Listening to your body
I’ve been a bit quiet of late, and theres some good reasons for that. Firstly I went on holiday with my Wife and Wee man, I had simply the best most…
Tag: Training
Gotta Learn to Lean
The winter mud is refusing to freeze, so another wet and mild winter to grind through. With the winter season being the time for base miles and building the foundations for…
Sessioning
I once wrote “Sessioning is not Strava“. And it isn’t, sessioning, stopping mid trail to push back up and practice a corner, drop or feature does not win PBs and…
Schrödinger’s Valve
When I was a toddler I had an aortic coarctation, it was treated with surgery. I had annual check ups which involved ECGs and x-rays to ensure there was no…
Train in Vain
Returning to work is not without some advantages, There is an excellent on campus gym for a start. Back to work with a bump, sort of. I work at a university…
Dad with bike – Will Race
The countdown is on to my first proper race of the year, the Cream O the Croft Enduro. For past races I’ve put in a reasonably structured gym plan complimented…
Progression – Chasing Form
Often when riding, I get the nagging feeling that even though I’m trying to progress my skills and become a smoother, faster rider. That last year, I was fitter and…
Progression – Local Loop
Your strengths are those you practice most, and your weaknesses those that are too hard or to rare an opportunity to perform. A few things have caused my riding to…
