Author Archives: silentroadie
Its Been a While
Almost 3 years to be a bit more precise. Stumbled across my blog whilst reading Jenny Nesbitt’s Jenny’s Blog A friend convinced me to start this blog a number of years ago. He’d mentioned that one of the best reasons was to be … Continue reading
MK Spring Classic
A couple of weeks ago whilst watching one of the Spring Classic’s I wondered if it was possible to create a local route along the same lines; combining road with some pave (mild off road suitable on a road bike). … Continue reading
Our British Weather
Having spent 6+ hours over the weekend riding in the cold with continual rain/sleet, it seems bizarre to now be thinking that I’ve been lucky with the weather, which is what I’m doing after the few inches of snow that … Continue reading
Back on Track
What a difference a week makes. Two weeks ago I barely managed 1.5 hrs of exercise whereas last week I fell just slightly short of a planned 12hrs. As well as an improvement in my back, the change in weather … Continue reading
Back to the start
Following a promising start to training, a back injury has set me ‘back’ somewhat. Three weeks ago I tweaked my back which resulted in slight discomfort when reaching up of bending to tie my laces. I’m not entirely sure how … Continue reading
Here we go Again
Training The new training year began on 10th December for me, a date derived from when I would like to be at my fittest next year which happens to be beginning of July for a planned trip to ride in … Continue reading
Central CX Round 5
Since writing about the first few rounds of the Central League CX I’ve had a good training week followed by 2 not so good weeks. The week following round 5 at Brackley I put in some good turbo sessions and … Continue reading
CX Racing
The last time I blogged I’d just finished replacing a number of parts ready for the forthcoming cx season, happily the bike remained as one and I’ve summarised the first few rounds of the Central League: Round 1 Sunday 30th … Continue reading
In Bits
Decided that the CX bike deserved a bit of an overhaul before the racing started on 30th September as use it throughout the year with slicks as a general training bike. Bought: BB Chain & Cassette Wheel bearings brakes Brake … Continue reading
Heart Rate and Illness
Training has been going well for the past month and I have noticed the improvement in fitness. Last Tuesday I was out riding some hill reps with the aim of building my heart rate up to over 90% max as … Continue reading
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