Clik here to view.
Catching up
Having arrived back from holiday there’s a lot of catching up to do… We’ve had a lovely couple of weeks of relaxation, chilling in the sun in a variety of locations around the northern Mediterranean....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fruity favourites
I don’t remember nectarines featuring in my early years. If they existed, they were probably a little exotic for the mainstream supermarkets. From what I can remember, fresh fruit used to consist of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Warning: Hills ahead
The summer has brought a change of routine for me. My established routine was rudely interrupted by a couple of weeks rest and relaxation. Since I’ve been back I have fallen into a new, arguably more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ride like a Pro
It sounds counter-intuitive, but having a Heart Attack has given me confidence. My “episode” was the culmination of about 20 years of un-healthiness; relatively little physical activity, an overly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ride Like A Pro… in my dreams!
Today I had an opportunity to “Ride like a Pro”, a cycling event sponsored by Jaguar UK and Team Sky. I was one of about 40 fellow MAMILs that assembled at our local Jaguar Garage. To be honest it was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life is an endurance sport
Endurance events look easy when you watch them on from the comfort of your Living Room. We get used to watching professional athletes performing amazing feats, it becomes the norm. We tend to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A few last minute concerns
It’s less than seven days until we head to Inverness for the start of Ride the North. Fort me, this is the culmination of a year of cycling; it started with a tentative 17 mile flat outing (one eye on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ride the North: The Prologue
I arrived in Inverness with a distinct sense of anticipation, the excitement was palpable, Ride the North weekend has finally arrived (and as an added bonus, it’s not even the weekend yet!). The train...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ride the North: Day 1
As we relaxed after the “all you can eat” barbeque, it was amusing to watch people gingerly rising from their seats and meandering, cowboy-style around the room. A hard day in the saddle had taken its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ride the North: Day 2
Fortunately it wasn’t raining when we got up. Having had torrential rain for most of the night it was a relief to be able to get up and pack up before it started again. The night had provided a few...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Training with Major Tim
It isn’t only Britain’s schoolchildren that have been inspired by Major Tim Peake’s Space Mission (Principia). The publicity around his recent launch caught the imagination of thousands of older boys...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Starfish on a beach
Although postings to the Blog might suggest otherwise, Ride the North 2014 didn’t finish me off. It wasn’t even the end of a blossoming cycling career However, in retrospect, it did mark the end of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Learning to ride again… an introduction to rollers
When I re-discovered cycling in the summer of 2013 my journey started in the garage on a Turbo Trainer. Given my low level of fitness and the number of years it’d been since I’d been on a bike, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
T minus 100 days and counting…
This weekend I trained alone. I decided to give my imaginary training partner, Major Tim Peake, the weekend off following the excitement of Friday. For him, running on a treadmill must be a bit of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Simple Pursuit of Cycling
On the face of it, cycling is a simple pursuit; man and machine in harmony. Technology has enhanced the experience, providing us with feedback every inch of the way, but in doing so it’s introduced...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Preparing for a Long Haul Flight
International travel is a different experience than it used to be… Back in the day, long-haul flight preparation would generally start with a visit to the Executive Lounge for a few stiff drinks – a...
View Article
