Category: Cycling

  • A windy weekend

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    A biggish tree was down across the cycle path this morning. It was a very windy weekend in South Wales! The headwind on today’s run was very helpful in getting me to lean forward and take the pressure off my tibialis posterior muscles. See, there’s a silver lining to most situations! P.S. To those learning…

  • Quality Kit

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    I’m comfortably into training mode again, and have been for some months. I feel at home in this routine and it’s something I’ve done for most of my adult life with occasional interruptions. With triathlon in mind after the 2009 season I’m enjoying getting out on the bike again, and it’s helping my running. Today…

  • Icy Swansea

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    It has been a really cold start to the year in Swansea, but I wish a Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all have a productive and successful 2009. Most of us in the medical school are starting to realise that the September start date for the new course really isn’t very…

  • Olympic cycling star tells car drivers how it is

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    In an interview with the Times, “Victoria Pendleton has a sharp warning for drivers who tear past cyclists at close quarters – watch out, you might kill a British Olympic medallist.” “For starters, many motorists could at least stop being offensive as well as dangerous, says Pendleton. I have to train on the road daily.…

  • Horrible weather

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    This morning is a horrible morning. It’s raining hard, it’s blustery, and it’s miserable. My golf course actually closed yesterday (which is really unusual) and I don’t see it opening for a couple more days at least. So I really didn’t want to get on my bike this morning and have to cycle to work.…

  • EPST photos

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    I spent yesterday morning taking photos for the Emily Prosser Sprint Triathlon. It was a bit of a struggle with grey skies, showers and poor light, but I seem to have got some good snaps. Half have gone up on cardifftri.net and the rest should go up tonight if my internet connection stops mucking about.

  • Warning!

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    Going anywhere near this bicycle could result in a fatal injury or injuries! How many warning stickers can you get on one bike? It must have been built for a particularly litigious society. Warning! Bicycle may move forward if you press on one or more pedals!

  • Hallway box

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    Ooooh, what’s inside? Jack’s very excited.

  • Cycling to work

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    Cycling to work this morning. I almost didn’t make it to work. Who would want to be in work on a day like this by the sea?

  • Morning in the Bay

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    A grey panorama, from my cycle in to work this morning. Swansea Bay from Blackpill.