The highlight of my training last week was sharing my Saturday long ride with someone else. Julz, one of our awesome Team CP members and an all-round super cool person (who kicks arse on the bike!) is also training hard at the moment, and kindly let me tag along on her flat ride over the […]

The restlessness at the beginning of the day, working away on everything but my fitness, and riding home over a railway bypass that felt more difficult than usual highlighted the need to get a goal, a Big Hairy Audacious Goals (B-HAGS), and fast.   In the nature of my work coaching there’s always something, a race […]

Team CP Backroad 100 North Canterbury, 8/9 April 2017. After a week of wet and stormy weather, I was super excited to see a clear sky and the stars shining when I got up on Saturday morning, ready for our 100km back road cycling adventure. We set off bright and early from Christchurch in two […]

I like to think I had a fairly moderate summer of racing compared to my usual. I did half, if not less than, my usual amount of guiding down the Waimakariri River (preparing others for Coast to Coast) and had an awesome summer of racing by finishing second in the mixed tandem category of that […]

It’s amazing how three short weeks in a row can make such a difference to my normal routine.  Before I know it, it is the second week of May and suddenly my event is only 10 weeks away! After a long weekend, then two weekends away working, plus a week working on the Hawke’s Bay […]

As winter sets in it also means something else… summer racing is getting closer, and it’s time to get organised. It’s all well and good saying it’s too cold to train, but if I take that view point there’s only one person that is held back each week I delay. Any guesses? So, seeing as […]

Last Saturday was a true test of character and one of those rides I will reflect on when ‘the going gets tough’ at any stage throughout the Velothon. The weather the night before was wet and windy, however when I looked out the window the next morning it was clear and cold, but not frosty…perfect! […]

Since my last blog entry my training journey has encountered a few bumps. However all these challenges have added value, character, strength and integrity to my experience, which is becoming more enriching as each day passes. The first bump was quite literally that, when I lost 1-0 to a Cattle Stop. 50km into our ride, […]

As I was layering up to head out over the weekend for my last training ride at home I was thinking about the warmer temperatures that await, and how nice it will be to ride in short sleeves, and not with multiple layers on! Velothon Sunshine Coast event week is here. The week that has […]

To be able to perform your best in the summer you need a good foundation. There are 5 fundamental components that make that foundation and they are… Developing routine and consistency of training – habits Preparing your body to train (Strength, Mobility) Developing technique Nutritious eating Getting enough good sleep If you can work on […]