Category Archives: Training

Half a mile an hour faster!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

I wrote earlier that I don’t do New Years resolutions. However, after my New Years Day cruise with my brother I went out with Will and got mullah’d. Since then I have been making and effort and this week rising … Continue reading →

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Youth is better than old shoulders and good kit

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

We were going for a quick and short blast up to Truleigh Hill. It’s a lot of fun with a load of high speed corners and so short that we can ride fast. At least we think that we can. … Continue reading →

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Thanks Dave!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

I started this week on good form. I can only conclude that there is more than just marketing hype to the recovery products that I have been using. I’ve taken a Zipvit protein recovery bar after every hard ride over … Continue reading →

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All the gear – no idea

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

I am the man: swanky pure white North Wave Typhoon shoes, Kask Vertigo helmet and my trusty Wilier Cento Uno. He’s got to be quick…. One problem, I was not alone. Quick on your own is not the same as … Continue reading →

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What’s hardest?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

I am often asked what I do. Road or off road? Both, all I really do is exercise, I’ll do anything to get my heart beat up, muscles pumping and mind drifting. Today I ran, not far but getting quicker. … Continue reading →

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To dangerous to ride…..

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

Its been cold for a long time and most of the local trails had an ice covering as the snow had been packed down by walkers and riders. In palces the ice was clear and solid. Last night the wind … Continue reading →

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Has it come to this?

Posted on December 26, 2010 by

What sort of a country do we live in? Winter arrives and it gets cold so what does the media do? It rants as if cold weather and snow are a news item. Then to make matters worse (especially for … Continue reading →

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Isn’t riding fun when you take it easy?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

I felt terrible yesterday when I wimped out of riding in to work. The weather was terrible but when I was leaving it wasn’t raining. I came up with the excuse that I needed to go to Sainsbury’s. I went … Continue reading →

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That’s what friends are for

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Is it true that you cannot remember pain? It seems that every ride now involves a degree of discomfort, best described as: pain. Was it always like that? If so, how is it that I became such a bike nut. … Continue reading →

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Its too hot

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

I got out for an early morning blast today. Only a short ride but a nice one before work. This is a regular run: Sompting, up Titch Hill and down the Bostal, past the White Horse and the church, down … Continue reading →

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