11th MARCH 2016 – THE RACE! I warmed up for an hour – yep it takes me ages to warm up properly! Went to the toilet many many times, try putting a very tight speed suit back on when you are sweaty – budget way longer than
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1st MARCH 2016 – THE COURSE IS FINALISED I thought 20km was short, but it has just been announced that it is actually only going to be 16km – I’m sure it will still hurt though! I have been out riding the course a fair bit, I
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FEBRUARY 2016 Check me out in my new speed suit and helmet. I raced yesterday and did my fastest 25km at Champion Lakes with an average speed of 38.4km/h and feel like there is more in the tank for sure. Happy days! The KICKR sessions are back
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JANUARY 2016 Lets get all the disasters over and done with now please. As a coach I know better, and I was not at all prepared for this time trial. Error number one – having a glass of wine the night before! For some people I imagine
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DECEMBER 2015 The transformation from mountain biker and endurance athlete to time trialist has begun. I have had at least 1 session a week so far on the KICKR, these sessions are super focused and I have to be in the right head space to complete some
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SEPTEMBER 2015 Let me start by saying this – I have been described as having a diesel engine, and I think this is true. My first endurance event was the Oxfam 100km trail walker which I was roped in to by my brother as a last minute
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