Every April right towards the close of the ski season I always get a bug! This year was no exception[…]
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Tarantaise Valley Workout
Les Arcs (1600 on the left, 1800 middle and Peisey Vallandry on the right.) First “race class” workout of the[…]
Read moreBarefoot Running antidote to Ski Boots!
The 12′:45″ barefoot run did not produce a delayed negative reaction in the calves, despite feeling a small amount of[…]
Read moreTyre Technology
This is a Continental 4000S racing bike tyre that has now covered over 5000km. The small holes are tread indicators.[…]
Read moreLenticular Wave Cloud
Sure sign of the weather changing – a classic lenticular wave cloud over Mont Pourri this morning. Looks like the[…]
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Decided to reduce right down to 10 minute runs and see if the calf muscle issues could be resolved. Typically,[…]
Read moreTraining going well
Have just spent a week revamping a website and dealing with incompetent ISP support here in France. My head was[…]
Read moreI.O.M.S.
Started yesterday’s barefoot run with real enthusiasm – I really looked forward to it – but it was not easy[…]
Read moreMental Battle
Amazingly – running “barefoot” yesterday with the Vibrams prevented any nasty calf muscle problems today and so despite having slightly[…]
Read moreBarefoot Running
OK, even by my standards this is eccentric! My first ever run on “barefoot” running shoes – the new Vibram[…]
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