Todays 40km ride: a cyclists view. Here’s a short video clip montage of my ride today – from home to Lochiel – and back. My longest post amputation ride to date.
Continue reading “40km ride: an amputee cyclists eye view”Month: November 2021
#216 Yahoo! Leg progress at last!
Apologies for missing last weeks episode: sometimes life just serves us a curve ball and we need time to re-set. So, here’s this exiting update for of good news stories (and a few hidden gems of surprise!)
Continue reading “#216 Yahoo! Leg progress at last!”First ride out: me and Creo!
I couldn’t wait to try the new e-bike out – so the second the rain stopped I grabbed the opportunity!
When does an e-bike not look like an e-bike? When you buy a specialised! Meet Creo my e-assist bike I just got!
Continue reading “First ride out: me and Creo!”#215 Some of my planning and focus tips, plus my racing decision: REVEALED
I have been asked a heck of a lot – how I stay so positive and focussed. Today I drop a few of my strategies in there plus, reveal after a looooooong deliberation – what I have decided to do about return to racing – either as a para- or not as a para.
Continue reading “#215 Some of my planning and focus tips, plus my racing decision: REVEALED”It’s not like you think [poem]
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It’s not all sweetness and light
Living in a world of judgement
Superficial opinions
And barriers at every turn.
It’s not all smiles and positivity
In a world that hates ‘abnormal’
Ignorant hatred
That hurts to the core.
It’s not as easy as it looks
To access life differently
And fight for everything
That you simply take for granted.