A tiny bit of info on Loughborough such as how to get there. One of its strong points is that it's amazingly well connected.
We also had a great time while staying in a student house; Bulent's Party is a good example.
Living John is quite a keen gardener so we have written loads of info about gardening. Julii spends way too much time on family history. Her most documented names are Brainard and Bacon: but she has way more info than time to put it all online ... (more)
Loughborough Accommodation (more)
Loughborough: Getting Here (more)
(Daniel, age 12+2 months) and his dad John (age 37). On stationary exercise bikes, Tested by the Surrey Human Performance Institute in January 2012, London UK. DANIEL: 153.1 cm tall, start heart rate = 90, 15 watt increments, 39.55 kg (5 ... (more)
Women's Bar Now that the 10-, 25- and 50-mile time trials are done, the women's BAR is complete. Denise Hampson started the 50-mile time trial with a clear lead in the BAR, but ended up winning by default, and setting a speedy time anyway. ... (more)
With many of the big names not even entered (defending BUSA 50-mile champion Jim Henderson, past 50-mile champion Nic Hutchins, BAR leader James Gilfillan) the pressure might have been eased on the others. This didn't stop Duncan Alexander and ... (more)
Fast times galore on a pretty flat (if rough) course outside Bicester. Fine,warm weather, with a fair breeze on the return leg. Men Position Name Club Time Avg. 1 Matthew Anand Oxford 51:09 29.326 ... (more)
This exposed course proved tough going in a brisk south-westerly breeze, blunting times by about a minute. The rain held off though, and late starter Duncan Alexander (Cambridge) saw his way to a superb win over favourite Nic Hutchings (Bath ... (more)
BUSA Cyclo-Cross 1998 Results Pos Name University Time 1 Sam Gardner Chichester Institute 65:34 2 Matt Bailey Liverpool University @0:43 3 Adrian Lansley Durham University @1:23 4 Daniel Bell Oxford ... (more)
Beautiful weather in this year's anti-gravity event. Kinda fortunate really, considering the intense slippy gradients involved. As last year, 0.5 seconds separated second and third place, and Jim Henderson (Oxford) was clear winner once again ... (more)
Men's Name University 10 Speed 25 Speed 50 Speed 100 Speed Avg.Speed 1 Digby Symons Oxford University CC 27.97 28.02 27.08 23.52 26.647 2 Stuart Lemanski Cambridge University CC 27.67 27.08 26.24 23.86 26.211 ... (more)
Things didn't quite go to plan for John, whose boundless energy (thanks to carbo-loading) was wasted on legs that hadn't done enough training. Garstang, Lancashire BUSA 100-mile Time Trial Sunday 29th June, 1997 1Jim Henderson ... (more)
Carbo-loading and a great course on a lovely day allowed John to improve by seven minutes, putting his PB down to a long 1:53. Andrew Britcher (alias Sam Villeneuve...) rode a commendable first ride of 2:17. Oxford University BUSA 50 and ... (more)
Mixed fortunes once again for the UEA squad, as John Swindells put in a minute's improvement for a new PB, and Jo Tuck improved by over 5 minutes. Andy Tyler's mechanics let him down, however, with a loose rear gear cable leaving him in top ... (more)