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Cross training through winter
The shortest day of the year may be behind us but winter is in full swing! Winter is a great time to put in some base training and work on your overall fitness for the spring/summer. Here are my top tips: Running: I am not a natural runner, but during the winter I...
Race across the roof of Europe – Bike Trans Alp 2016
The Trans Alp Bike Race claims to be the toughest amateur Mountain Bike stage race in Europe. Six hundred teams made up of two riders, set out from Imst in Austria on a seven day epic that ended this year in Arco, Italy. Of the six hundred teams 16 were women’s teams....
Coaching Session – Pumping the trail
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Recovery walks
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A new adventure is calling.
The last two weeks I have been unable to ride my bike or get up to much as I have been recuperating after having an operation. I am usually fighting a battle between wanting to go outside to play or train and planning the next challenge. Having a week or two not being...
Post adventure blues
The alps was incredible, I never expected it to be so hard to return to normality after the race but it has been tough! Puppy's make life better In late August Luna burst into our lives and for a while my world was consumed with puppy duties, which took my mind off...
Q&A with Specialized bikes after the Bike Trans Alp
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Power Bar – Natural Energy Cereal
The Power Bar natural energy cereal is one of the samples I had through being a Power Bar product tester. I have been really impressed with the products I have tasted and this is no exception! During my 3 hour training ride I used this as an energy snack. The session...
Bike – Specialized ERA Carbon Comp
Earlier in the year I took part in the Trans Alp bike race. For the race I rode the Specialized ERA Comp. The brain technology in the shock made for a super comfortable ride without loosing power going up hill. The Era is a brilliant bike for long distance mountain...
It’s been a while
Sorry for the long period of silence it has taken me some time to put my thoughts into sentence form! Since competing the Trans Alp at the end of July life has been somewhat bizzare... I came back full of memories of the highs and lows and buzzing from achieving my...