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Training with Training Peaks
This week I started my new Training Peaks training plan. I have edited it slightly so that it fits more inline with training for 24/12 hour endurance racing. My main training sessions are around 3 to 4 hour session where I have two or three goals for the session. On...
Rider Development Sessions with Breeze
Over the past two months I have been working with Breeze and Energise Me, running Rider Development sessions for ladies who want to feel more confident and able on their bikes. When we were younger we could pretend and visualise anything we wanted, we could be dragon...
Level Two Road Cycling Course
Last weekend I travelled to Cyclopark in Kent to take part in my Level Two Road Cycling Course with British Cycling. The two day course started with a development day and then assessment on the Sunday. Before the course start date we had an online learning platform...
Mother and Daughter Spring Sportive
After the Trans Alp last July my Mum decided she would like to take on some cycling challenges, as you can imagine I was thrilled at the thought of being able to share some biking adventures with her. On Sunday the adventures started with a trip to the New Forest to...
An adventure into the White Peaked Coastal Mountains
If Canada is the Mecca for adventure seekers then Whistler is the shangri-la of snow sports. Arriving for our five day whirlwind visit, Whistler was a hive of energy. 8,171 acres of powder, over 200 trails, Whistler boasts the longest unsupported gondola (4.4k,)...
If Canada is the Mecca for adventure seekers, then Whistler is the shangri-la for snow sports
6 Days, 2 Mountains, Let’s go! "The mountains are calling and I must go" – This quote by John Muir I have always found powerful. As a child I spent time with my family exploring majestic peaks, now in my twenties the mountains hold a special place in my heart, they...
Hiring a coach – my thoughts as a coach.
Should you hire a coach? Last year I raced the Bike Trans Alp a stage race from Austria to Italy over 7 days, climbing 19,000 metres. I had never raced anything like this before. I had never ridden the distances required on multiple days let alone raced it! Climbing...
Cycling bad habits you could give up for lent
I have never given / taken anything up for lent but this year my challenge is to ride to and from work at least once a week, so far so good! For those of you who started out triumphantly giving up chocolate or bread this week and feel like 40 days is going to be a lot...
The best way to start the day is….
This week I decided to take up something for lent. I have never taken or given anything up before but for the next 40 days once a week I am going to commute to work by bike. This week was my first week and it was a great experience, on my ride home i decided to step...
Week three – Training to gain strength and increase my endurance.
Training to gain strength and increase my endurance. Today was week three at the gym, I started off warming up on the cross-trainer before heading over to the mats for my circuit workout planned by Steve my Personal Trainer. My first exercise in the circuit was a...