Monthly Archives: March 2008

My new Raleigh Burner

Posted on 27 March 2008 by Alex Murray

My new raleigh burner, originally uploaded by leguape. Sitting here watching the World Championships via the red button on the BBC *thumbs up* and cheering like a loon at the Team GB success rate. I forgot I hadn’t posted up … Continue reading →

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Return of the DNF

Posted on 25 March 2008 by Alex Murray

Second race of the Beyond MTB Spring Crits, second DNF of the year. I was planning on getting out of the habit this season after a relatively successful start to the year and managing to get round in cyclocross races. … Continue reading →

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Plastered at the back

Posted on 18 March 2008 by Alex Murray

The Beyond MTB Spring Crits at Hillingdon are the sort of races I have to do – a test of attrition with the 2nd Cat boys hauling along as foolhardy 4th Cats like me try to cling on to the … Continue reading →

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If your bars are only as wide as your hands

Posted on 10 March 2008 by Alex Murray

Then you are riding a plank. No, it’s not going to make any difference to how easy it is to glide through those gaps in traffic that you wish you were brave enough to take on. At the weekend I … Continue reading →

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An erratic schedule

Posted on 6 March 2008 by Alex Murray

Looking at my training, the last time I had a decent long ride was 25 February, almost two weeks ago. This is probably not an ideal training plan if I’m going to improve this season. It’s starting to nag a … Continue reading →

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