Definitely reached saturation level last week. It’s not only that the body feels tired but it becomes almost impossible to[…]
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First 17k Barefoot Run
In the past 6 weeks I’ve done 6 big bike rides including 5 of the toughest cyclosportive races in France[…]
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Well, I never imagined in a million years that I’d ever be congratulated by Bradley Wiggins – sporting superstar, Olympic[…]
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My head was still feeling slightly fuzzy today – the second day after the étape. I proved that by driving[…]
Read moreMondovélo – Étape du Tour – Acte 1, Modane – Val Fréjus to Alpe d’Huez
54 nationalities participating, 9500 registered, 7000 starting, 6443 finishing. 113km 3,500m climbing. The Étape (Stage) exists so that amateur cyclists[…]
Read moreSaddle Height – perhaps not the cause of back injuries!
There appears to be an awful lot of nonsense written regarding how to determine optimum saddle height. The advice of Canyon[…]
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Going though the obligatory 3 days of d.o.m.s. after the first 10k “barefoot” run. Not so long ago even a[…]
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10k, 1100ft climbing, 46:57 mins, barefoot style. (Using Vibram Five Finger minimalist shoes) Running is a great way to “recover”[…]
Read moreLa Marmotte 2011
Some excellent photos of the Marmotte 2011 here: LaurentSalinoPhotographie Nationalities Participating France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, England, Dubai, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland,[…]
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Nationalities Participating France, Belgium, Scotland, England, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Poland, New Zealand, Sweden, Singapore, Luxembourg, Uganda,[…]
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