#cyclistlife

Been a bit slack with the cycling recently, and with the @cycleofgiving 100km ride tomorrow I figured I should get out for a spin this morning. Up early doors to take a look at how the groundwork’s for the new @universityofthesunshinecoast Petrie campus are coming along. On the subject of tomorrow’s charity ride, the guys over at @cycleofgiving and @tpchfoundation experienced a major outage of their registration/donation website earlier this week (maybe I should give them my business card for next year!) which has impacted their fundraising targets. Anyone wanting to donate to a great cause - organ transplant research - can head on over to http://bit.ly/cogphil (clickable link in bio). Every dollar helps! Anyways, I’m looking forward to getting out amongst the other riders tomorrow morning, even if my training isn’t quite as far along as I would like! #cycling #cyclistlife #charity #cycleofgiving #donationsneeded #donationswelcome #theprincecharleshospitalfoundation #fromwhereiride

Weather forecasts were threatening rain this morning so ducked out a little earlier to get in my morning ride. Turned out to be great conditions, and gradually increasing my (mostly) daily distance and pace.

Signed up for the 100km @cycleofgiving ride in a few weeks - will be the furthest I’ve ridden in one stretch in well over a year. Following up with Ipswich 100 ‘Imperial’ ride (169km) and the Great Brisbane Bike Ride in April and the three-day @velothonaus in July. My @fnqdash training will be ramping up considerably over the coming months. 🚲🌅 #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #everydayathlete #training #earlymorning #dawnrides #greatbrisbanebikeride

Weekend’s here and the storms have passed - time to get out on two wheels 🚲 #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #avanti

Smokin’ hot singletrack out at Bunya this afternoon #mtb #mountainbike #trek #singletrack #cyclist #cyclistlife

Dawn shadows #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife

Awesome early morning spin out around the Redcliffe Peninsula #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #morningride #avanti #redcliffepeninsula #bythesea

A quick lunchtime 20k in the blazing QLD sun ☀️🚲😓 Spent the first 5km cautiously trying to identify an intermittent rattle before remembering that I had put ice cubes in one of my water bottles 😖 #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #avanti

Feeling hella sick after eating some dodgy chicken yesterday, but brainstorming a physical challenge for the middle of next year. It’s going to involve cycling. Lots of cycling.

Currently looking for worthwhile Australia-/Queensland-based causes to raise money and awareness for (check out the link in my bio) - all suggestions welcome.

#strava #cycling #cyclistlife #charity

Bit of nostalgia - broke out one of the team jerseys from 2012 when a group of us cycled the length of mainland Britain (Land’s End to John O’Groats - 1,600km) to raise money for @cr_uk.

Great memories of a time when I was considerably fitter (I could easily smash out 120km on a Sunday afternoon to blow away a hangover), and by the fit of the jersey, considerably slimmer!

Easily one of the toughest, most memorable and most rewarding physical challenges I’ve undertaken - would love to do something similar again.

Thinking about that time in my life, it has increased my resolve to regain that level of fitness - albeit with less drinking (I’m more of a two-pot screamer these days, and don’t handle my hangovers very well!). #cycling #cyclist #cyclistlife #lejog #longdistance #charity #fundraising #cancerresearchuk #maninlycra #nostalgia #fitness #fitfor2017 #lycraselfie

First 45km down. Holding my own so far - despite cramping in Mt Coot-tha #gbbr16 #cyclistlife #sundayfunday #reststop