Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
I was at a networking thing in Newcastle yesterday evening. Somehow, although I’m supposed to be talking Work at these things, the conversation always gets around to cycling. Talking with a small group, I was impressed that two of them actually brought up the subject of cycling without (much) prompting from me.
The first - a […]
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Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Maybe I’m getting old, or it’s just an attempt to buck the system. But I have the urge to get a bike that’s seriously comfortable.
Inspired by sites like Copenhagenize.com (and it’s twin - CopenhagenCycleChic.com), Amsterdamize.com, and even Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery, I’ve started looking at a more traditional, upright type of bike. For […]
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Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Karl On Sea
In preparation for this weekend’s fun, I got myself a new hydration / fuel belt - an Asics Barrios Bottle Belt.
In line with my principal that I never try anything out for the first time on Race Day, I took this out for a trial on my run with Shana on Tuesday morning - an […]
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Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by Karl On Sea
. . . but I get the point of this video, found by Da Square Wheel Man:
The funny thing is, one of the guys at The Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative in Byker has recently grown a mustache just like the one featured in the final shot. Maybe it’s his father in the film . . .?
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
I forgot this morning that Shana’s hiding from me in Turkey. By the time I realised, the sun was up, and I was carrying fluids for two for a long-ish run.
I couldn’t let that go to waste though, so I headed out to push the distance a bit, and ended up doing a 10 mile […]
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Posted on March 25th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Not too much to say about the North Tyneside Easter Sunday 10K, except that it was the toughest race I’ve ever completed!
The weather from Saturday had only slightly abated, and by the start of the race, the temperature on the sea front was a balmy 0ºC, with a pleasant 22-25mph headwind. My race went pretty […]
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Posted on March 20th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Nuun: £0.41 for a 500ml drink. This home-made version £0.001!
I probably don’t get enough salt in my diet. I’ve had a couple of leg cramps in the pool recently, and sometimes when I yawn, the muscle under my tongue cramps up badly too. The thing is that we don’t tend to buy many processed foods, […]
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Posted on February 29th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Well here’s one way to get everyone swimming a little faster!
But that’s not what I did on Friday, though it was tempting for a while. No, while I was off skiing with Daughter, my order from Swimshop.co.uk had arrived in the post - a kickboard (oh, deep joy!), a pullbuoy (I can hardly contain my […]
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Posted on February 25th, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Wooo wooo wooo! Despite the delays with EasyJet, getting lost on our way out of Geneva, and generally not having had enough sleep, we got to go skiing last Sunday!
Daughter had a private 1:1 lesson with the excellent Sally from the Snow Institute (HIGHLY recommended if you’re staying in Morzine) on Sunday afternoon, and then […]
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Posted on February 23rd, 2008 by Karl On Sea
Spring is just around the corner, which means mileage - heading out into the great outdoors for long, long rides, and not quite so long runs. The trouble is that I don’t usually carry any ID, so if I were to be in a serious accident . . . well, let’s just say that I’ve […]
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