Monthly Archive: November 2016
Descending I absolutely love descending. My approach to descending is possibly best described as kamikaze. I have no idea why, but going downhill fast on a road bike is something that causes me very...
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I cycled alone for years, for transport mostly. After three years living in the back of beyond and getting more and more into road cycling, I was keen to be part of something bigger...
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I have something of a love / hate relationship with running. I love how quickly running gets you fit. I love how little time it takes. I love how accepting and supportive the running...
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All of my pregnancies were planned. But planning is a funny thing when it comes to pregnancy. If it’s your first pregnancy, you can have no idea whatsoever what you are planning. There is...
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The ‘Joy’ of Climbing Climbing hills is absolutely not my favourite aspect of cycling (descending is, I only excuse hills from going up because they obligingly go down again). However, I am getting to...
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For me, finding the time has been the biggest challenge to getting back on the bike since I had children. It’s the reason why I kept getting back into running. Running is quick and...
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When my son started at the school nursery, I became ‘a playground mum’. Playground mums are those mums who are lucky enough to be able to drop off and collect their lovely offspring from...
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When we decided to have children, I was happy to put cycling aside for a while. I had ridden in the Alps, Lanzarote and Majorca. I had ridden the Raid Alpine, Lands End to...
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