First tentative ride of the autumn in Epping forest and it didn’t disappoint. The trails are customary muddy, not a surprise, but the fallen leaves covering the tracks allow for some nice little surprises…like this deadly bog I dove in head first. Invisible until I got right on it, front wheel got stuck right in […]
Category: News
Try To Be Sure Right From the Start…
Truth be told this is not exactly the most ecstatic period in my life. Short cut story in 7 blissfully melancholic tunes
Reprise…
4 weeks off post 70.3 Pays d’Aix might be a bit much, but this seemed well needed, physically and mentally. The period was quite busy what with moving house (and all 15000 vinyl records or so), getting a cold etc…would never have made it 100% to Maui, so best option was to rest.
Running is my meditation…
This is what I’ve always told myself anyway…no need to go on a 10 day retreat or through the pains of daily meditation when I can go out and run in the woods for an hour. The state of mindfulness achieved through intense meditation is arguably very similar to the state of “being in […]
Xterra Japan 2012
One day in London to swap bikes in between the Embrunman and Xterra Japan, and off I go again in quest of new adventures. Tokyo is boiling hot when I arrive, 40°c and a humidity level that must be close to 100%! Walking the streets is quite an ordeal, but still I am so happy […]
Portrait du mois dans Triathlete magazine!
Barefoot children
The barefoot mentality keeps on growing, and all the better for it
«Le sport de haut niveau, c’est tout sauf du bourrinage»
Belle analyse de Laurent Vidal sur les tribulations d’un triathlete olympique, et notamment sur l’alliance de l’école française et anglo-saxonne. De plus ça fait plaisir de voir que tous les triathlètes n’écoutent pas David Guetta
Retarder l’instant du crépuscule
Pour tous les amateurs de vélo et de belles lettres, ce livre est un bijou! A la question pourquoi (pourquoi se faire tant de mal, pourquoi passer des journées entières a pédaller, pourquoi ce besoin de compétition,…), Fottorino répond:
Does age affect your hearing?
Interesting – and reassuring – article taken from the originlive website: “I would like to start by saying that 25 years ago, I personally knew an excellent audio reviewer by the name of Peter Turner, who was still reviewing at the age of 80!In case you are wondering if his reviews were reliable, I can […]