Last week The Mr and I decided to take a break. It's been a crazy few months for us both work-wise, so the idea of getting away and chilling out for a few days was very appealing, especially as the weather forecast was looking really good! So I snuck in a cheeky late notice leave … Continue reading Lovely Long Mynd
Category: Mountain biking
Body Brilliant
Bodies are amazing things aren't they? They can get you to the top of mountains and back down the other side, they can heal when you abuse them when you fall off your bike, and they can take you on wonderful adventures. And all they ask for in return is a little bit of TLC. … Continue reading Body Brilliant
All pumped for 2014
It's been a while since I last blogged and that's because I haven't done nearly enough riding in the past couple of months. I'm not really sure how it happened, but I went two months without a mountain bike ride before finally getting some pedaling in between Christmas and new year. We went up to … Continue reading All pumped for 2014
Pure Mountains: pure magic!
In October I celebrated my 30th birthday in style, up a Spanish mountain on a Pure Mountains holiday. It was the best birthday I've ever had and one of the very best holidays too! Pure Mountains is a mountain biking holiday company run by the very brilliant Jenny and Tim. They moved out to Spain … Continue reading Pure Mountains: pure magic!
Learning from the best
This weekend has been utterly brilliant. Yesterday saw me riding 28 miles on my Cotic Roadrat, simply because the sun was shining, and today was full of downhill action! I spent this morning getting another installment of coaching from the ever-awesome Katy Curd. Last time I saw her we spent a lot of time working … Continue reading Learning from the best
Super Saturday
Today was a good day. It involved, tea, bikes, friends and adventure. You can't really ask for more than that on a Saturday, can you? The Mr and I took a trip over the bridge to the Forest of Dean for a much anticipated ride - my first one with Sara from the Bristol Bikellas … Continue reading Super Saturday
One mojo, happily returned to its righful owner
Last weekend was a big one for me; it was my first weekend back in the saddle since the Cwmcarn incident. That's right, I hadn't been able to go riding for a full 11 weeks! It turned out that when I was initially told 6 weeks, they were talking nonsense and the physiotherapist I saw … Continue reading One mojo, happily returned to its righful owner
Cwmcarn and the aftermath
On Wednesday, I finally made it to Cwmcarn to ride the red trail there. I'd been talking about doing this for a while, so when the lovely Sara from the Bristol Bikellas suggested we take a post-work trip to make the most of the long summer long evenings, I jumped at the chance. I'll admit, … Continue reading Cwmcarn and the aftermath
A tale of two halves
This week was certainly a week of two halves. I went out with the Bikellas on Tuesday night and managed a horrid crash coming too fast, with a dodgy technique, round a slippy corner. I ended up bruised, sore and with little confidence for the rest of my ride. It didn't help that I'd also … Continue reading A tale of two halves
Fun in the the forest
Yesterday was an ace day. That's because it involved my first independent trip to the Forest of Dean to meet some lovely Bristol Bikellas ladies. I hadn't taken my bike anywhere by myself before, without my husband and his van! It may sound like a small achievement, but I was really pleased to be able … Continue reading Fun in the the forest
Scone Cycling 