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              Base, Base, Base

              Still no camera i'm afraid... looking foorward to being able to putting some pics to my words although not sure about the self taken action shots i've seen...

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              The first seven.

              The first seven days on the new training schedule has now been completed.... many more to come but feeling super positive about the direction i'm going in.Definately been...

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              Feeling CROSS this week.....

              Cross Training and Cross bike....I've been busy taking on board ALOT of information from Mark (Forgy) in colorado in regard to what direction i should be taking with...

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              Decisions...

              This week has been filled with decisions... some good, some in hindsight not so good...The first decision of the week was made off the back of last weeks...

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              Getting Better...............What for?

              Okay, I guess I'm bored, or I'm subconsciously trying to keep my football career going.......Signed up to attend two Tony Franklin clinics in 2008. What is that?Well, it...

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              The other side of the coin... Thetford Rd 2

              Thetford Round 2...I prepared for this race exactly the same way as i had for round 1, probably mentioned this before but i am quite superstitious when it...

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              Gas Powered....

              A new company has kindly offered to help me with some product for next year...Tyreinflators.co.uk run by Jonathon Money are specialists in Co2 inflators..The company stock a massive...

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              Tarmac and Trail....

              I decided to give myself a weekend more biased towards the bike than university work as uni work had taken a front seat this week with training being...

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              Finally it stopped raining...

              Since the weekend the weather has been non stop rain.. i mean 24 hours a day for 2 days solid, not so bad when all you have is...

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              Giving training some thought

              After last weekends good result this week has been filled with much thought and planning....Not all thought has been bike orientated has University dealt me a cruel blow...

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              Thetford Winter Series Round ONE

              I seem to spend my racing life 90% of the time at Thetford.. not complaining as everytime i race there it brings something new... races are super well...

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              Pre race preperation...

              Saturday morning was to be a spin out on the road bike to loosen the legs up in preperation for sundays racing...I had planned to go out on...

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              Just a few more days

              .. before my winter racing programme kicks off.As last year i will be racing hopefully all the Thetford Winter Series.... its a great place to race, they are...

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              SUPERSTAR

              Superstar Components...Neil at Superstar has kindly agreed to supply me with some top quality products at awesome prices.. a company that prides itself on selling the right parts...

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              change of plans

              today was meant to be a long ride out to Rutland water with the clarion.... i drove back from Newcastle to Nottingham last night and Rachel had been...

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              A little more training...

              Just a quick update to say that i haven't been sat at home in front of the tv with my feet up.. although that does sound good.Wednesday night......

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              the FACILITY :)

              Every racer has that place where they can train in a Rocky style to try and achieve the peak of physical fitness....This is mine...To the untrained eye this...

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              Look back at Transportugal

              Just been sent some pictures of the Transportugal race i did this year so seems a good time to write a little look back post... and tonight for...

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              A new training tool

              As i now live in Newcastle during the week i now have the luxury of being able to go mountain biking from my back door, its not that...

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              7.11 mins of torture

              Busa National Hill climb race..Never raced a hill climb before.. looked pretty straight forward and compared to a long mtb endurance race must be a walk in the...

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              the beginning...

              At the age of 27 i decided that i wanted to ride again.. it'd been a good 10 years since i last put tread to trail... i had...

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              Overcoming Genetics

              My son is a good kid.He is respectful, funny, athletic, artistic, and an overall nice guy. He has come a long way. He started out on a very...

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              Win Ugly, Win cheap.......Just Win

              Whaaaat!?

              Stigmata

              ....closest I've come to suffering for the LordAfter the 5th practice of the season, we had to have an intrasquad scrimmage (our team vs our team) with our...

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              Genius - Zero

              The best parts of the video captured during this camp was lost on the tape containing the golden gems of brilliance that goes by the mortal form of...

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              Dear South......my gift to you

              my one pet peeve.........my one aggravation...........O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-NNot that difficult, really. Just know what you're going to do, and do it on time.A radical concept? Can't imagine..........Now while it has...

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              Practices..........

              Third day of practice..............right before pads.........107 degree Heat Index (at 5pm........)TONS of young talent this year........these guys are learning quick, though. ...

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              Going Apeshit!

              Think about it...........football is a choreographed series of 22 basic individual drills happening at once. A concert of cognitive collaboration.This game isn't that complicated. You can teach nearly...

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              Rome wasn't built in an afternoon.....

              Heading into our last 'serious' engagement of the summer, was a prestigious tournament of some of the best teams in the state. A tournament we won not more...

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              North vs South

              Chicken or the Egg argumentI guess I don't have enough to do in practice to keep me busy, but out of curiosity on trying to maybe pinpoint a...

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              Are You Ready For Some Football??!

              Feeding my addiction (read compulsion) this year will be TWO teams at once....as a 4A Defensive Coordinator and a Head Coach of a 10 Year Old team.Time is...

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              Best Quarterback Instruction................EVER!

              Okay....so we're drawing near August.Obviously, it signals the time for a new football season.After going the last 7 weeks or so of off-and-on practices and 7-on-7 matchups, the...

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