The life of an endurance athlete is a lonely and painful one.

Rachel and I cycled 150 miles from north Cheshire to New Quay in West Wales last week. It is part of our ongoing training for the John O’Groats to Lands End bike ride we are doing for Sefton Village in June 2010. Up to this point we had done training rides of varying lengths, from 15-20 mile sprint rides through to 80 mile touring rides. It was important though that we covered a full-day distance of 150 miles, giving us a true reflection of what our bodies would be going through on the ride. This article tells of our longest ride to date. (more…)

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Training is in constant evolution. The search for bigger, faster, stronger, leaner and healthier never ends and constantly throws up a new approach. Ironically, many of these approaches are merely variations on a centuries-old theme. Rather than look snootily down on these re-inventions of old methods, we should look more at what we have learnt this time around, and how new knowledge can improve old methods. (more…)

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