Cycle training for longer rides
If you’re training for a long ride of at least fifty miles, it can be hard to break through the psychological and physical barriers that limit your potential distance. For some … Continue reading
Marathon World Record Attempt – Wheels of Wisdom Podcast
We head to Richmond Park after receiving a challenge to break the world marathon record. Will we break it or even just make it round? Listen to find out… For … Continue reading
Climbing the highest point in Devon
It’s a glorious, sunny, if windy day, and there before us stretches Yes Tor and along a ridge to the south, High Willhays, Devon’s highest point. How to find Devon’s … Continue reading
Climbing the highest point in East Sussex
Ditchling Beacon is the highest point in East Sussex and the 32nd highest out of the 48 English counties at 248 metres. How to find East Sussex’s highest point If … Continue reading
Climbing the highest point in Surrey
After the relative molehills of south-eastern England, it’s time to climb the highest of them all in the region, Surrey and Leith Hill. How to find it If you’re just … Continue reading
Climbing the highest point in West Sussex
It’s been several weeks since we climbed the last ‘peak’ and I’m beginning to get itchy feet. The clouds are building outside and it’s starting to rain, but I just … Continue reading
Climbing the highest point in Kent
As Kent residents and with Kent giving birth to the idea of climbing the highest point in each county with my kids, it seemed a logical point to start. And … Continue reading
Climbing the highest point in every county in England
The idea started with a climb up what seemed an endlessly steep hill. As many a tired cyclist before me has asked, just how much more of this is there … Continue reading
Cycling the Box Hill Olympic route
Ever since the Olympics I’ve been wanting to cycle the iconic Box Hill route in Surrey. Neither Sir Bradley Wiggins nor Mark Cavendish may have managed a medal, but it … Continue reading
Finding the source of the Thames
Tuesday lunchtime. The end of a business meeting in Cirencester and a dull drive back to London beckoned and the sense of four hours wasted in the car. What better … Continue reading