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    Don't give up the day job
    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...
    128 views2 comments
    11 Tips to complete the Rapha Festive 500
    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...
    221 views5 comments
    The need to compete
    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...
    78 views2 comments
    Into the wild (sort of)
    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...
    122 views5 comments
    Aesir Aesir Baby
    Paul Berney
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 5 min

    Aesir Aesir Baby

    My first impressions after one month and 1500km with the Meteor Works Aesir
    327 views1 comment
    Aesir a go go
    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 .....
    329 views1 comment
    It's New Bike Day!
    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...
    147 views0 comments
    Achievement Unlocked
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    Achievement Unlocked

    Last week I finally did it, riding a 206km loop through Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
    91 views2 comments
    You've got nothing but time on your hands - read a book
    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...
    79 views0 comments
    ma ma ma ma ma my Corona*
    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...
    64 views0 comments
    The world turned upside down
    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...
    45 views0 comments
    The inspiration to try again tomorrow
    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...
    70 views2 comments
    Steady progress is boring isn't it?
    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.
    65 views0 comments
    To share or not to share...
    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...
    112 views2 comments
    Just me, myself and I
    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,...
    103 views4 comments
    Back to the future
    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...
    132 views1 comment
     

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