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City Escape 2020

The first lockdown brought with it a sense of calm to our life in London. The back garden was serene without the noise and pollution from the main road and our hectic schedules took a back seat. Unable to go places and explore, it also gave us time to reflect on the impact of ourContinue reading “City Escape 2020”

vEveresting

I kind of feel sorry for John. Every time anyone asked who’s idea this was, we all replied in a pitch perfect chorus, ‘John’s’. In truth, he might have been the first to mention Everesting but it lit something up in all of us. It was an interesting concept, ride multiple times up theContinue reading “vEveresting”

Virtual Group FTP/FTHR Test

Virtual Group Functional Threshold Power (FTP)/Functional Threshold Heart Rate (FTHR) Test By popular demand, the virtual group FTP/FTHR test is back. When: Wednesday 2nd September 2020 at 7pm BST (Sign up here). After such good feedback from everyone who has done a test with me before, I am hoping it inspires more people to notContinue reading “Virtual Group FTP/FTHR Test”

What can a coach do for me?

I have been lucky enough to have some fantastic coaches and I have learnt a lot from each of them. I know I wouldn’t have been able to achieve half of what I have without their involvement and support. For me, there are five key principles of our coaching/athlete relationship that will make you fitter,Continue reading “What can a coach do for me?”

Strathpuffer 2020

Sometime in December, when festivities were high, I received a message from my friend Laura asking me if I wanted to come on a trip to Scotland. There will be bikes and whiskey, she promised and so, of course, I said yes. Without really asking any helpful questions. Like, what time of year will thisContinue reading “Strathpuffer 2020”

Scotduro

Following on from our adventures along the West highland way Nat and I were after another adventure. Riding the high of completing our first off road bike packing trip we looked for something bigger and more challenging. I stumbled across the racing collective’s website. They were running a race from Inverness to Glasgow – 200milesContinue reading “Scotduro”

The Ultimate Mountain Bike Survival Week

I’m not even sure how this trip came about, it was certainly fairly organic in its conception. It all started as we downed Saki at a raucous NYE party whilst guessing 90s pop songs. Nat announced she wanted to race Glentress 7. I drunkenly agreed to be her partner for the 7hours pairs race. FastContinue reading “The Ultimate Mountain Bike Survival Week”

Bike Fit – Is it worth it?

I have recently been lucky enough to be chosen as a Specialized ambassador. I entered an online competition on a bit of a drunken whim and a few weeks later I received a phone call asking me if I fancied the job. This role involves encouraging more girls to get out riding by organising ridesContinue reading “Bike Fit – Is it worth it?”

Girl Guide Sneddon

A Day in the life of a bike guide. I never got to be a girl guide, I had enough trouble behaving myself in Brownies, so I thought now I am a sensible and respectable grown up I’d try a different form of guiding. Last week I was given the opportunity to go away withContinue reading “Girl Guide Sneddon”

Why ride a Spring Classics sportive?

So I’ll admit, getting up for work on Monday morning wasn’t exactly a barrel of laughs but the payoff was worth it. You cannot beat a trip to cycling’s Mecca, Belgium, for a festival of bikes and beer. The Spring Classics are a series of one day professional races that are an assortment of tough,Continue reading “Why ride a Spring Classics sportive?”