Category: Cycling

These posts are about cycling. I love going out for a ride. At the moment, I’ve got 3.5 bikes. The one that gets the most use is my Giant Women’s City Escape, a hybrid that I commute to work on. I have a beautiful Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Dura-Ace Di2 in black and teal for long rides and races. I’ve also got a Giant TCX SLR1 for cyclocross/off-road cycling.

When I commute to work by bike, I usually pull a bike trailer. I’ve actually got three bike trailers, but one of them has been used almost daily since my daughter turned one. It’s a Thule Chariot Lite and my review of it is one of the most-read posts on my blog.

I love going out for long rides at the weekend or on my days off.

30 December 2014

My goals for 2015

I’ve spent the last couple of days discussing the races and events that I want to enter in 2015. Stuart is a firm believer in quality over quantity, whereas I want to enter everything! I quite enjoy doing cross-country running and usually do some of the local cross-country series (CC6) but Stu doesn’t want to risk injury; also he is...

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27 December 2014

New Year’s Resolutions – is it worth making any?

My New Year’s Resolutions: in 2015, I will be: Yeah, right. With an estimated 14.5 million adults making New Year’s resolutions that focus on fitness and health, self-improvement (or, at least, the desire for self-improvement) is a national hobby here in the UK. Yet very few of us – some estimates say only around 8% – achieve our New Year’s...

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22 December 2014

7 Christmas stocking fillers for cyclists (or runners, or swimmers, or triathletes)

OK, so I’ve been a little slow off the mark with this, but that matches my life… I’ve not quite finished my Christmas shopping yet either (and my wonderful OH’s birthday is on Christmas Eve, so there’s extra pressure here!) Here are seven different Christmas gift ideas for the athlete in your life. A tube of nuun (£6.00 from nuun.com)...

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18 December 2014

2014 race awards

For this post, I’ve linked up with Montana at Pretty Lil Mudder and a few other fab fitness bloggers – be sure to check out their posts. Here are my 2014 race awards… drum roll, please… Most Scenic Course For me this award has to go to Lanhydrock parkrun It’s in a beautiful location, but as the course profile shows, it’s...

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8 December 2014

Monday Morning Motivation – Winter Workout Motivation Jar

It’s that time of year when people are starting to think of the party season and also New Year’s Resolutions. This infographic on how to make a ‘Winter Workout Motivation Jar’ may help to get you through the next few weeks and months. What would you write on your lollipop sticks? Which categories would you include in your Winter Workout Motivation...

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5 December 2014

Missing in action

I’ve been so busy recently that I’ve failed to post. I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get back on course this weekend, but I’m too tired to post much tonight. This evening, Stuart and I went to a SUTRI swimming session. It was a 750m time trial. I realised when I got there that I’ve never timed myself over...

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23 November 2014

Hill Climb Girl

…no, I’m not talking about me, I’m talking about a fantastic Japanese animation called Hill Climb Girl. In it, Bradley Wiggins, in full Tour de France mode, battle up a hill whilst racing a Japanese school girl on a basic bike. Further reading: Hill Climb Girl: Bradley Wiggins stars in – and inspires – cool Japanese animation Animator Expo – ‘Hill...

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15 November 2014

26 things to do on a bike before you die

26 things to do on a bike before you die is the title of an interesting article that I read on Cycling Weekly. I thought it might be fun to have a look at the list to see what I’ve achieved so far: Learn to ride a unicycle – this might be quite fun, but I’m not sure when I’d...

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13 November 2014

What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again…

We’ve had torrential rain here for the last few days, but things are starting to look positive. There’s even some sunshine on the weather map for tomorrow 🙂 Monday morning The day didn’t start well. Car problems meant that I missed out on the strength and conditioning session that I had been looking forward to. I was so gutted about...

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5 November 2014

Why does Strava tease me?

I’ve had quite a relaxed week so far in terms of training. Outside of training everything has been quite manic. On Monday, I was involved in an important conference at work. It was accompanied by an evening lecture, so I didn’t get home until late. It was an interesting day, but its planning and organisation have taken up a lot...

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Hi, I'm Tamsyn!

Triathlete | Blogger | Running Coach & Fitness Instructor

As an overweight couch potato, I decided to turn my life around. I lost over 33lbs/15kg and now love keeping fit and healthy. In February 2013, I set myself a challenge to complete an iron-distance triathlon (2.4 mile/3.8k swim; 112 mile/180k bike; 26.2 mile/42.2k run).

Since starting my triathlon journey, I’ve:

learnt to swim and completed a 17.5km sea swim

bought my first road bike and cycled across Japan

run six marathons.

had a baby.

I’ve not completed an Ironman yet… but I’m getting there.