Last year we rode one of the Coast to Coast routes as a family, from Silloth to Tyneside. What made it special was doing this with another family who we are friendly with. It was a fairly gentle, easy … Continue reading
Last night I went to ‘homegroup’. This is quite common in churches nowadays and it’s a mid week meeting arranged at someone’s home. They’re normally fairly informal gatherings of people and there’s a load of these going on in our … Continue reading
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Recently we had a weeks holiday in Penestin which is in southern Brittany and on the coast. I like this bit of France! A really pleasant journey getting there, including the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo and … Continue reading
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We were in London today and unexpectedly came across those frightfully well dressed cyclists taking part in the Tweed Run 2013. I had vaguely heard of this before but never actually seen it in action. The idea is that … Continue reading
Trying to juggle family life with two children and a wife, a busy job, organising an electrician plus plumber, some running, some cycling, some blogging, writing a book, time to go “flop” in February all takes some doing. But I … Continue reading
We’ve just had a family holiday in Spain, staying in Javea (that’s “Haa-vee-a”) and it was great to see a good number of road cyclists out and about. I checked out a half decent bike shop where I could have … Continue reading
Tour de France, LEJOG, JOGLE, C2C and the list can go on. Yes we must all do our own personal “must do” rides while we can. At the tender age of 50 I have about 30 years of cycling left … Continue reading
Which do you prefer? Riding your bike or maybe going with others? By nature I tend to cycle (and run) on my own and I never yearn to have someone else alongside. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy … Continue reading
This cyclist has adopted the correct position on the road – about 1 metre from the edge. This allows a cyclist to be able to avoid any potholes, sunken drains through having sufficient room to be able to move to … Continue reading
If you are a moderately serious runner, the chances are you will have experienced the Runner’s High or at the very least, you will have heard people like me drone on about it. We can easily go on and on about how … Continue reading
1. Health In broad terms, if you’re a regular cyclist you can halve the chance of getting diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Compared to inactive people, cyclists have the good health of someone 10 years younger. The biggest cause … Continue reading
Cycling with our two daughters is sometimes , shall we say, “interesting”. It’s almost like their characters and outlook in life are being expressed through the way they cycle. This can be seen from all kinds of different angles and … Continue reading
At work I get a email bulletin from G4S from time to time. If I were Mr G4S I would be keeping a low profile these days in view of the Olympic security debarcle. It’s a circular email advising recipients of … Continue reading
Wallie and his odd socks somewhere in the Cotswolds Maybe it’s the effect of Wallie wearing odd socks. Perhaps it was the unusual sight of the sun going to our heads or Wallie’s complete aversion to riding along any kind … Continue reading
Cyclists at sunrise Barcelona
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