Roadies vs Sea Swimming in Devon
Life is short so I’m making the most of my time on this planet! Today I combined some endurance miles on the road bike with a sea swim off Devon’s beautiful Jurassic coast. Coryton Cove, in Dawlish, is a […]
Garmin Forerunner 735XT watch review
Newly released this year, the Garmin Forerunner 735XT watch packs a whole heap of functions into an attractive package. The watch is squarely aimed at Triathletes and though I’m not one and have no pressing plans to try one, I […]
Video: Conclusions after a summer of swimming
2016 has been a tough year. If I’m totally honest, I’ll be really glad to see this back of it and though it’s only a kind of virtual, fake, made up new start each January 1st, there are things I’d like […]
Speedo #PedalToPool Swimming Update
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, it’s been a bit of a funny year. I’ve had so much time off the bike due to injury and ill health yet I’ve also had some of the best results I’ve ever achieved and some […]
Episode 2 of my Speedo #Pedaltopool challenge
My exploration of the the mysterious world of swimming continues apace and it’ fair to say, I’m pretty much hooked. I have an very addictive personality and tend to have extreme reactions to things either loving them or hating them […]
Can Swimming Make You Better At Cycling?
I never started cycling for fitness or even as a sport really. When I first began cycling as an adult it was for transport, then for fun, and finally for a job when I became a bike messenger. A healthy, […]
Video – Summer In My Shoes
GoPro lent me a camera this summer and whilst I had every intention of filming a shed load of clips, a fair amount of the time I’d get home and think, ‘damn, why the hell didn’t I film that?’ I […]