Okay, it’s been a bit of a busy time…! I’ve only just got round to editing the fillum of our holiday in Marrakech, some four months ago. It was a happy old time, and is lovely looking back on it now. Crosby, Stiils and Nash were’nt actually there… it’s an over-dub.
North of England Cyclocross Championships
More mud, mud, glorious mud this weekend, when I finished a fairly pleasing 6th in the North of England cyclocross championships. A slightly uninspiring course but over conditions that suited me, to be honest…
On top of the economic food chain
This is somehow so credible….!
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The jagged teeth of hill reps
It may feel like utter death on toast when you’re doing it, and you swear you’l never do it again through the blood you’re coughing up each time you do it, but having a GPS with a heart rate monitor makes hill reps something interesting to look at…
1900 feet of climbing and descending compressed into a zip ride.
Hammer Time
What amazes me about this film is how the man seems to have no bruises apparent from practising his art…
‘That’s gonna cost you’ Aeroplane Situations
I’m not quite sure what amused me about these… I think it’s just the expense of it all…
Back to Cheltenham for 24 hrs
Had a great trip to see Sarah and Alan – our old neighbours – last weekend. There’ something very reliable and reassuring about old mates. Such a great time – just hanging out and nipping out to Crickley Hill for a walk. Thanks for a great stay guys… Piccies here
An early Christmas Present
Katie and I went to the hospital this morning to get a picture taken.
Elvis sings the blues
Just picked up Elvis from the vets a little bit lighter than when we dropped him off… bless him.
Cyclocross: National Trophy Round 3, Mallory Park, Leicestershire
Cold… blowing rain with a strong north-westerly wind. The exposed hillside on the edge of a motor racing circuit. The grass is saturated and worn to a brown mess with much in common with 1917 Flanders. I can’t feel my hands – any part of them, and my heart rate has averaged 178 bpm for the last 60 minutes. I can only see properly out of one eye; the mud has rendered the other one next to useless.
I’m a happy man. The tough bit of the cyclocross season’s here, and I bloody love it.
I finished 23rd today. Not the dizzy heights, but my best ever finish in a UCI event. I’m chuffed enough with that. I love it when it gets difficult!
More info on the UKCyclocross website
Bike love
This poor old chap’s been caught in a compromising position….
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7095134.stm
If it was one of these, we can forgive him, but still not nice for the cleaners who caught him in the act…
White Handlebar Tape and Cyclocross
Just came across a few photos from last year’ cyclocross races in January. In the national championships, I’d decided that white bar tape was the way to go. The muddier it gets, the better white bar tape looks. Let’s face it, everything gets utterly filthy on the best cyclocross courses, you might as well get something white which shows off the filth well.
See all the pics here.