With 4 days to go, I think I’m just about ready for my own little Canberra not-so-grand depart. Completely out of line with my usual level of preparedness, I’ve even managed a little test ride with all my gear! not an epic ride by any means but a quick up and back along [...]
I have many a grand plan in the works, the most immediate of which a trip to Newcastle from Canberra via Lithgow & St Albans/Wisemans ferry way taking in as much dirt as possible along he way. Guesstimations put it at around 8-900km’s I think and I’m hoping to rack it up in [...]
I’ve hardly slept in the last couple of days. Monday night I was just flat out excited about the race this weekend and couldn’t stop running equipment lists and thoughts about how the race was going to pan out through my head. I’ve not been this excited about a race in a long [...]
The AIS Website really is a goldmine of information on all things sport. Nutrition, Hydration, training; to poorly quote the late John Belushi “This Place has Everything!”. What I have struggled with in the past, and still to this date is the accesabillity of information regarding ultra endurance sport, that is activities over [...]
Training wise, next week is supposed to be a rest week for me. This is probably good thing as due to some serious muppet action this morning, I’m now sporting a nicely bruised hip. Certainly if following my mate on his 6″ semi dood bike around Oxford falls while on my 4″ XC [...]