• Another Turbo Endurance session

    I’m trying to follow some sort of structured plan now, with the main objective to be to lower my fat ratio – my power to weight ratio would be good if I can reduce from the 16% down to a more reasonable 12%. This week I have done a few turbo sessions, today’s due to…

  • Back to training

    I haven’t actually stopped training, just with holidays and work, I haven’t done as much as I’d have liked, and I haven’t had too much time to blog about what I have been doing. Last weekend I did manage to cycle to Leicester on Saturday (following wind, thought it was easy) and back on Sunday…

  • Training, hard to fit in a busy life

    Now the etape’s done, I’m finding life catching me up, and finding the time to train challenging. Still, I must, the Tour of the Peak is no small ride, and it is only just over two months away now. Perhaps this week, I’ll take my bike with me on my travels, and I’ll try to…

  • Picture the pain – okay look briefly

  • Tour of the Peak anyone?

    Looks like the next challenge will be the Tour of the Peak on October 30th – at that time the weather could be either way (but I think winter gear will probably be essential), the climbs we know are impressive (Cat & Fiddle?). This will certainly keep the training going. J’s talked me into it,…

  • Home again, what’s next?

    We finally arrived home yesterday evening after a grueling few days.  Next time, don’t suggest we drive down (and back) in one go… Anyway, we departed Pau at 06:15 and made Calais in time for (a well deserved!) meal in the town centre before boarding the ferry. It is a long drive, but this time…

  • L’etape, ca fait.

    It is done. I completed the etape this year, a grueling three climbs in 40-degree heat. I’m just surprised that more people didn’t fail. I managed to cross the finish line with a clock time of 9h6mins, which taking off the delay at the start gave me a course time of 8h50 or so. I’m…

  • Sunday, the etape. Hasn’t it come round quickly…

    Tomorrow’s weather forecast is being watched carefully, but it looks like it will be a sunny day, with the temperature at the top of the Tourmalet at 17 degrees. That means 28 degrees in Arzeles, which will be warm. We completed the preparation by taking the car to the finish, and riding back, stopping in…

  • I’m not so good at taper…

    I’ve been out both Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Saturday went out on my own, did 58.5miles with 1050m climb. Lovely ride in the sunshine, and I simply can’t resist the Carrot Cake with my tea at Ashridge (another Ivinghoe in penance!) Sunday went out on the club run, to Swanbourne, which seemed quite a…

  • And now for the taper

    Only managed one midweek ride this week. However, today we did a 120 mile route with around 2684m of climb. Were based the ride around the Chiltern 100 route, with the extra from cycling to the route and back from St Albans. I borrowed a Garmin 705 but it was useless. Having loaded the route,…

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