EXTREME travellers

‘WE BROKE THE WORLD RECORD!’

Raz Marsden, 55, is a motor neurone disease nurse consultant from Oxford. In June 2019, she started a round-the-world trip on a tandem bike with Cat Dixon, 54, a CEO from Yorkshire.

Crossing the border from Myanmar to Thailand, it was nearly midnight, we’d run out of water and couldn’t find anywhere to stay. Cat was not well, I felt sick, we’d had seven punctures over the past two days and now a slow puncture was threatening our back wheel. Alone, moments like this would have been completely overwhelming, but on a tandem bike, you’re never alone.

We were often hungry, exhausted and grumpy, but because we had each other, every day was filled with laughter. We coped with every puncture, tyre explosion and hunt for decent coffee because we knew the next unforgettable experience was just around the corner.

Cat and I met on a charity bike ride from London to Paris