Non-bike-ride day, non-turbo-training day, non-violin-playing day……so what to do…….?
…this is how my son Jacob and I spent the day:
Author: Ben Buckton - Incidentsoftravel.com
Unbelievably Useless Route Advice from GoogleMaps
We’ve all had dubious advice from our sat-navs and smartphone maps, sending us to places we really don’t want to be via routes we’d never have chosen, but whilst researching options for my trip I’ve stumbled on one that really takes the biscuit. One part of my journey across Canada that I’ve been particularly looking forward […]
Sponsorship total reaches £1000!
I’m thrilled to announce that this morning, Easter Sunday, we’ve reached a landmark sponsorship total of £1000. Many thanks to the fantastic generosity of all the kind people that have donated so far, as well as those that have already pledged to support SOS Children’s Villages. To join them, click here.
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Lends a Helping Hand
The CBSO were outstandingly supportive of my trip yesterday, after I was gently cajoled by friends into breaking with tradition and making a short charitable appeal to them in Symphony Hall during our Mahler 5 rehearsal – a speech by a non-member! What next? The words of encouragement and promises of support were so welcome, […]
Back to the day job
Planning my trip, getting unsuspecting friends to sponsor me, keeping up with my training – all very important, but I do also have work to do. A tough day at the office down here in Perranporth in deepest Cornwall, for a 2-date Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra trip. Truro tomorrow night. After eating my tuna roll on the […]
Spreading the Word
There was an excellent start to my day’s teaching at Beechwood Park School this morning. Stewart House have adopted SOS Children’s Villages as their charity for next term, and invited me and my bike to their last assembly this term to give a talk about the whole project, followed by a very entertaining q&a session. […]
My Wahoo Fitness Live Track Website
http://wahoofitness.com/users/livetracking/42FEC692-6E13-47E7-B5A3-96936C8D2C36 Not the most gripping post ever, sorry, but useful for checking whether all my links are working! (Once I’m on the road, a map link will show you whereabouts in Canada I’ve got to)
Corduroy, the Gentleman’s Lycra
I’ve recently been in an exchange with my good friend John Mills about an article in Cycling Weekly – “The 25 Most Stylish Cyclists of All Time”. Mainly because I sold him a road bike a while back made by the man at No.19, the incomparable Jan Janssen. “The first Dutch winner of the Tour […]
And now some helpful Bear-related training advice from Wahoo
I love my Wahoo Elemnt computer, and they’re not even sponsoring me (yet). It tells me where to go (East), how hard my heart is beating (very) and how many calories I’ve used (FOOOOOD!) amongst many other things. On their fitness blog ( http://blog.wahoofitness.com/heart-rate-still-useful-data/ ) they’re currently offering the following advice on heart-rate training: “Over […]
Bear-related tip received from a friend
Special thanks to Laurence Jackson for his timeless advice below about Bear encounters. Problem is, I’m cycling solo….any slowish cyclists fancy a trip to the Rockies? “Wow, all the best of luck for the trip!!….I can dispense some advice when it comes to any bear encounters (in that very unlikely event) and what to do. […]
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