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My West Highland Way attempt got delayed, but it’s now all systems go! It took an extra week to get over being ill at the start of January, but that may have worked out for the best. Last weekend was the Strathpuffer 24 hour solo race close to the northern end of the WHW. My . . . → Read More: WHW – Preparations Since I’m “down with the kids”, I get to hear all the current playground phrases. In North-West London, at least, “Sick!” is a favourite. e.g. Upon seeing a road bike, “That’s one of those bikes like in the Olympics… Sick!” or when seeing SPD pedals, “Look at those tiny pedals… Sick!”.
I’ve . . . → Read More: Sick I went out riding in the snow last night. I rode a trail that we know as “bastard corners”. It’s a good one to see how well you’re riding as there is a whole sequence of open rooty corners. Some with adverse camber, some of which tighten. Up until that trail, I’d been riding pretty . . . → Read More: Small Margins Here’s something I wrote back in May about The Sarn Helen Trail in Wales. Not to be confused with some other Welsh C2C routes, I just kinda made this one up as training for the Tour Divide. I kept this story back as I had sent it to a magazine, but after a bit of . . . → Read More: An Older One – The Sarn Helen Trail OK, it’s time to ‘fess up. When Rob Lee made an unsuccessful attempt at the West Highland Way Double, it piqued my interest a little. It’s always interesting to read about what people are up to in the world of riding bikes a long way. It’s rare to have such a candid account when the . . . → Read More: West Highland Way – The Intention I’ve been making stupid school-boy errors recently. First, I happily advised someone I was going riding with that Camelbaks are OK below freezing as long as you blow the water back into the bladder to stop the pipe from freezing. I then forgot to do so myself and ended up having mine freeze solid. Doh! . . . → Read More: Mistakes This website is new and undergoing lots of growth, so please don’t be too disappointed if there are incomplete descriptions… they’re coming soon! I just had a “nice” ride tonight. Nice people, relaxed pace, nice time. I’m not so sure about mountain biking being nice. At its best, it should be about fire in your belly, blood pounding in your head, and a dance through the trail. Or, it should be about epic places and worn out legs . . . → Read More: Nice Not been blogging much, but I have been training much. Getting my head down and doing some substantial rides in The Chilterns, riding to work every day, shed-based turbo training, and running a bit. The good news is that I’ve caught up on Fighting Talk podcasts while in the shed. Unfortunately, that means 1 hour . . . → Read More: Training Actuality Entering back into training, and I’m thinking about it. About how much is enough, and what I’m really aiming for. I seem to do less than other people with similar goals. I seem to do too much to have any time outside training. I seem to do enough to get by and go the places . . . → Read More: Training Philosophy |
