Bikes

Vic Winter tour - The final night on the Goulburn River, Gear Run down, day 6 & 7

Jul 2021

Cycling Tour of the Victorian Winter - Day 6, Echuca to somewhere on the Goulburn River.   I had a great sleep last night, and finally, after 30 years of marriage, we had worked out if the option was there, to stay in a twin room and wake...

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Cycling Tour of the Victorian Winter - Day 5, Bendigo to Echuca

Jul 2021

Cycling Tour of the Victorian Winter - Day 5, Bendigo to Echuca   It never stopped raining overnight, and there was no sign of it abating either. I remember now as I recall that morning, hearing the sound of rain on the tin roof, lookin...

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Cycling Tour in the Victoria Winter - Day 1, Geelong to Colac

Jul 2021

Our last cycling holiday finished on Friday 14th May; 14 days later, the state of Victoria went into its 4th lockdown since the beginning of the Covid pandemic.  Norm and I were relieved, to say the least, that we had managed to get away and...

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Cycling Holiday - Day 5 & 6. Southern Cross Station - Fingal/ Fingal - Geelong

May 2021

In late April, I advised all my coaching clients that I would be winding down my business to take time out, which would be for the indefinite future. Decisions like this to people outside can seem sudden and rash, with little thought or perhaps ev...

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Focus you say?

Jul 2020

We work hard, don’t we? Forgive me, this is one blog that flits about a bit. We put in a lot of time, effort and even finances to make things happen in our home life, our sport and our family. As parents or caregivers may also have a habit of pu...

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Grey Hair, Tummy Tucks & Boob Jobs

Jul 2020

Don’t get me wrong, I really like my hairdresser, in fact, she knows I am a no-fuss, in and out 2 to 3 times a year kind of customer. There is also a product she introduced me to, that gave the blonde highlights in my hair a bit of vavoom, without...

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Adventure Racing recap & Welcome to 2019

Feb 2019

The last time I dutifully updated my website blog was August 2018. It seems periodically I fall in a writing rut and some sort of catalyst in life saps away all my creative juices. In June my maternal grandmother passed away, it hit me very hard...

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2018 Cloudride Bikepacking mega adventure

Apr 2018

I arrived at Cabramurra at 9:30am Easter Monday. 700 km in with 300 km to go until Canberra. I departed Jindabyne around 2 pm on Sunday after attempting to get my dynamo hub working again with the help of the mechanic at the bike shop. It was...

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The 2017 Cloudride Bike Packing Experience

Jun 2017

Its has been 7.5 weeks since my crash resulting in concussion and memory loss, time off the bike and all that drama at Easter on the Monaro 1000 Cloudride. My biggest regret is not riding along and giving myself 7 days to complete it, instead rush...

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Got Saddle Issues?

May 2016

The “ladies” saddle to end soreness, chafing, red raw stinging and all that lovely stuff! My name is Jess Douglas. I am 43 years old, have given birth in the normal way (need I say more?), have a backside not too generous but the hip bones are s...

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Mega Miles - 24hr Oppy & GDT16 400km Bikebacking

May 2016

Much too much to report...life is full and as I would have it, its busy and time is scarce. Let me fill you in. I had a great February, trained and raced really well in the 10th Giant Odyssey. Nothing to complain about there. Back on the bandwag...

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The 10th Giant Odyssey - 2016 Forrest, The Otways, Victoria, Australia.

Feb 2016

​ There was a big race I turned down to attend my 10th Odyssey, it was the World Solo 24hr champs in Rotorua and apparently it was a course the would have suited me..blah blah… Well back in 2007 I promised myself after hurting a lot on the inaug...

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