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Paul Berney
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
Don't give up the day job
It's amazing how little public approval it takes for a person (me) to start daydreaming about a different life. I mean I have been...
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Paul Berney
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
11 Tips to complete the Rapha Festive 500
It's almost December and the internet and social media are already full of training plans and motivational advice for completing the...
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Paul Berney
- Nov 2, 2020
- 5 min
The need to compete
Over the weekend I went for a run with a good friend James over some hilly and boggy moorland in Cornwall. It was my first run for over...
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Paul Berney
- Oct 19, 2020
- 7 min
Into the wild (sort of)
I could present you with a carefully curated version of events in my blog. I could miss out all of the fuck up’s and give you an edited...
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Paul Berney
- Sep 9, 2020
- 5 min
Aesir Aesir Baby
My first impressions after one month and 1500km with the Meteor Works Aesir
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Paul Berney
- Aug 9, 2020
- 5 min
Aesir a go go
Somewhere around 10:30 on Friday night, on tiny lanes weaving their way through the Chiltern hills, in pitch black .....
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Paul Berney
- Aug 6, 2020
- 2 min
It's New Bike Day!
I love new bike day. It makes me feel like a 12-year-old again, getting my first ‘racer bike’. Normally that moment is felt only by you...
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Paul Berney
- Jul 23, 2020
- 5 min
Achievement Unlocked
Last week I finally did it, riding a 206km loop through Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Paul Berney
- Apr 18, 2020
- 6 min
You've got nothing but time on your hands - read a book
Note: I could have easily added links to Amazon to all of these books, but I won’t. I would rather encourage you to buy them or order...
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Paul Berney
- Apr 16, 2020
- 4 min
ma ma ma ma ma my Corona*
How's your lockdown going? Obviously cycling doesn’t matter in the face of the daily tragedy of coronavirus. I'm not trying to diminish...
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Paul Berney
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
The world turned upside down
Everything has changed, hasn’t it? It seems incredible that whatever we each consider to be our normal life has been turned on its head...
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Paul Berney
- Mar 7, 2020
- 4 min
The inspiration to try again tomorrow
This is a photo from one of my favourite ever rides in Mallorca with my eldest, Danny. He rode alongside me on a hybrid bike (in bloody...
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Paul Berney
- Mar 5, 2020
- 6 min
Steady progress is boring isn't it?
A goal without a plan is just a wish. I've got a plan but progress is slow and frustrating.
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Paul Berney
- Jan 31, 2020
- 4 min
To share or not to share...
Two years ago when I rode my first long ride home I kept it a secret from almost everyone I knew until a week beforehand. My wife knew...
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Paul Berney
- Jan 15, 2020
- 4 min
Just me, myself and I
When you picture yourself riding your bike, what do you see? Either in dreams or day dreams. Do you see yourself riding in a bunch,...
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Paul Berney
- Jan 2, 2020
- 3 min
Back to the future
The tough thing about writing a blog is deciding who you are writing for. This started as something I wrote just for myself and nearest...
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