Another good week just managing to keep the cold at bay. Two hard rides to add to the endurance. Looking forward to first race on Feb 12th. Sun 22nd – 35 miles @ 15.5 mph – 2.15.00 – A recovery ride after previous days 85 miles. Slow and cold. Not the best combination. But, a […]

Recently, I gave a talk at Run and Become on the topic of ‘pushing the limits’ I was with two other athletes. Abichal Watkins 5 times completed the 3,100 mile race. Tarit Stott former GB ultra distance runner and former 24 hour national champion. (I previously blogged about this at: Pushing the Limits) So it was […]

SKS Race Blades Long are an innovative mudguard to offer full mudguard protection for road bikes with a quick set up. They don’t need mudguard eyes and only take a few minutes to assemble. I’ve previously tested ordinary SKS race blades and have used them on my winter training bikes for a couple of years. The […]

Over Christmas, I took quite a break from blogging. I would like to say, I spent  the saved time training and going to the gym, but it wasn’t quite like that. I did manage to keep ‘ticking over’ which probably means I did about 700 miles in December. One thing, I really noticed was the […]

If you wish to do some turbo training during the winter months, you may need to find a turbo trainer that is quiet. Especially if you live in an upstairs flat, it is important you get one which is not going to annoy the person living underneath. Quiet turbo trainers are also often necessary if […]

One thing that stuck in my mind when cycling to the recent 100 mile Time trial was driving there. It was about 5 am, and still dark. I was on a dual carriageway, I was pretty alert and driving at around 60mph. I then saw a fairly dim flashing light and the brief outline of […]

  I believe the Obree book is now on sale. It will set you back £30, which is really quite expensive for  its length. However, if you are a keen time-triallist or racer, I would say it is still worth it. It is a shame that it’s £30, as I think it would be of […]

Some christmas gifts good for a cyclist. It’s that time of the year when I start asking people what they would like for Christmas, most of my family say ‘don’t know’ and struggle to think of something. But, I can always have a Christmas list, as long as excuses for avoiding a winter turbo training […]