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Ten things I loved about cyclocross (opens the original)
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I’m still recovering from what I did at the weekend – and might need to officially shift newsletter day to Tuesdays if this racing habit persists – but all I’ve been able to talk about for the last 48 hours is how much I enjoyed my first cyclocross race.<source type="i
The Hill Climb (opens the original)
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“So why are you doing this?”My friend Ben asked me this yesterday afternoon, as we caught up over a cup of tea and I geared up for the blow-by-blow account of that morning’s hill climb race, explaining to him that, after years of avoiding the racing scene, I have finally decided to embrace it, and that this was number two of the ten races I’ve decided to enter.1<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xMEb!,f_auto,q_auto:go
The Struggle (opens the original)
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Summer is over in Kendal, and now it’s one of my favourite times of year.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="819" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Urnd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media
A coward in sequins (opens the original)
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I’m moving slowly this week. I woke up yesterday morning with one of those cycling hangovers – the result of spending an entire weekend on the go, failing to eat, drink or sleep enough, and breathing deeply in the fresh air and sunshine. I still have a sore throat and a sore head, my lips are cracked, my muscles are stiff and achy, and walking to the corner shop feels like an unreasonable challenge.But I’m really happy. It was a great weekend, and I’m beginning to feel a bit more confident about
On hospitality (opens the original)
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Bank Holidays feel surprisingly restful when you’re the only one at work. They’re less of a thing when you work freelance, and I tend to forget they’re happening until someone reminds me a day or two beforehand, which means I don’t usually make big plans. Indeed, I only realised today was a Bank Holiday yesterday evening, when a friend with whom I’d said I’d go for a bike ride sent me a 150km route, and I realised we’d been planning at cross-purposes – I’d assumed it would be a pre-work outing,
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