Every time I browse a cycling website there seems to be an article on how the peloton are adopting shorter and shorter cranks. It’s all the rage right now. This was of course spearheaded by Tadej Pogačar running 165mm cranks and winning just about everything. So if that’s the case, then 165mm cranks must be…
Tag: triathlete
What is fast, anyway?
I’ve been thinking. When it comes to cycling, what exactly is “fast” and what is fast enough? And at the end of the day, does it even matter? Is fast something reserved for World Tour riders? They’re fast, for sure. But even within the pro ranks there’s fast, and then there’s fast. Take the recently…
Cairns 70.3 Bike: Race Recap
What a day! That’s my second goal race of the year done and dusted, and another result I can be truly proud of. Our team placed 9th in the Men’s Relay* and 1st of the VTO teams! * For some reason, our Mixed Relay team was entered into the Men’s Relay, but we weren’t too…
Heart Health in Endurance Athletes: But at what cost?
This medical journey of mine has come at a cost. I’m not talking about a physical or mental cost, but an actual monetary cost. All the appointments and scans don’t come for free. Then again, what price do you put on your health? Out of interest, I thought I’d keep track of just how much it has cost me to get fully checked out.
Heart Health in Endurance Athletes: A full 3D scan and some news I didn’t want to hear
Sitting in my cardiologist’s office reading the report from my heart scans and tests, it was not the news I was expecting to get today. Very high risk. All these tests were meant to be precautionary, a journey to a “yep you’re fine” outcome, simply confirming that nothing untoward was occurring in my arteries. I didn’t expect bad news! I’m a clean-eating, clean-living hard-working endurance athlete. What does that even mean for me now and in the future?
Virtual Running on Zwift in 2022
Zwift running first launched waaaay back in 2018. Since that “beta” launch, not much has changed. Almost all of the development focus has been on cycling, where the subscriber base is. The only two running updates worth talking about were the release of the 400m “May Field” track, and running Pace Partners. There is the…
Two Wheels with TC 