Got an email from work yesterday that there has been a case of Swine flu (at first they said it was bird flu) and we are not to come in till next Thursday. Supposed to confine ourselves to home till then. This will make the cleanse easier as it would have been hard to do

I completed the 3 day pre-cleanse and ate less than was recommended for that because the apple juice was giving me enough energy to not feel hungry. I guess the sugar in the juice also stops you getting those head aches that are usually associated with a cleanse. Was drinking water and apple juice during

Last night 8 turned up for sprint training, including a BR-1 level pro who was there for the first time. As we know the course so well we gave him a good run for his money and he didn’t win all the sprints. maybe 2 out of 8. He was often left panting frantically at

Sometimes you just have to give your body a chance to clean up. Some parts are a bit hard to get to with a bar of soap so we have to find other ways of washing out those hard to get at places. The Colon Cleanse. 3 days of preparation then 5 days of full

Hitachinaka Tour Of Japan 2009 Stage 3: Class D: 30km ( 6 laps of 5km).   Since I came 3rd in Saiko about 4 and a half years ago and went from E into D class there has been a very long dry spell in the JCRC races. Lots of excuses and missed opportunities. Today

16 turned up tonight which is a record. Fine weather and Hitachinaka brought them all out of the woodwork. Almost everybody with their race deep rimmed wheels. (me included). I also dropped my handle bars down to the lowest possible position tonight. (Raised the seat a centimeter yesterday). This seemed to help with the cornering

While waiting for the team to turn up for training last night I squeezed in a 20km warm-up. With a few new riders and enough starters to make two teams we picked two aces and let them pick their teams. We warmed up for 3 laps and then put about a 1.5km gap between the

Woke up at 4a.m looking forward to a special team training run amongst the Chiba boso hills only to hear the rain pelting down outside. Back to bed and a quick wink and it was 8:30a.m. Still raining but not as heavy. I got my cycling gear on anyway determined to go for a ride

Second week of Friday night football. 3 of us doing the Wednesday ight course with the Tuesday night sprint finish. I had 2 cars block the lanes on my lead out tonight that ensured a win. There was no room for anybody to pass. A 47km good pre-race ride. Not sure if I’ll wake up

The full ranking for Monocle’s Quality of Life 2009 is: But they don’t have good sushi in Zurich or Copenhagen… 1. Zurich 2. Copenhagen 3. Tokyo 4. Munich 5. Helsinki 6. Stockholm 7. Vienna 8. Paris 9. Melbourne 10. Berlin 11. Honolulu 12. Madrid 13. Sydney 14. Vancouver 15. Barcelona 16. Fukuoka 17. Oslo 18.