Health and Fitness

Information and resources for leading a healthy, active lifestyle!

Cycling Performance Programme

Performance Programme My plan and diary for keeping fit in 2023 will continue to focus on audaxes (long-distance rides) throughout the year. I'm still undecided about riding Paris-Brest-Paris in August, as it does seem to be a bit of a faff ... (more)

A Social Feed

This is a feed of everything I'm interested in, filtered and categorised according to my choices. Channels: Twitter (multiple accounts) Facebook groups Facebook pages Google+ LinkedIn Flickr Youtube Website RSS Webpage updates ... (more)

Audax: long-distance cycling

Audax: the home of long-distance cycling If you love recreational cycling, and enjoy the prospect of an all-day ride, then the audax may be just what you need. Audax technically means "daring" or "courage", but you usually won't need either ... (more)

Crivit products

The Crivit® product range If you're looking for outdoors clothing or accessories, you could do worse than to browse the Crivit® range. Crivit® is a brand of German supermarket Lidl's, so it's most convenient for UK customers to head down ... (more)

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Eastern Cross round 9 (inc Regional Champs)

The park was extremely muddy and slippery today, with lots of recent rain and freezing conditions overnight. Full results on the Eastern Cross website. Youth race Here are some pictures and video from the youth race. event ... (more)

Neil Pears Memorial Cross

Here are some photos from the Vet 40's and Women's races. It was a very warm day with a fair headwind blowing down the start/finish straight. Results on the Eastern Cross website. event info Round 3 of the Eastern Cyclo-Cross ... (more)

A tic in the spotlight

We found this tic on Nero (our old boy cat) and put it under a magnifying glass to check if it was intact. There seemed to be a leg missing, so we put some disinfectant on the wound to prevent infection. (more)

St Ives Cross

A great course at a new venue, with lots of lumps and soft grass to sap the legs. Well done St Ives CC! Results are available on the Eastern Cross website. Youth race Photos from the youth race event info Round 7 of the Eastern ... (more)

London-Edinburgh-London 2025

event info After a gap of just three years, LEL is back at its original slot in the Audax calendar and will take place two years after Paris-Brest-Paris. It will run between August 3 and August 8, and unlike in 2022 there will not be ... (more)

Trans-Con Race 2023

This year's edition runs from Belgium to Greece, with controls in the Italian Alps, southern Slovenia, southern Albania and northern Greece. At around 3700km it's much shorter than in recent years, but is still set to be a huge challenge ... (more)

Stow Scramble inc Eastern Region Championships

event info Round 7 of the 2024/25 Eastern Cyclo-Cross League, hosted by Stowmarket + District CC. It's at Haughley Park, just north of the A14, and there's a good mix of woodland riding, grass and sand. The climbs and descents are short ... (more)

Riding the Rebellion Way

Early one Saturday morning in May 2024 I headed off from my North Walsham home to ride the Rebellion Way, a 373km (232 miles) clockwise tour of Norfolk on, let's say, less traveled lanes and tracks. The official route starts and ends at Norwich ... (more)

West Suffolk Cross

event info Round 8 of the 2024/25 Eastern Cyclo-Cross League, hosted by West Suffolk Wheelers. It's at the West Stow Country Park, all fairly flat but with a fun uphill start straight. A large U-shaped sandpit is now a staple of the event ... (more)