Category: Cycling

  • 2010

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    2010 has kicked off. I asked Jack whether I should continue cycling, running, swimming and racing or just take it easy, eat biscuits and play more computer games. He pondered very briefly before confirming that I should keep doing what I’m doing. I think I was looking for an out. I asked him why he…

  • From one period to the next

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    I’m coming to the end of my transition or recovery period after this year’s racing, and after the Dublin marathon in particular. I’ve been taking it really easy for 6 weeks, training as I feel like it and eating wheelbarrow loads of doughnuts and cakes. I’ve done very little running, had a full week of…

  • Tim Don – Advice for beginners

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    There are a bunch of new first years on the course getting into (and a few very much already into) triathlon. If you new guys & girls are looking for advice there’s nowhere better than to start than with words from the Don. Have a look at some of the other Oakley Armchair Sessions on…

  • Real cyclists can’t be put back together

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    Via Gizmodo.

  • Aero?

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    Aero?, originally uploaded by samwebster. On the bike, in the sun. And I started my 365 project on Flickr.

  • Try The Tri Bike

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    I finally got out for an hour or so on my tri bike today. I understand the benefits of a tri bike (hence the purchase) but I was sure I wouldn’t enjoy riding the thing. I was expecting it to spend a lot of time locked away while I train on my usual bikes. I…

  • The C

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    The C, originally uploaded by samwebster. I bought a new bike. The weather has been so poor that it’s still in the garage in its wrapping. I’m surprised at my own patience.

  • Kitted Up

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    I’m slowly getting kitted up to get back to triathlon. The last time I raced I used whatever kit I could find that I already had, but this time I’m taking it fairly seriously. And my cycling stuff (for example) is one or two decades old now. Triathlon is an annoyingly expensive business so I’ve…

  • Drug testing

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    This is why drug testing scares me. A recent study, summarised in this slowtwitch.com article, demonstrated that athletes ingesting a mere 5ug of the nandrolone precursor 19-norandrostenedione (NOR) tested positive for this anabolic steroid using existing procedures. That’s a tiny amount. It’s a trace amount. It’s an amount that you wouldn’t ingest to improve your…

  • Lightlane

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    Finally someone found a use for lasers – showing cars how much space you need to give a cyclist! With a lot of winter mileage due this year I’d definitely buy one of these. Drivers seeing something different would be woken up for a moment, if nothing else. It looks like it gives a clear…