I got a shiny new Langma (the Advanced Pro 0 Disc) back in February but with a focus on time trials for the start of the year didn’t get the chance to ride it as much as I would’ve liked to. After an 18hr training week in France and over 350 miles covered together we’ve…
I’d planned to do the BDCA 100 on Sat but after a couple of the Midlands Women’s TT series races were rescheduled to the same weekend I made the tough but logical decision to withdraw and focus on these to be in with a chance of winning the series. Saturday: K46/10 I felt the strongest…
Absolutely chuffed to bits to come away with an AG (V45-49) win today and a new PB of 22.03. Ok I only knocked 2 seconds off my previous time but a PB is a PB right?! I’ve shied away from National events in the past mainly because I’ve come away feeling a bit deflated comparing…
I’m not sure you ever get over a health scare mentally. It causes you to question your body all of the time. You are always thinking ‘what if…’ Today was no exception and I went into this race paranoid about a pain in my chest/upper back that came on yesterday. I tried to push it…
I watched this event last year so knew it was really well organised and as part of the Midlands Women’s Time Trial series would give me the chance to gain some extra points after missing a few races. But a TT on a road bike. Jeez. Can’t say it’s one of my strengths!? Then the…
Ill try and keep it short but I can’t promise, I’m still on an endorphin high.. 🤪💃🏻 Let me start by saying, today was my first race back and I PB’d by over a minute!!!! (Plus I may well have won – There was one name missing off the board!?) This race meant a hell of…
I’ve just jumped on a flight to Limoges (France) after a rather stressful check in at Stansted airport. It turns out my bike box was 5kg over weight… I’m definitely going to blame the fact that I’ve packed the perfect nutrition products for those extra few kilos 😉 I get lots of questions about nutrition…
Oh I do love racing and on Sat I finally got back into a skinsuit! You may remember I had a bit of a get down at the end of Aug last year and with a sketchy elbow I wasn’t able to get into TT position so I hadn’t ridden a TT for almost 8…
Loads of people ask me how I stay motivated to train, especially through winter and I suppose the quickest answer to that is ‘I don’t’. Weirdly I started this year less motivated than previously, which is strange because I lost so much of last year due to injuries. I’ve not quite put my finger on…
The truth is ‘we only do things because we want to or because we are accountable’. I came to the conclusion towards the end of last year that I don’t actually enjoy training that much, not without a purpose anyway. Odd I know but I’m more motivated by goals. If I didn’t have a coach,…