Get outdoors and exercise!
Ok, so why do you exercise? Is it to keep fit, to compete, or for some other reason entirely? Personally I don’t think my reason is anywhere near as healthy as that. Most of the time I run and I cycle because I am absolutely, wholeheartedly addicted to them. I also swim, but it took [...]
Sportpursuit reliably inform me that they started their biggest ever outdoor and cycling sale at the end of last week. Looking at their website they seem to have more products than ever and some of them are hugely discounted. As is the way with Sportpursuit you will need to wait upto twenty eight days for your goodies, but the [...]
Welcome to my Etape Caledonia Review 2013. The largest closed roads cycling sportive in the UK and one of the regular highlights of my year. For more information see the links below: Etape Caledonia 2012 Review Etape Caledonia 2013 Preview Part 1 & Part 2 The articles linked above will provide some background and more [...]
Three guys are about to attempt 3100 miles by bike in 17 days from Oceanside, San Diego to New York’s Times Square. These guys are from 771 Search and Rescue Squadron, based out of Culdrose in Cornwall and they are aiming to raise £20,000 for charity. The charities they are raising money for are The [...]
www.swrve.co.uk The London Cyclist has an interesting article on jeans made for cycling. They cover three of the major brands and offer an interesting insight into a piece of clothing that I’d never considered before. If you are riding around town a lot then they certainly seem to offer more comfort and endurance than a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
South Dartmoor cycling and running loop profile On Sunday I decided to go a bit bonkers and without any additional training arranged to meet my Dad at Princetown at 9.30am, so he could support me on a mini South Dartmoor running and cycling adventure. The plan was that I would cycle the 18 miles from [...]
I have a tendency to do a lot of exercise by myself, so that I can go out when and where I want. I tend to be a bit whimsical and not very focused unless I am coming up to some kind of event. I figure that as long as I’m out there and enjoying [...]
