Thank you Southfork!

Welcome to my blog fellow racers, cycling fans and friends. I hope you will enjoy reading my blog throughout the season(s).

Race season is looming which means it’s that time of the year again where everything starts falling into place. On Thursday my girlfriend and I ventured down to Southfork where I unexpectedly got given my new bike for the season; to say I was excited would be an understatement.

My weapon for this year is the new Scott Scale 30 2012, big thanks go out to Southfork for providing me with this. Without their support I don’t think I’d be where I am today. Since joining them in 2009 their support has been amazing, I am thoroughly looking forward to spending another great season with a winning team. There are a few changes to the team this year which is very exciting indeed.   

I cannot wait to ride my new bike for the first time later today; however getting it dirty will be a shame as it looks spectacular parked in the dining room right now.

My first race this season is next weekend at Newnham Park and is named “The Stinger” it’s a duathlon (cycling and running) which has a very appropriate name I’d say as last time I did it I didn’t eat enough and catastrophically bonked just over half way. For those of you who don't know what I mean by "bonked" It basically means your muscles run out of glycogen stores which results in sudden fatigue and loss of energy, eventually it can lead to dizziness and hallucination. I'm going to make sure I eat properly this time; I don't fancy crawling around Newnham Park any time soon. 

I hope I will fare better this time, it’s a bit late but I’m going to get a few runs in between now and then as I’ve done zilch so far this year. At school running was always my main sport so I’m hopeful I haven’t lost my ability too much. I shall report on how I get on, see you there if you’re going.