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A bell on my bike: I'm not right in the head

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Saturday, August 20, 2011. I'm not right in the head. This has been a common cycle of late. Good week.then tired. Almost not recovering. I had a great 2 weeks holidays where the 16's quickly became light. I was sleeping 9-11 hours per day. Great! Sleep Apnoea is where your body stops breathing for one of 2 reasons. Reading symptoms and accounts they all say "Get to a Doctor" and "It can be fatal".rather a rude awakening for a F...

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A bell on my bike: April 2012

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Monday, April 30, 2012. I got a puncture. I got a puncture.I'll explain. It's called deflation. It's called an unexpected but always anticipated event. It's something that buggers up your plans.a little prick in your world, as it were. So the winter passed. 16's became 20Kg. An RGSF rank of Level 1 was the gate to open to 24Kgs.my aim. They were/are heavy buggers. They move differently to 20s.there was a lot to ...The AIKLF had announc...

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A bell on my bike: Childbirth

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Friday, June 17, 2011. Sunday morning.April 4th. Shot rings out in a Memphis sky." Well, not exactly but it was close. It was April when I found my new distraction.Kettlebells. Now unsuccessful cycle racing can be like childbirth to a woman.you forget the pain after a while and try again. As Billy Connolly. You train harder. Then how do you beat the guys whos level you've got to? Posted by Alan Rossiter. Find me on Facebook. The Russia...

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A bell on my bike: Glass half empty or glass half full?

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Sunday, September 8, 2013. Glass half empty or glass half full? A well known dilemma - is the glass half empty or is the glass half full. Or in other words are you an optimist or a pessimist? Well, there's a third option.are you a realist. The days leading to the competition I was confident. Diet-wise I had made another alteration. But I began to weaken a little.didn't matter though. I had this in the bag. Firstly, why had I weakened i...

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A bell on my bike: The Coach

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Friday, May 11, 2012. The Coach, aka Famous Irish Athlete Mick Kelly. Coach has taught us a lot of things. He's shown us proper technique. He's shown us breathing techniques. He's shown us how to train. He's introduced us to world champions. He's encouraged us when we thought we weren't progressing. He's shown us that failure is an opportunity to learn. He's advised us on how we should compete. He's made the pain seem like fun.

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A bell on my bike: I got a puncture

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Monday, April 30, 2012. I got a puncture. I got a puncture.I'll explain. It's called deflation. It's called an unexpected but always anticipated event. It's something that buggers up your plans.a little prick in your world, as it were. So the winter passed. 16's became 20Kg. An RGSF rank of Level 1 was the gate to open to 24Kgs.my aim. They were/are heavy buggers. They move differently to 20s.there was a lot to ...The AIKLF had announc...

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A bell on my bike: Things Wot I Learned in Cork

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Sunday, April 7, 2013. Things Wot I Learned in Cork. No camera this time in Cork.but that doesn't stop the powers of observation. These are some of the things I learned in Cork. During a relay wearing a pants. Before sending out a search party for your wallet make sure it isn't in your arse pocket. As a Captain you must perform a dance before peeing. All that glitters is not gold. When a woman shows her teeth at you in a smile. That's ...

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A bell on my bike: Joining the "Dark Side"

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Friday, June 17, 2011. Joining the "Dark Side". I phoned Mick of Total Fitness Systems. Come on up on Monday but I'll be in Russia" says he. "John'll look after ya". Grand. I walked in early to get a good seat.spoke to John and explained my level of expertise that I'd picked via Youtube and my 5 reps of this and 5 reps of that. That nights sleep was fun. My heart rate was so high that I didn't sleep much. The following morning ...One s...

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A bell on my bike: Sometimes the hand you're dealt includes the Joker

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A bell on my bike. A kettlebell, a bike.both need a good long cycle". Saturday, February 8, 2014. Sometimes the hand you're dealt includes the Joker. I'll start by saying this may not be a pleasant read for some. Life sometimes isn't pleasant. Don't say I didn't warn you. About a week later - same thing. Just on lap 2 this time. Didn't have curry this time. Training hard.maybe my sleep patterns were acting in storing energy then releasing. Maybe it was the pounding moving things along. I cut them out.