	1919	909	1010	47.4%	4.8
Chris Hardy	1522	605	917	39.7%	4.3
Jay Evans	1300	780	520	60.0%	2.5

Looks like we’re about to take the hard turn to the south around the Caspian sea.

What have we seen this week? Not much. A small town called Atyrau:

And the scenicA-27

Good work everyone, keep it up.

Goodbye Europe. Cheerio Russia. Hello (Istay) Kazakhstan and Asia. Very Nice!

As a reminder, so far we have crossed England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia. All in less than 5 months! Next up we have all the stans – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Countries I know far too little about. Guest blog post spotlighting each country are welcome!

We are 596 miles behind target. How we went through January ahead of target, I’ll never know.

Lyne Road Running Club	Target	+/-
3299	3894	-596

How each of your are doing:

Name	Run	Ride	Walk	Total
Thomas Adams	103	57	2	161
Carlin Bowers	0	128	27	155
David Bowers	77	386	70	534
Jonathan Brock	10	0	84	94
Matt Brock	75	5	91	177
Kevin Hook	566	0	302	868
Chris Hardy	563	12	0	583
Jay Evans	174	0	552	726

And vs. your targets:

Name	2025 Goal	Completed	2025 Remaining	2025 % Complete	2025 miles per day required
Thomas Adams	662	161	501	24.3%	2.3
Carlin Bowers	261	155	106	59.4%	0.5
David Bowers	966	534	432	55.3%	2.0
Jonathan Brock	408	94	314	23.0%	1.4
Matt Brock	804	177	627	22.0%	2.9
Kevin Hook	1919	868	1051	45.2%	4.8
Chris Hardy	1522	583	939	38.3%	4.3
Jay Evans	1300	726	574	55.9%	2.6

The usual maps:

And some photos stolen from Google Maps. Firstly, the border crossing into Asia…

The petrol station after you cross.

A nice cheap hotel. Looks pleasent.

Honestly, there’s not much on our route to look at and even less on Google with photos.

Anyway, keep it up!