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Life changing inspiration. Getting fit with a little help from Strava.

May22
2013
3 Comments Written by Alan
rittler

People often find themselves in situations where they ask themselves “how did I get here?”, or the terminally self defeatist “how did I end up like this?”, as though the possibility of change is beyond them. Greg Rittler was one of those people. Watch the video to hear his inspiring story. You have to admire [...]

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Posted in Strava - Tagged fitness, health, motivation, Strava

Out of the comfort zone

May05
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
rcc

According to Wikipedia, the comfort zone is a “behavioural state within which a person operates in an anxiety-neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviours to deliver a steady level of performance, usually without a sense of risk”. We all have comfort zones in relation to most areas of our lives. Self applied limits as to how far we’ll [...]

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Posted in Video - Tagged cycling, gopro, Rhyl CC, Rhyl Cycling Club, Sunday Club Run, video

Feels like Summer

May04
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
wpid-SunnyRide.jpg

After what seemed like an interminably cold and miserable winter and spring, things have finally warmed up. My office is a time machine. Even though I enjoy much of my job, humans didn’t evolve to sit at a desk and a few hours spent in that cave-like space can stretch time and induce the desire [...]

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Tagged cycling, Summer, Weather

Audioboo – Attempting to get a Strava KOM

Apr30
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
bont newydd

I’m always keen on trying new stuff. Audioboo is something I’ve been hearing more about, and I thought I’d have a go. It’s basically like twitter for audio recordings. Or an audio-only version of YouTube. YouRadio, perhaps.

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Posted in Media, Strava - Tagged audioboo, commute, KOM, Strava

7 reasons why some Strava segments suck (do yours?)

Apr24
2013
17 Comments Written by Alan
segments

Segments are what make Strava so amazing. Except some aren’t. Here’s why.

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Posted in Strava - Tagged cycling, garmin, king of the mountain, KOM, QOM, Queen of the Mountain, Sport, Strava

The bikeradar bicycle bloggers

Apr19
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan

A great way to engage with your audience as a blogger, is to participate in the discussions going on at various established message boards. Some of the guys over at the BikeRadar forum started a thread about blogging, and people started to share their links and ask for advice etc. I’m currently experimenting with Scoop.It [...]

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Posted in Blog, Social media

Schrödinger’s sportive. The Cat that wasn’t.

Mar24
2013
Leave a Comment Written by Alan
Icy bike

In a parallel universe, I am at this moment creeping up Mow Cop, surrounded by hundreds of cyclists keen to assert their early season fitness on the Cheshire Cat.

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Posted in Sportives - Tagged Cheshire, ice, Kilo To Go, mow cop, Schrödinger, snow, sportive

Help to put Denbigh and Ruthin on the (cycling) map.

Mar20
2013
1 Comment Written by Alan
sustrans map

To me, it’s a no-brainer: as a society we need to get more people cycling. Please contribute to this survey which will help to make the case for developing a cycle path to join Ruthin and Denbigh up to the main National Cycle Route.

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Posted in Blog - Tagged Bikeway, cycling, denbigh, National Cycle Network, NCR 5, North Wales, Recreation and Sports, Ruthin, sustrans, Transport

Strava +Youtube = Suffervision!

Mar08
2013
1 Comment Written by Alan
suffervision

There are so many great tools out there for interacting with your Strava data. Here’s one that works with your video footage too!

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Posted in Strava, Video - Tagged Strava, suffervision, video

Strava: Will you record faster segment times with the Android app?

Mar05
2013
4 Comments Written by Alan
Strava: Will you record faster segment times with the Android app?

An experiment to determine if the Strava android app really does record faster segment times than a Garmin bike GPS.

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Posted in Strava - Tagged android, apps, edge 800, garmin, gps, KOM, Strava
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