Paul7 days ago4 minMyeloma UK Virtual London-Paris Challenge in RGT CyclingFor the purposes of this post, I'm going to assume that you're familiar with RGT Cycling and already have an account. If you don't, but a...
PaulMay 172 minMyeloma UK Virtual London-Paris Challenge on ZwiftFor the purposes of this article, I'm going to assume that you're familiar with Zwift and already have a subscription. If you don't, but...
PaulApr 22 minWhy all quiet since August?This could be a long story, but I'll get straight to the point. Everything was going well until about three weeks before the London-Pari...
PaulAug 14, 20192 minTraining doesn't have to be boringI've not added to this blog for a while and I think there's one main reason; I've been rather busy riding my bike. Training rides are im...
PaulJun 23, 20193 minIt's Myeloma Awareness WeekI'd like to say that all the following was carefully planned to coincide with Myeloma Awareness Week, but it was more of a happy coincide...
PaulJun 13, 20193 minLet's talk about sponsorshipMyelomaUK's London to Paris ride is, without doubt, an epic. One of the things that attracted me to it was that it's run on closed roads...
PaulMay 17, 20192 minDo-it-yourself energy barsAfter my disasterous under-fuelling (see my last post), I thought it worth talking a little bit about the importance of keeping your ener...
PaulMay 17, 20192 minFifteen minutes of fameWell, not really, but it was nice to hear from those lovely people at Myeloma UK asking if I'd like to put forward my story for considera...
PaulApr 8, 20193 minAnd then it all starts to fall apartIt's not actually that bad, but any little niggle feels like a disaster at this point. A few week ago it was a bit windy. I leaned the b...
PaulMar 27, 20192 min8th week and still holding to the planWhen I first started focusing on training, using the amazing plan prepared for me by my lad (check out my last post for more details abou...
PaulMar 19, 20193 minTraining... I think I'd better do someOne of the questions I asked myself when I was thinking about committing to this adventure was 'how much training will I need to do?' To ...
PaulMar 7, 20192 minMy new toyI'm now the proud owner of a shiny new Cannondale Synapse Carbon Disc 105 SE (well, technically not the owner as the commitment to the Cy...
PaulFeb 14, 20192 minHow does a bloke motivate himself?Answer: buy some new gear. Well it works for me anyway. I know it’s still early to start any serious training for this epic bike ride, bu...
PaulFeb 3, 20193 minAn interesting startSo, I thought, I know it’s too soon to start any serious training, but let’s go for a slightly longer ride just to see what it feels like...
PaulJan 25, 20192 minMy StoryI thought it best to start at the beginning, with the story I wrote for my JustGiving sponsorship page. Of course this is all about spon...
PaulJan 25, 20193 minWhat have I got myself into?Blunder number one: before registering for the ride I looked at the route and in particular how far I’d be cycling each day. Is this wit...
