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And yes I do mean that literally. This week on Wednesday 29 February, I was fortunate enough to join Nike and take part in their leap year campaign #makeitcount, where about 350 women all got on the London Eye for a mass 30 minute work-out. It was defi...

2 MRI scans, 1 x-ray resulted in confirmation last week that I have a large tear in the cartilage of my right knee.

Sadly I was unable to take part in my last challenge, the Tri-Adventure Sprint, which was supposed to be my eighth challenge.

With only two days to go before race day, excitement is now taking over my nerves. I am pleasantly surprised that I have not had any major freak outs yet! I have had to deal with more preparation for equipment and my kit than I anticipated and this has...

Even though I have abandoned total barefootdom for a mix of barefoot and minimal shoes during my preparation for the Virgin London Marathon, I am still noticing a massive benefit from my year’s experiment. Most notable is how much lighter I am on my feet ...

I love Rapha, as well you know. Normally to snap up some of their amazing quality and beautifully designer goods you have to be rich, lucky or queue for a long time at Truman's Brewery. Not so this weekend as in celebration of women's cycling ...

Well I now have only eight weeks to go and I can definitely feel the nerves and excitement all building up. At the moment it is more excitement but I know what I’m like in the run up to an event (excuse the pun), the excitement will soon be overwhelmed...

I have been waiting patiently all week for my new bike to turn up. I purchased a turbo trainer last week and so far it has been left in its box, no use really without a bike! After a mix up with the delivery date, it finally arrived on Saturday. Someho...

Over the past couple of years pretty much everything that has punctuated my life has been in some way connected to the mountains. Solace, healing, inspiration, travel, laughter, adventure, friendships, work, and even love have all exploded as a result of my decision to pursue a life less horizontal. This world has given me so much and I feel utterly blessed to have had so many wonderful experiences in such a short period of time.

Someone once told me, it only rains at commuting times 12 times per year in the UK. One of these years i'll keep a count and either prove or disprove this theory luckily, thus far in life I have had better things to keep a count of.

I am currently out of road bike action (due to what we think is a torn cartilage - results from MRI due next week). This and dark evenings allows me lots of time for perusing the many blogs and websites focusing on all things bike. I found this today and it made me laugh out loud and smile a lot.

Some days I work from home, like today, and I’m grateful for it because rather than having to wait for the 45 minute commute back, it means that once the working day has finished, the evening is then mine to play with. It's nice to get started with my ...

I went along to try out a class at Boom! Cycle, the new indoor cycle studio in London's Shoreditch area. They are on a self-proclaimed 'mission to redefine indoor cycling'. They want to move 'away from the soul-less gym studios to motivational and fun spa...

You may already know that a major bugbear of mine is magazines that promise to get you ‘bikini fit’ in two weeks or a flat stomach in 24 hours…You know the kind of thing – empty promises that can’t possibly deliver (unless you are already bikini fit or in...

It’s a Sunday morning, the only day of the week that I can have a lie in. Well at least it used to be but not anymore. With my weekly long distance runs being upped in length by 10% each week, they are taking more and more time out of my favourite day. Th...

I came across this film on vimeo and loved it. Lots of beautiful cinematography but a really nice message. A nice little heart warmer for valentine's day!

Sportsister's editor Louise has decided that after having her bike in hibernation over the winter it was time to dust off her wheels and get back out on the road. So she has signed for The London Classic. Described as an urban cycling adventure the eve...

Unfortunately I didn't train as much as I wanted to this week. My body was feeling tired which might be a result of last week’s training. It was pretty full on for my level of fitness and felt I really pushed my body. I was upset as I am quite anxious ...

With temperatures plummeting in the UK and the mountains of the Alps being relentlessly pounded with fresh snow on a daily basis, the chances are some of you may be thinking of digging out the old winter kit for a wee ski, walk or ice climb at some point ...

It might be cold outside but from my perspective as a daily commuter the jostling between us and our four wheeled friends seems only to get more heated.