Jessica Douglas - Artist / Speaker / Author
Back from Italy, Straight into winter, jump back into racing and a BIG goal to smash.
Jul 2015I returned from Italy on the 17th June with 3000kms and 35,000 vert meters in the legs from working on bike tours with Dave and Emma of Top Bike Tours. The weather was sunny, the roads hilly and the daylight hours long and enjoyable. Of co...
-- READ MORE --
Euro Adventure for 6 weeks
Jun 2015The last six weeks spent riding and being a tour guide for Dave and Emma has created memories that will last a lifetime. I have been home 1.5weeks and its time to give you an update on the last 2 tours. Tour of Corsica was so much fun, with th...
-- READ MORE --
2015 Forrest 6hr & Top Bike Tour of Corsica
May 2015Nearing the mid point of 2015 already reminds me that even though each day might be full of tasks to achieve, in the end these days go far too quickly and this new age “living in the moment” movement really has some merit. For if we spend so...
-- READ MORE --
Could I actually become an Aussie 24hr champion again?
Apr 2015Norm and I have been living in Geelong for near on five weeks now…and Life Is Good. Better than its been …forever! If you have been following the things I have been up to, you would know that the past 12-18 months has been a...
-- READ MORE --
Times of Change
Mar 2015Its been ages, the longest break yet since I have felt like writing. There is so much to let you know…and if you have ever lost the passion for riding and racing your bike, perhaps you might understand? Since December, since the Forrest Festiv...
-- READ MORE --
The future looks BRIGHT!
Nov 2014Since winning the Scott 24hr back in September I have not been idle, just on the blog front! I often get asked how long does it take to recover from a 24hrs, well I am always back on the bike as soon as I can, but it feels like my brain and legs...
-- READ MORE --
Scott 24hr 2014 - chapter 2
Oct 2014As we drove from our accommodation to Mt Stromlo I found it really challenging to connect my current existence in the world right now with the fact that in a couple of hours I would be racing a 24hr, for 24 hours! Again, I had this familiar feel...
-- READ MORE --
Soulful September
Oct 2014I have had a very memorable September. The month started out with a cold, running nose, breathing that was laboured and that sinus pain behind the eyes. My riding continued and I managed to win the Beechworth Six Hours in The Saddle on the 30th...
-- READ MORE --
More Sun, Less Rain...Beechworth 6hr
Sep 2014Even though its just gone Spring, the wintery days are still here and I really don't mind. August 2014 has geniunely been good to me. Instead of training indoors and getting cranky at doing so I spent my days working in the morning, hopping on...
-- READ MORE --
Liv & Love Winter riding
Aug 2014Its right in the height of winter, the days are cold, often raining sometime throughout, sometimes frosted so cold overnight I've been waking up with the fog of cold breath sneaking up from under my doona. We have even had snow down here in the Ot...
-- READ MORE --
This takes guts...
Jul 2014I was only telling someone today about my daily relationship with depression. If you were to ask me how long have I have been living with this...I can remember many daily suicidal thoughts, wishing that night I would go to bed and somehow be tak...
-- READ MORE --Sunny Nth Queensland
Jul 2014Another 10 weeks gone....well since I last updated my blog. I have been silly busy with work related stuff, making life happen and planning for the next crazy episode of racing, skills courses, shop openings and preparing for the Forrest Festiva...
-- READ MORE --