Monthly Archives: November 2011

Katy Winton: Scottish Cyclocross – Here and Now

Oh cyclocross…  your dirtier than mountain biking! And more crazy! This race was mud mud mud check this picture out: in the words of Morven Brown I’m “Hurdling like a gazelle” here. The day of the race I wasn’t sure what to … Continue reading

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Claire Martin: Something a Little Different…

Last night was my first off road run in the dark. Having run on and off for the last 8 years or so, I can’t believe I’ve never tried it before now. I’ve gone through a love-hate relationship with running … Continue reading

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Claire Thomas: Two more wins leading up to the championships

After a hard week of running training and lots of on bike training, I had 2 cyclocross races.  Well, I was feeling the effects of a hard week but the plan on day 1 of racing was to learn how … Continue reading

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Katy Winton: Once upon a Wednesday I got a train to Brighton…

So it was bye bye Scotland for a couple of days and on to visit the guys behind Kinesis Morvelo! There would be laughs, some awesome riding and crashing, crazy kids and trip to the pub. It was going to be … Continue reading

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Claire Thomas…Another Win in Dottignies and Looking Toward the Road Season 2012

This weekend saw me riding another 2 cyclocross races- or should I day riding one race and racing the other. On Saturday, in Laarne, I was not feeling great before the race but decided to start anyway. Whether it was … Continue reading

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Claire Martin…All Set For Autumn (Winter?)

Autumn has passed me by this year. Many of the trees are almost bare although some still have a little colour about them. People are talking about Christmas, and shopping days left to go. I can’t get my head round … Continue reading

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Claire Thomas…Winter Training

For a bit of variety in my winter training, I am doing a bit of running, gym and cyclocross. I have had a busy week of cyclocross 5 races in 8 days. The fitness is slowly coming back after a … Continue reading

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Claire Martin…Back to Reality!

Well we are back, and both in one piece. It seems a very long time ago that we left. Life is taking a bit of adjusting to. Its funny how quickly you adapt to a different way of life, and … Continue reading

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Claire Thomas…2012 New Team

In 2012, I will be riding in a new team. After careful thought after many offers- I decided that 2 things were important for me 1) A team with a year long programme incorporating World Cups, hilly races and stage races. … Continue reading

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Claire Martin…Made it to Madrid!

Access to wifi been limited or old crappy browsers that hardly work, so its been quiet on the blogging front, sorry. It has been an interesting time since my last post (which didn’t actually publish properly). We gave up on … Continue reading

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