StumpyRider finds himself tripping down memory lane – run out of SiS Go again, have we? For a while now, I’ve been toying with writing about West Lothian’s oil and shale industry, albeit with a mountain bike theme. Much of what I call my local XC route traverses the legacy of Paraffin Young, whether it [...]
Some thoughts and observations on my first olympic distance triathlon, by @40somethingrunn. Having been lured into triathlon by Clewsy and BMFW last year, I have now completed 3 sprint distance triathlons. Thats 750m swin, 20km bike followed by a 5km run. Generally the swim is in a pool. The only thing for it was to [...]
Having just returned from a few days in London, I feel I need to comment on bike travel in London.Having exhausted public transport options to get to the Excel centre for 6am, I was left with 1 option…..cycle out with all my tri kit. Not ideal given the 3hrs plus it would take to complete [...]