Triathlon de Rumilly – 20/05/2018
It’s May and according to Strava I have already cycled about 575km! 😳 A Facebook reminder popped up the other day to say that three years ago I had cycled a very short… Continue reading
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The Squat
The squat is an awesome exercise. Not just for skiing, but for general health and fitness, and many other sports. Why squat? The squat is a compound exercise. A compound exercise is… Continue reading
Marathon Number 2 – Nice to Cannes. Training and preparation.
On New Year’s Day I signed up to the Marathon des Alpes Maritimes, exactly a year after I signed up to the Nagano Marathon. Clearly a hungover “let’s set a big goal for… Continue reading
Mont Blanc/Passy Triathlon
“That looked great, so much better than your turns on the run before! You need to keep working on XYZ,, but I can see you’re making some great changes. Well done!” This is… Continue reading
Why Spin in Summer?
In the bike crazy town of Morzine, it is no surprise that Spinning classes at Buzz Performance are so popular. In particular over the winter months, when the roads are (hopefully!) snowy, and… Continue reading
Le Triathlon de Thonon-les-Bains (Sprint)
Well, turns out it was a weekend of crashes by, or in, Lac Léman! After some more gorgeous weather out here in the Alps, the storms hit last night resulting in a slightly… Continue reading
La Morzine Haut Chablais 105km
“Have you entered the Morzine sportive?” “Er, no! When is it?” “You should! Sunday. It’ll be great fun!” “I’ve only cycled a handful of times this season, doing 70km once last weekend. I… Continue reading
Tour des Dents du Midi
Les Dents du Midi are based in Switzerland and can be seen from nearly all of Les Portes du Soleil resorts, particularly the Swiss ones such as Champéry, Champoussin and Les Crosets. We… Continue reading
Buzzing for Summer
How those winter chasers can be heading to the Southern Hemisphere for another winter, I don’t know. I’ve done it twice, and that’s enough! Friends of mine have done it for years, squeezing… Continue reading
Winter 2016/17 – Morzine
So there we have it, my first season as a ski instructor back home is complete. I posted back in November about Supreme Ski & Snowboard School expanding to Morzine, and I can’t… Continue reading