Why I’m riding “This is not a tour”
This weekend I’m riding the 400km on and off-road audax in the style and memory of Mike Hall. My motivation for this ride is similar…
Commuting to Bristol in photos
I’ve spent a few years infrequently commuting to Bristol through the year. I’ve now left that job, so thought it would be interesting to share…
Audax training plan
I’ve got some longer audaxes planned this year, so I thought I should actually have a training plan for once. I’ve avoided stating exactly what…
Sleep: What am I trying to measure?
My last post about analysing my sleep data had plenty of caveats, but despite my caution I started to wonder whether I was taking an…
Some sleep correlation data
You may have read my previous post that I’m trying to use data to work out why I’m sometimes not sleeping well and how I…
Volunteering at Thirsk for LEL
I recently volunteered for a few days at the Thirsk Control for London Edinburgh London. I put up banners, sorted out chargers for riders GPSs…
Trouble sleeping
For a couple of years I’ve had some trouble sleeping. I’m not sure how much of this is due simply to age or the disruption…
Knock Ventoux 2017
Few bike routes truly deserved the overused term “epic”, but I think Andy Corless’s Knock Ventoux 300km audax is a contender. I rode this in…
Tweaking the bike for Everesting
I’m planning my second Everesting, so thought that as well as climbing lots of hills to prepare my legs, I should do something to prepare…