Despite it being Christmas, and despite having allowed myself to indulge a little over the festive season, I got on my turbo trainer tonight and took over 3 minutes of my previous best 10 mile time.
My previous time was 25 minutes 40 seconds. Today, despite having eaten goose, M&S biscuits, jelly beans, After Eight [...]
Christmas Food
I knew the Christmas period would be difficult. All those mince pies, shortcake petticoat tails, Quality Streets and 4 course meals were always going to make training and weight loss difficult.
For example, we had our Christmas lunch the other day at the Coquetdale Hotel in Rothbury, and there simply wasn’t any healthy [...]
Todays target was 25 miles, and after 4 miles I wanted to get off. It seemed like everything hurt, especially my arse. However, as corny as it sounds, I try and live by Lance Armstrong’s quote:
“Pain is temporary, quitting lasts is forever”.
Yeah, yeah there’s a huge difference between not being bothered to do [...]
OK I admit it, I’ll probably never become World Time Trial Champion (unless by some miracle I lose a further 7 stone, develop a cardiovascular system of a bull and buy a wind tunnel) but I have to admit when it comes to pro cycling and in particular Le Tour de France, 2 things captivate [...]
Last night I did 22 miles, average speed of 16 mph, heart rate around 135-145. Enjoyed it – watched “Underworld” and just enjoyed getting into a rhythm. Started gear hopping towards the end as I got tired, but today I feel quite good – no stiffness or aching (apart from my arse which [...]
KB Cycles and Great North Bike Ride 2009
Keith at KB Cycles has in prinicple agreed to sponsor me in the 2009 Great North Bike Ride. I will be riding in the KB strip to try and get a bit of publicity for the shop in the ride also. His new e-commerce [...]
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