Category: Cycling

Just the usual Sunday morning run with the team. Missed the start and has to TT by myself to the finish line. Could see the second group trying to catch me from behind but I managed to keep away. Also dropped my water bottle and had to turn around to pick it up. That’s when […]

Japanichiban is proud to help sponsor the team of Scott & Collin who set out on their journey tonight! Japanichiban will pay the guys all contributions to the friend finder for the month of August and if there is enough support will continue through to September as well. So far to get the ball rolling […]

Two came and two cancelled tonight and 43.5kms. Always hard with two but we paced ourselves sensibly and put in only two sprints. They were hard enough! Felt fresher than Wednesday night. Have to get the mileage up over the next 6 weeks to catch up with where I was last year. Omiya Keirin on […]

Was sleepy all day and my legs felt like lead. Went anyway but couldn’t stick with the sprints so kept taking the short cut up the middle. Had the in-laws coming tonight as well so went home on the 5th lap. Only did 20kms. No warm up. Thighs feel like they’ve played a game of […]

Summer holidays start for me on Friday at 3:15pm. 6 weeks off!!! Tonight was the regular training for Tuesdays. 8 riders and new parking area to make sure the police don’t harass us for a while. We also stopped at red traffic lights. (99% of the time). Slow to medium pace with a few intermittent […]

Went to my first ‘Nagara’ training today in the hills of Chiba boso near Honda. I’ve heard about these hills for about two years and it was the first time I had a chance to ride there. About 12 Semas riders all together. The morning rendezvous was at 6 a.m and I woke up at […]

Hit the gym today after washing Sora and Sky! Massage Chair 11 minutes Abdominal Machine 50kg X 15 reps. Back Extension: 50kg X 15 reps Chest Press: 50kgs X 2 X 15 reps Lateral Pull downs: 60kg X 15 reps Leg Press: 180kg 3 X 15 reps Leg Curls: 49kg X 15 reps Calf Raise […]

Still getting my strength back so took the dogs to sprint training tonight and took some footage.

Last night I went to training and we decided to take it easy as the cops spoke to us last week. That suited me as I was still feeling a bit dizzy from the fasting. After the warm up 5 of us broke the pattern and went into the twilight zone. That being the Wednesday […]

Weight was still 84kg this morning. Yesterday, it was really difficult to swallow the drinks. Like barium. The best way to do it is with cold apple juice and drink it as fast as possible before it starts to gel. Then with more apple juice or water to wash it down even further. I don’t […]