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Nick Knack Paddy Wack!!! Racing season over done and dusted, but now it’s time to relax, put my feet up and plan for 2011. Belgium provided me with all that I need, my eyes were opened, my legs were shredded, my lungs burnt, hands blistered but most of all I now know what I must ask of myself If I am to achieve my goals.
But I’m home now; I have been out for a few light spins on my local roads, soaked up the constant rain and 13degree temps that only seem to be getting worse. I’m aiming to do only a small bit of cycling for the next week or 2 while my body recovers from the rigors that the seasons racing thrust upon it, at max 2 hrs every 2nd day. I am heading for a fitness test with my coach this weekend so I’m hoping my results will be somewhat good, it will provide a great benchmark for us to work off next year and with me finally acquiring a power meter, the manufacturing of WATTS can begin.
In the next few weeks whilst I am home I will be doing some extra work with my sponsor Molloys Lifestyle Pharmacies and I have a lot of interesting ideas in the wings that will hopefully benefit both sides.
I was out training today with my good friend Bernard Towmey AKA Richie Madano, we clocked around 80km at a steady tempo, went out to Lacken beach in Killala and back. Poor Bernard who is just on his way back from a severe collarbone injury which he sustained during a stage of the FBD Ras this year, when unfortunately was taken down and smashed into the tarmac, it was a massacre and for a man like Bernard to comeback so quickly is awe inspiring. This past weekend I completed a fitness test at my coaches training centre which is based in Dublin check out the web site: http://www.winningsolutions.ie/
Attached you will find a short video of my recent fitness test that took place at the Winning Solutions Training Company based in Dublin Check it out..
But until the next time keep it real!!

The Final Leg!!

Illness behind me and a clear road ahead... The thought runs through my mind 24/7. Struck by the worst stomach problems that I have had for a while I was left seriously lacking on my bike for 2 weeks, with majority of my racing being done in the direction of the loo. But thank god it is all in the past and with me completing a number of tough training sessions the past few week's whilst watching my diet like a hawk, I can honestly say I’m carrying the best form of my life!!

I have been missing on this for the past while, mostly due to the fact that I have been racing every 3rd day. With me set to fly home to Ireland in what is now 8days, I am doing my best to get as much racing in as I possibly can.

Last week I had a run at an interclub in Luxembourg, it was very hilly and a serious challenge, I took the beating of my life but enjoyed it all the same. The following day I raced in a local event called Zwevegem, an event that has been won by such famous riders as Peter Van Petegem and finally today I will be racing in De Pinta, it will be what looks like my second last race of the season so I’m hoping to give it hell and god knows maybe come away with my best result yet.

A new change that I have made in terms of my nutrition is that I have been keeping a food diary the last while, noting all the produce that I have been taking in. The aim of this is to find the areas in my diet that I can correct, it allows me to make small changes slowly and soon they will be having the desired affect that I am seeking. It is a choice that I chose to make after discussing ways to improve my diet with my Nutritional Sponsor, Molloys Lifestyle Pharmacies and Healthfood Stores In Ballina. By working with Molloys over the last few months I can honestly say the results are speaking for themselves. Diet and nutrition are the key in an athlete's progression and I honestly feel that by getting such areas on track I can make massive improvements.

The video that you will find attached to this post is an in-depth look at zym tablets and how beneficial I have found them over the past few months that I have been using them.