Archive for March, 2010

Spring is just around the corner - I managed to ride both to and from work in daylight. In fact, I probably didn’t need my lights on for either journey. But then again, I was riding through Blyth - a town where it is apparently compulsory for all van drivers to have a phone...
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Something really strange happened yesterday. It wasn’t raining, and the sky was a really strange colour - blue. It just didn’t feel right to be running in such conditions, though looking onthe bright side, it was unbelievably cold. There were areas of the pavement where the waves had splashed up during the night, and...
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Bikeportland.org yesterday featured a map showing their local accident blackspots for cyclists: What you’ll notice from this is that accidents seem to happen more on busier streets, and most frequently at junctions. (In other news, the sky is apparently blue, grass green, and dogs found to bark). You can see this even more clearly on...
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The biggest race I’ve ever done is a half Ironman - two years ago. Getting ready for this was like climbing a mountain, and I was astonished at the view from the top. The full Ironman looks another order of magnitude bigger, and it’s easy to get freaked out by the size of the challenge....
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