Climbing the height of Mount Everest in a single day on a bike requires a different type of training regime. Rolling around the back roads of Tipperary and Waterford, looking in over ditches isn’t ideal. However today, as I focused upon my Everest training programme I found myself looking into rather than over ditches. The …
Month: February 2015
You are what you eat. It really is important to eat properly before, during and after a bike ride. Food is fuel. No food = No fuel = No energy = No fun You would not put diesel into a petrol engine, so don’t put junk into your body ! Eat as well as you …
The word ‘hiding’ is one that is commonly used by cyclists. It can be of reference to the guy ‘hiding’ down the back of the training group without an attempt to make a appearance at the front. It can be someone ‘hiding’ their form when going well before unleashing a dramatic gallop at the finish …
Last April two loving parents said farewell to the most precious gift their lives had ever been graced with. A 9 year old little girl named Sarah Dillon left to fly with the angels. She may be gone, but her memory and the positive effects that she had on all who cared for her live …
A bleating alarm clock announces the arrival of six am, before an outstretched arm slams it off within 3 seconds. An entire household need not be awoken from their slumber due to the offbeat desires of a single member. Breakfast is consumed through bleary motions. Bikewear that had been left out the previous night is …
People often speak about the comparisons between the top domestic riders of today and the last time cycling in Ireland went through a massive boom period back in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Back then huge fields lined up each and every Sunday to contest hard races that could realistically have been won by …