In 2024, I worked with coaching client Claire Stevens to a successful Silk Road Mountain Race finish (in 12D14H02M). The SRMR is an ~1900km with 30,000m elevation unsupported, ultracycling race through the stunningly beautiful, rugged mountain landscapes of Kyrgyzstan. The route is challenging with technical terrain, sparse resupply, and extreme environmental conditions. In the words […]
Understanding the physiological demands of ultra cycling and preparing for the environmental conditions is important, especially during the heatwaves of the last few summers. Whether you find yourself racing at the sharp end, mid-pack or as lanterne rouge, we all need to ‘handle the heat’, which can be even harder when training and travelling in
Hooray for a brand that takes female cyclists and the challenges we face seriously, including periods and hormonal fluctuations ! A pleasure to share some of my insights as a coach and ultra racer with Apidura and, together with fellow female ultra cyclists Jenny Tough and Shona Oldfield, talk about something that needs talking about
In November and December 2019, I was one of just 50 lucky people in the world to take part in Dr Stacy Sims’ inaugural 7-week long online course titled ‘women are not mall men’. In this blog I try to share some of the key things I took away from the course. Keep reading if
“Start with why”. If that is the advice I want to give my athletes, then surely that is where I need start myself. Why? Why Be The Egg? The easy way out would be to give my usual answers; to explain that is a mantra; that it comes from a quote, etc. The real answer
