I like to keep an eye out for inspirational topics with regards to cycling and running on the web and I’ve found this guy. I don’t know about inspirational, but I want to know how he’s defying gravity. I’ve never seen anything like it. The rider is a guy named Andrew Dickey and the video [...]
The dreaded turbo trainer
March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In my attempt to ramp up my levels of exercise after returning from a bout of the flu I decided to get out my trusty old Volare Elite turbo trainer. It has got a label on it saying that it is recommended by none other than Jan Ullrich, which just goes to show how old [...]
Teaching your kids to ride a bike
March 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
We are in the middle of teaching our kids to ride their bicycles. My son is 5 and my daughter is 3. My son has had his bike for a couple of years and we have let him go at his own pace, which seems to work really well. There have been very few tears [...]
First time out in 15 days after illness
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday afternoon I managed to get out for the first time in a couple of weeks. I’ve had a bought of flu followed by an infection in my upper chest, but I’m finally starting to feel better. I’ve kept my motivation through this period by continuing to eat well, using an SAD lamp and reminding [...]
Memory-Map Adventure 2800 Review
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I was very excited to receive my Memory-Map Adventure 2800 last September (purchased with my own money, so this is an impartial review), but that excitement was shortlived. My general findings after six months are that it is a very useful tool, but it is also quirky to use and the way it integrates with [...]
Heart Rate 101
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Image from www.runnersworld.co.uk At www.runnersworld.co.uk they’ve got a nice little article that introduces you to your heart rate (HR) and the heart rate zones. Now while I don’t often exercise with a HR monitor I do believe that it is useful to understand what your heart is doing and how that reflects on your effort, [...]
Heart attacks during sport – Do I need to worry?
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There have been a lot of high profile sportsmen collapsing recently, with most of them ultimately dieing. Possibly the highest profile incident was the collapse of Bolton Wanderers mid-fielder Fabrice Muamba, who is fortunately pulling through at the time of writing. This is just as tragic for the families of the sportsmen/women as it is [...]
John Bishop’s Sport Relief Challenge
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After a couple of nights away on work I returned yesterday evening and sat down just in time to watch “John Bishop’s Sport Relief Hell” on BBC. If you didn’t manage to catch it then I can thoroughly recommend it as it just goes to show what you can do if you are stubborn enough. [...]
Etape Caledonia Preparation
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Seven and a half weeks to go before the Etape Caledonia. This is the sportive in which I’ve started to put myself under more pressure than any other. I first rode it in 2009 where I finished in 5 hrs and 18 minutes, after the debacle with the tacks on the road and a forty minute [...]
Cavendish may sacrifice the Tour for the Olympics
March 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Image from British Eurosport British Eurosport have reported that Mark Cavendish may sacrifice his chances for another green jersey for another Olympic gold medal. I think if I was in his shoes I would do the same, after all he is still young and has plenty of time to do more Tour’s, but how many [...]
