Today I did the Southend parkrun for the first time in several years, after my son James suggested we do it together. I've been running regularly over recent months, gradually building up my distances. I've done most of my training on my own, so it was a nice change to run with James and a … Continue reading Back to parkrun: A Saturday Morning with James
https://youtu.be/73KVbVujkec Today’s ride was the Richard Ellis Memorial 100, a 106 km, or roughly 66-mile, Audax starting from Great Dunmow and heading north through the Essex and Suffolk countryside. I rode it with Paul, and this was his first experience of Audax riding. As introductions go, it had most of the essential ingredients: quiet country … Continue reading Richard Ellis Memorial 100: An Audax with a Few Extra Hills
Today’s ride was the RIDE Essex Classic, a 68-mile sportive that started and finished at ARU Writtle, near Chelmsford, organised by Action Medical Research, which I did with Paul S. Although for a moment, I wondered whether I was going to make it to the start! I’d fitted new tubeless tyres yesterday, and while pumping … Continue reading RIDE Essex 2026: 68 Miles Through the Essex Countryside
Today I decided to stay a little closer to home. With the RIDE Essex Classic coming up next Sunday, I didn’t want to do too much this weekend. There’s little to be gained from squeezing in another long ride this close to the event, so today was more about keeping the legs moving and enjoying … Continue reading Keeping It Local: One Week Until RIDE Essex
Today’s ride was the Little Essex R&R, a 100 km Audax starting and finishing in Witham, organised by ACME.Bike. It was good to be back riding an Audax again, with my last one having been on 3 May. If Audax riding is new to you, I’ve also written a short introduction explaining what an Audax … Continue reading Challenging Yet Enjoyable: Today’s “Little Essex R&R Audax Ride”
Looking back over nearly eighteen years of ride data, it would be easy to conclude that I’ve become slower. My average speed today is certainly lower than when I started using a Garmin and saved the ride data in 2008. But the numbers only tell part of the story. Back then, I was definitely faster … Continue reading Slowing Down, or Simply Cycling Differently?
Today’s ride was the London to Southend Bike Ride. An event that holds a special place for me as it was the ride that inspired me to start So Tyred nineteen years ago. It’s hard to believe how quickly the years have passed, but it’s still one of the highlights of my cycling calendar. This … Continue reading London to Southend Bike Ride 2026 – Nineteen Years On