Cycling

TdF – Stage 1

July 11, 2007
TdF - Stage 1

The tour came to London this weekend and I was lucky enough to be on the marshalling team for Sunday’s Stage 1 from London to Canterbury, not that I felt particularly lucky when my alarm went off at 4.45am. I was shipped out to Woolwich, not one of the more delightful spots of the route [...]

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BPTT Update for 26th May

May 27, 2007
BPTT Update for 26th May

I tried to capture the essence of todays stampede but I just ended up getting in the way and the movie ends as the camera gets knocked out of my hands. Don’t you just hate home movies anyway? After the run (that I didn’t do – again), I went off on the bike in search [...]

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Handlebar GPS Thingumy

May 25, 2007
Handlebar GPS Thingumy

A whole new commuting challenge lies ahead of me. My new job is flippin miles away, just teetering on the edge of the metropolis called Greater London. If I lose my balance I’m liable to stumble into the central reservation of the M25. Thought I better take a ride out today to check out my [...]

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BPTT Update for 19th May

May 20, 2007
BPTT Update for 19th May

Not much to report on the running front this week, it’s all been quite a struggle. Deege explains the runners eternal battle with the mind body dichotomy better than I ever could. I’m afraid to say that while Deege managed to win her battle, I just bailed. Out on my long run my body started [...]

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MTB Champ?

April 25, 2007
MTB Champ?

My time at Broadmoor is rapidly running to an end and I need to exploit this fantastic area before it’s out of my life, forever. With this in mind, Jason drove out today and met me at the Look Out for a blast around Swinley Forest on the mountain bikes. This is part of our [...]

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BPTT Update for 14th April

April 14, 2007
BPTT Update for 14th April

Another successful run today and a whole new pb! I don’t know where they are all coming from but it certainly helps when I’ve got someone to chase or even better when I have someone hot on my heels – I run and squeal like a girl when I get chased. I was battling it [...]

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Motorcycle Maintenance and Total Immersion

April 1, 2007
Motorcycle Maintenance and Total Immersion

It was time for some bike maintenance in the warriorwomen household today, very little zen involved just plenty of swearing. I clearly need a bigger flat – how am I supposed to watch the telly between all those spokes? I headed out for Hampton outdoor pool this morning and I took the stumpjumper hoping that [...]

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BPTT Update for 10th March

March 11, 2007
BPTT Update for 10th March

I really enjoyed the run this week at Bushy Park, I bumped into Rodiogirl and her daughter, who was preparing for her first assault on the time trial, and joined them both for the event. It was quite a novelty to run around the park with someone else, and the converstaion really helped to keep [...]

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A Girl Uncovered

March 2, 2007
A Girl Uncovered

Well what can I say, it seems there’s a girly girl in me somewhere. I’ve been through the beauty mangle today. I’ve had my hair straightened, which is some going cos I don’t have much, and I’ve had my lips painted and my eyes daubed. I think the make-up artist was pulling her hair out [...]

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Stumpy’s Back

February 27, 2007
Stumpy's Back

The bike shop rang unexpectedly today to say that the Stumpjumper was fixed already! Seems the shock failure wasn’t so catastrophic after all, but it did somehow swing around to being all my fault again. Ho hum! I left the shop with a rejuvenated bike and a swanky new high pressure suspension pump. Apart from [...]

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