Steady start to what will be a long season
Many of you have probably wondered why my blog page has been quiet for a good few months and what I have been up to in the off season, when my season is going to start and my plans for the year.
I have taken a slightly different and slower approach to my season after burning out so early in the 2011 and picking up a virus. My winter training involved a great amount of core stability work while dealing with the introduction of food intolerance's created from a virus I picked up last August after a a series of hard races. I was one hell of a grumpy git around the house while trying to resolve my dietary requirements and can only thank friends and family for all their support.
I opened up my season a month later than usual with some tricky hilly sporting courses which always includes a trip to Lancashire for the tough 'Circuit of the Dales'. The good news is that I am even quicker than last year which has reflected in some great results and in the most competitive fields in the country. Most of my events have felt like national championships with the best riders in the country turning out to race but I have managed top 10 finishes in all events, often with seconds dividing me from a top three result.
My plans for the season are still coming together but I will definitely be racing the UK 24 & 12 hour races while i just finalise my other world cup races.
