64 On the weekend I kicked off the race season with the Race Your Pace half marathon out at Dorney Lake, and boy, did it hurt! It served it’s purpose which was to give me the kick up the butt … Continue reading →

63 I have just come back into London having been in the US last week visiting family in Ann Arbor. I do love being in America, I love the oversized nature of it including the houses (I have lived in … Continue reading →

62 Now that the triathlon season has come to close I have the overwhelming urge to sit around drinking red wine, eating carrot cake (not together) and putting my feet up. It’s not really great prep for the duathlon season … Continue reading →

61 I was lucky enough to spend the weekend amongst the action at the World Cycling Championship in Copenhagen. We flew into Copenhagen Saturday morning and after dropping off an overnight bag at the hotel (advertised as 4* but more … Continue reading →

60 After spending 10 days in the Alps and 2 average runs on my return, I was worried about my legs remembering how to run. Doing long rides, especially those with a lot of climbing, saps the speed and in … Continue reading →

59 Our last big ride was on Saturday when we rode from Lake Iseo to Varenna on Lake Como. Again the weather was great and it was getting pretty warm already early in the day. About 5km from the top … Continue reading →

58 Next up was Mortirolo which averages an eye watering 12% and has featured in the Giro many times. It is not for the faint hearted or those who don’t have small enough gears on their bike and the latter includes me … Continue reading →

57 Stelvio….What a climb. If I had any illusions about how hard the previous days were in the saddle, Stelvio made them look easy. It is a 24km climb that doesn’t let up. At the bottom you have a sign telling … Continue reading →

56 We were staying in St Moritz for two nights and had planned a loop taking in the Gulia Pass and then onto the Albula Pass covering over 100km and 2500m of climbing. We had an easy 5km warm-up and … Continue reading →

55 The long anticipated trip is underway! We arrived into Milan on Saturday morning and our group of 15 from UK, US and NL headed up to Varenna on Lake Como to put the bikes together and enjoy the amazing … Continue reading →