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Yesterday, I backed my ute out of the driveway and crashed into my neighbour’s parked car. I missed out on my training sessions on Tuesday and Thursday morning because of the rain and I am thinking that maybe, I am going backwards in my race fitness. They turned the clock forward last weekend for…(Read More)
As I was heading down to the bottom of Bobbin Heads last Saturday, I suddenly pictured myself climbing back up the same road in the opposite direction. It dawned on me that the quick way down bore absolutely no resemblance to the slow climb coming back up. The bends were all opposite handed. The potholes…(Read More)
When Philippe Gilbert attacked on the final climb in the World Championships, it was an expected move. Every single rider in the lead bunch knew Gilbert’s track record on punchy uphill finishes. Yet, when he made his move, no one could go with him. They just could not do anything about it. I know…(Read More)
My wife Shirley looked at me the other day and asked “How do you want to die?”….And it was not said in the midst of any fiery confrontation. My Dad had been under palliative care for quite a few weeks and his body was not giving up the fight – even though his mind was…(Read More)
The state championships were held over the weekend and whilst much of the results were expected, there were isolated cases where the outside chance prevailed. The mutant gene drives the evolution process in our world. It introduces something different to the status quo and eventually it re-shapes the form of our existence. The iPhone…(Read More)
Celebrities love making appearances and their fans perpetuate this illusion of greatness – but their external persona bears no resemblance to their true essence as unique human beings. My wife called me a vegetable the other day and I think she is spot on. However, I said that I preferred to be called an onion…(Read More)
The news last week was of Lance Armstrong quitting. “There comes a point in every man’s life when he has to say, “Enough is enough.” For me, that time is now…..” he said In the last century, an American called Napoleon Hill wrote perhaps the most famous self help book called “Think and Grow…(Read More)
Whenever I get confused in life, I use the movie metaphor to get me back on track. Life and a movie share such an uncanny set of similarities – and that is why we love movies. We do not go to the movies to stare at a white wall. We go there to get entertained…(Read More)
There was a break away up ahead. I was in the chasing bunch. The pace was high. We caught the B grade bunch and maintained enough momentum to finally catch the attacking riders. Attacks kept going off the front and 45 minutes into the 1 hour race, I took too long to recover after a…(Read More)
The Olympics is almost over and much has been said about winning medals, what colour they are and whinging about not being in a medal position. With such a deep emphasis on winning outright to secure the gold medal, we get a lop-sided view about what the games is all about. In rugby, the…(Read More)