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How to not miss your flight

on June 21, 2026

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Valencia to Alicante gravel bike packing during Fallas fire fiesta

on June 17, 2026

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Hiking the Via Alpina West

on September 26, 2025

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How Artificial Intelligence believes Older Athletes should train (and sleep, and eat, and... live)

I had a comment on one of the Strength videos recently which was along the lines of "no-one ever talks about the increased rest we need to keep training as we get older". It's a good point. I decided to ask an Artificial Intelligence to explain. I followed this up with a prompt asking how to continue training given the factors this raised. The reply is far from perfect and people might question individual elements, but it covers most. I might yet make a video based on these response but right now I feel it's more useful to see in its written form. Initially, I asked "Please explain why older athletes need more rest. Emphasis on physiological response to training stimulus and fatigue". Here's the reply. Older athletes require more rest and recovery time compared to their younger counterparts due to several key physiological factors that influence their response to training stimuli and fatigue accumulation. Here’s a breakdown of...

The Caledonia Way

The Caledonia Way is a somewhat unusual long distance cycling route. While it's mostly on minor roads, you can't ride the whole thing on a road bike. There are at least three sections where it heads into distinctly off-road territory. Not full mountain bike country, but rough enough to give anyone on a 23-25mm skinny tyre a hard time with skids and pinch flats. Touring 28mm and upwards would be fine. The other curious thing is that the National Cycling Network seems to dis-own a few sections. NCN78 signs are rare between Campbeltown and Oban, confined to the few off-road parts which aren't the Caledonian Canal towpath. If that wasn't confusing enough, at Fort William the Caledonia Way acquires a second name, and for part of this final section it's better known as the Great Glen Way. T he walker's Great Glen Way (which can be ridden on an MTB) splits off and takes a different, rough, high route as it approaches ...

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This is where you'll find links to resources that will help you plan and complete some of the adventures in my videos. You'll hopefully recognise them by the video thumbnail. TORINO NICE RALLY THE CALEDONIA WAY LOCH NESS 360 THE MORAY GRAVEL WAY THE KINTYRE GRAVEL WAY

My Cycling Kit

Some of the links below are affiliate links which means I receive a small commission if you use them when buying, for which I thank you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My compliance information explaining the basis on which I work with brands and conduct reviews is here BIKE My current go-anywhere bike is a Landrace Boxer, on long term loan from Cyclefit in exchange for shooting their videos. I first had a bike fit at Cyclefit, then the bike was built up to my precise, individual requirements. The whole process, and the comfort of the resulting bike, has been a revelation. I've already sold my Camino, and my Vielo V+1 and Fara might go the same way. The Boxer fits so well, I don't want to ride anything else! It has SRAM Eagle eTap drive-train, and because my old legs want to tour off-road, the rear 12-speed cassette is 10-52 with a 38T chainring. Tyres - mostly...

My Video Kit

The links below are mostly affiliate links which means I receive a small commission if you use them when buying, for which I thank you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My compliance information regarding review equipment is linked from my website CAMERAS I shoot adventures on a GoPro 10 and 12: https://amzn.to/41g6dy8 and https://amzn.to/49mjPd2 (I'd switch but I have a pile of batteries) I shoot interviews on several iPhones 17Pro, 16Pro, 15Pro, 13Pro and XS My larger cameras are at Sony A6400: https://amzn.to/4ipAGji and a Sony ZV1: https://amzn.to/49lBkuf but these are rarely used because iPhones are now so good. For the out-front shots I use an Insta 360 X4: https://amzn.to/3Z2e7st and mount it in two ways. There's this which only fits on the handlebars https://amzn.to/41E8jZ1 So if I need to use it in other places around the bike I use the Insta 360 Invisible selfie stick https://amzn.to/3BeUlln cla...

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