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On reflection

What do you think about all day? Not probably something you think about that often. Reflective practice was something I learned during my nursing training. Its definition is: - Reflective practice is a process where individuals think critically about their actions and experiences to gain insights and improve their professional skills. It involves analyzing past experiences to enhance future…

ByChris EdgertonFebruary 17, 20250Comments

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Psycho to Psycho

After Psycho in October 2023, I was feeling pretty good. I did however pick up a chest infection, probably due to the cold night air riding through the night. It didn’t seem to be a problem at first. Over the next four months however, I seemed to constantly have chest, allergy or stomach infections. Each…

ByChris EdgertonFebruary 9, 20250Comments

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Pedaling Thoughts

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ByChris EdgertonAugust 27, 20220Comments

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What’s in a name?

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ByChris EdgertonAugust 16, 20220Comments

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Zwifting!

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ByChris EdgertonAugust 12, 20220Comments

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The Training Cycle. (A game of snakes and ladders)

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"]The training cycle, a game of “Snakes and ladders”. FTP, VO2 max, RPM. These are now the acronyms that fill my life. I know when I was a nurse I first became how much acronyms are used…

ByChris EdgertonJune 27, 20220Comments

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Sebring 24

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ByChris EdgertonMay 30, 20220Comments

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Back in the saddle

After I crossed the finish line at Boston in 2018, and dipped my bike into the Atlantic, in the same way I’d left the Pacific, having ridden “every foot and inch’ across a continent, life returned back to its previous normal. As life changing as that experience was, from that moment in June 2018, until July…

ByChris EdgertonApril 16, 20220Comments

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It Takes a Village – Guest Post by Deirdre

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ByChris EdgertonJuly 8, 20180Comments

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Independence Day

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.16" _module_preset="default" global_colors_info="{}"]So the question everyone has been asking me now, “what’s next?”. The obvious answer is rest. For those who know me well, play some golf. As far as cycling I have no idea. There is a part of me now that…