Send them North for Glory!
Originally this post was going to be on the theoretical topic and postulation of training whilst sick... However, I thought it much more exciting to put it in context via the use of a painful real world example...
Training Day
Every day is Training day at the moment... Well, aside from Monday, but 6 days a week its going down:
"See, this is how the interval session is going to go down motherfucker"
You may have noticed a trend...
Something actually phenomenal
The word EPIC is used with alarming regularity these days in cycling... Its getting to the point where it takes a bit for people to actually agree that something is really, well, Epic. I think I have found some...
Beware what you whinge for…
I guess that my little whinge yesterday about everything not being perfect in NZ sent a message out into the universe that I needed to be reminded that it was actually pretty good... Yes, he who takes for grant...
NZ tour – Ride 12: Shall we just forget this one?
For those of you that are positive and like video's, lets start with something fun... Another montage of MTB action, but this time a real mash up from Eskdale, Te Horo and Makara. Get your daily dose of variety...
NZ tour – Ride 10: Check out the Strava nerd
Something unusual today... Especially given recent health and the fact that this is pretty much a holiday (massive oxymoron for someone who doesn't have full time employment): A training ride. And not just any ...
NZ tour – Ride 9: Shake, rattle & roll around the Aka’s
It may seem that the Summer Tour is all about ME... Well, lets get busy dismissing that wild accusation ASAP, because there are lots of other people out getting amongst it with some summer loving. First up, Cra...
NZ tour – Ride 6: Te Mata Peak
Given that Eskdale didn't give us the momentum kick to riding that we had hoped for, it was time to mix it up after two days on the MTB and hit the road again to scope out more of the H Bay goodness and importa...
NZ tour – Ride 3: Hawkes Bay goodness
Warning - This is a scenery ramming post, so read on, but you have been warned!
I am going to try something different today, usually I smash you with 19 photos and some text, but today I thought it best to s...
NZ tour – Ride 2: Turoa ski field access road
It's always good to do something a bit different or unique... Mix it up a bit. Whilst most of the NZ trip is designed to be MTB orientated, with variable weather some road work is going to be on the cards, but ...