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My top ten tips for your first cross-country mountain bike race.
So you want to enter a mountain bike race? Go for it! I have raced cross-country mountain biking for 4 years now and it is a really great way to get into mountain biking and meet awesome mountain bikers who will make you feel part of the family. As a women rocking up...
Spiralizing my way through the week.
Last weekend my Mum came to stay and introduced me to my new favourite kitchen item, the spiralizer! I have been having spiral vegetables in all my salads for lunch. Grilled chicken, spiralled carrot, cucumber, chopped pepper and cherry tomatoes on top of cous cous...
Grip Grab photo shoot in Denmark
Last weekend I had the pleasure of working with Grip Grab on the promotional videos and photography for their up and coming women's range. This progressive company has been listening to customer feedback and decided to produce an exclusive women's range designed...
The pain you feel today (and likely tomorrow), will be the strength you will feel tomorrow (more likely a few weeks).
For the last three weeks I have been working on my strength in the gym with my personal trainer Steve. After a long time off the bike I needed a way to build up my power and endurance and weight training is great for this. Yesterday we worked on glute strength, with...
Strength training, DOMS and recovery
The first week of February signalled a change in my training, after a few weeks of building my cardio back up I made the commitment to get stronger by taking on a personal trainer once a week, to help build muscle. I felt getting the help of a PT would mean I would be...
It’s time to go running.
The last two weeks have been really busy work has been full on. I have been working hard to also get some new coaching courses off the ground and tie down dates for my first ever series of women’s ‘back on your bike’ sessions. As well as having to arrange plasterers...
New year’s resolutions, what is your plan?
January is an odd month, after the high from Christmas it can be quite a low month. Low on funds, low on effort and low on dedication to stick to those New year’s resolutions you made one the first. Myself included in this! This makes it an odd month to decide to set...
Hill Cycling – Training Session
I have recently started training ready for my solo and pair 24 hour races later on in the year. They feel very far off at the moment, I know from experience that it takes a while for your body to adapt to training. One of the best ways to improve your power is to use...
Good bye 2016 – here’s to an adventurous 2017
Good bye 2016 it has been a great adventure. We have started renovating our first house, got a dog and the biggest challenge of all, racing the Trans Alp Bike race. I am excited about 2017, after being inspired by Sarah Williams from Tough Girl challenges, who set 7...
Imagine falling off your bike so badly that you’re scared to touch your brakes.
Imagine falling off your bike so badly that you’re scared to touch your brakes. This is exactly what happened to one of my clients. Now after two years she has decided to battle her fear and get back in the saddle with my help. Pauline and I have been on a journey...