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Rich Rothwell: A week of two halves...
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Thursday, 30 April 2009. A week of two halves. It’s been another blur of a week. It’s just really dawned on me how close the Coast to Coast attempt is and how much there still is to do. The weekend was a bit more laid back though. Well, for me more than Josh and Dave (sounds a bit like some comedy double act! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. A week of two halves. Road trip. Northern stylee. Home on the range.
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Rich Rothwell: New Improved Blog! Now with Added Stuff!
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Friday, 22 May 2009. Now with Added Stuff! Yep, I've got a new blog! It's a magical place full of pretty colours and nice pictures. From now on it's all happening at. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Now with Added Stuff! English Coast to Coast. 7DS5. So close you can smell it. The best laid plans.
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Rich Rothwell: English Coast to Coast. 7DS5.
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Tuesday, 19 May 2009. English Coast to Coast. 7DS5. As we cruised South on the M6 my now fragile optimism took a big kick in the shins. The sky went black, the rain lashed down and wind buffeted the car. I finally resigned myself to the cold reality that this was going to be far from perfect. The rosey coloured glasses came off and the adrenalin was flowing faster than the rain down the windscreen…. Did I want an Experience? Onwards and downwards…. I mus...The gri...
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Rich Rothwell: December 2008
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Thursday, 25 December 2008. Charlotte and I went for a chilled walk on Christmas Day. We were lucky to witness this incredible sky; enjoy and Happy Christmas. Wednesday, 24 December 2008. Only one finish line. This entry could have also been titled, ‘Baptise my Bootleg’ as this was my first big ride on the new team bike; how would we get on? Fitness is obviously a factor but this is hardcore mountain biking. What will prepare me for the challenge? It was soon afte...
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Rich Rothwell: awesome.com
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Monday, 20 April 2009. Another quick one. had such an amazing week. Coach let me loose on some big endurance rides (without the hard efforts apparently! Just check this view back from the bottom of Black Sail Pass. Try getting to this spot without blowing a fuse! More about an amazing and enlightening weekend soon. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. A week of two halves. Road trip. Northern stylee. Home on the range.
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Rich Rothwell: So close you can smell it...
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Friday, 15 May 2009. So close you can smell it. No, I’m not talking about Dave’s Old Spice. The Coast to Coast is tomorrow! It looks like riding a fast time could be tricky…. ‘When the wind is in the East, no good for man nor beast’. That’s what they say in these parts…. Well, the wind is in the east; I’m a man and this is a beast… How often do we get an Easterly…. Grrrrr! Anyways, here’s the deal:. I will receive no outside assistance at all. Here is the link to ...
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Rich Rothwell: Road trip. Northern stylee.
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Tuesday, 21 April 2009. Road trip. Northern stylee. What a wicked week! Had little time to write because I’ve been so busy riding! On Wednesday I met my good friend Dougie from Fort Bill up at Glentress. As I’ve said before, I’m not really a great fan of trail centres but if there is one that I always enjoy it’s Glentress. Maybe it’s the constantly evolving trails? Maybe it’s the café? My plan for the week was to spend the weekend in the Lakes, and watching the ex...
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Rich Rothwell: January 2009
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Friday, 23 January 2009. You could say bikes are bikes. Riding a bike is just riding a bike. You could even say cycling is a repetitive activity. If this was actually true would we, (The Obsessive Ones) still be doing it? I often stop and think, ‘Hang on; this is a completely different experience to last year…. But I’m still just riding a bike’. I sense this has come as a bit of a surprise to my friends and team mates…. Going to Canada is an exercise in See What I...
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Rich Rothwell: May 2009
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Friday, 22 May 2009. Now with Added Stuff! Yep, I've got a new blog! It's a magical place full of pretty colours and nice pictures. From now on it's all happening at. Tuesday, 19 May 2009. English Coast to Coast. 7DS5. Through the lanes and tracks towards Ennerdale I started to relax and remember I was out to enjoy this. How many people have the chance to do something like this? Did I want an Experience? Up my top, jammed hard into my backpack and down my shorts!
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Rich Rothwell: The best laid plans...
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ENDURANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER AND RACER. Tuesday, 5 May 2009. The best laid plans. From the conception of the one hit Coast to Coast attempt idea, I’ve been exceptionally (blindly? Despite this preparation there is one variable that is completely beyond anyone’s control…. The good old British weather! Surely they can’t do this? Are they not regulated or something? Why have a forecast at all? I’ve had the opinion from the start that a sub 24 hr time may (just) be possible as a result of peak fitness...
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