Setting an ultra-cycling world record, from Alaska to Argentina, with Ashleigh Myles

Why is it a good idea to sleep in a pit toilet in Alaska? In this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, world-record holder Ashleigh Myles explains the benefits of such grungy accommodation and other facets of pedalling from the top of the Western Hemisphere to the bottom. This past December, the Halifax rider and cycling-event organizer travelled from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina, in 118 days, two hours and 30 minutes. That time marks the fastest trip on the Pan-American Highway by an unsupported female cyclist. In this in-depth interview, Myles not only discusses northern outhouses, but the gear she took on her ride, dealing with illness and aggressive animals, and handling parts of the route that a cyclist simply can’t cover. Now that Myles’s has set such an impressive record, what could the next goal be?

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Setting an ultra-cycling world record, from Alaska to Argentina, with Ashleigh Myles is an episode from Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast by Matthew Pioro.

This episode is 01:08:09 long.

This episode was published on Feb 19, 2026.

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