Category Archives: Fun
Training for the Three Peaks Challenge
With the 2011 Three Peaks Challenge upon us, I thought it might be useful to highlight the need for some training. I’ll be doing the 2011 event and have adapted my standard race and L’Etape du Tour 2011 training for … Continue reading
The Melbourne to Warrnambool 2010: preparations begin
265km day race with elite riders? Sounds ridiculous – I’m in! Yes, my penchant for silly ridiculous feats of achievement will now extend to the Melbourne to Warrnambool. I planned on doing it last year but had to nix the … Continue reading
2009 Tour of Bright Wrap Up
Wes and I had rolled around town for a warm-up and only just got to the start with about 15 seconds to spare.
Things were easy-as as we rolled out of town – a little bit surge-y in places, but all good.
Reflecting back on this I didn’t have enough water, but had enough fruitcake.
We turned at Ovens and headed up to Rosewhite. A breakaway had formed and stayed away for about 20km but we caught them through the rolling approach to the climb proper.
A guy went off the front to bridge which was foolish in my opinion; he ought to have waited till we caught the escapees. Continue reading
Scott 24 Hour Mountain Bike Race: Hours 5-24
It sure was delightful sitting campside in Canberra, not too cold, as the sun went down and the rider’s lights came on. Hundreds and hundreds of lights, white and red, merrily (cont) Continue reading
Scott 24 Hour 2009: Hours 1 – 4
Nerves. Tension. Excitement.
I was given the (very dubious) honour of taking us off first. This involved one of the team holding my bike in a big straight with about 600 other people, and 600 of us running 500 metres (ostensibly to spread us out) to the bikes… Continue reading
Pre-race Update from the Scott 24 Hour
Pre-race update from the 2009 Scott 24 Hour Race at Mt Stromlo, ACT. Continue reading
Reminder: Scott 24 Hour Live to Air!
Just a reminder that I am racing the Scott 24 Hour race at Mt Stromlo (Canberra) this weekend with my good mate Matt and 2 dudes I have never met before.
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Snow Shred Late Sept 09 Australia
To be honest, apart from opening weekend (no lifts open), I hadn’t snowboarded all season; frankly, I was really, really jaded. By the industry, by the whole thing.
So, it was a joy to head north once again with Mike B to rendezvous with an almight late September front deigned to smash the Australian Alps. I do have some funny video, which I’ll try and get up in the next week. Continue reading
How to Race a 24-hour race (with no training)
Now, I don’t know about you, but when I read participation in the context of bikes, I know (and you know) it’s a race.
Participation-partishismation is what I say.
So, when my good mate Matt gmail-chatted me asking if I was in, I said “Sounds ridiculous, and I’m a ridiculous chap, so I’m in.” Continue reading