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Carb loading

I’m not sure if this is the best preparation for the first of my four challenges tomorrow? They say you are supposed to load up with carbs before a race though, so I think its ok. I’m off to the … Continue reading →

Compare and contrast

We were at the hospital yesterday for Samuel’s quarterly HbA1c check and chat with the consultant. His HbA1c was 6.9 – up slightly from 6.4 last time. Not great, as it’s going in the wrong direction. But not too bad … Continue reading →

The final piece of the jigsaw

or the final nail in the coffin…. We shall see. Either way, this turned up in the post yesterday. It’s always fun to recieve new gear in the post. In the box was a bottle of degreaser (boring!), some red … Continue reading →

May’s training review

With less than two weeks to go until my first event in my “Four 4 a Cure” challenge, I have had a mixed month on the training front. It has proved hard to do any training this past weekend – … Continue reading →

Bargain of the month!

Do you like Samuel’s new cycling top? Courtesy of Onix Bikes, who were having a sale, what should have been a £40 top was reduced to £9.99! A nice looking design and the quality is really good. It turned up … Continue reading →

Bike Build Update

So, we’ve moved on a bit. Having got a set of forks, I have been able to fit the wheels and get a first look at the proportions of the bike. The wheels are actually mountain bike wheels – slighlty … Continue reading →

April’s training record

So I didn’t take part in the 30 days of riding challenge, but I’ve just looked on the Garmin site and noticed that during April, I did train on 29 of the 30 days, racking up nearly 23 hours. Well … Continue reading →

Triathlon training

I went on my first ever triathlon training session last Saturday, run by British Triathlon. It started off a bit disjointed as the coaches had been let down by Speedo, but ended very well, and I picked up lots of … Continue reading →

April in review

We haven’t reviewed Sam’s BG levels for a while, so I took the opportunity this evening to look at them for a whole month. We haven’t had any really prolonged high’s that I can remember for a while, but when … Continue reading →