At roughly 800 calories and exactly 14 Strava Segments from my doorstep, it’s no surprise The Quince Tree is my most visited cafe. Stood at the foot of a woodland in Oxfordshire’s sleepy village … Read more

At the beginning of 2014, a friend moved to Boulder, Colorado to take up coding at altitude and commute a lifestyle of competitive triathlon from California to his new home. Jump forward … Read more

Any Google Search for healthy food or sports nutrition for athletes is sure to serve up a confusing set of results. Expect to find a web page loaded with super-discounted products … Read more

Buying cycling gloves is never easy. With so many variables at play on the saddle, it’s hard to know what to prioritise between outright protection and general usability or dexterity. Add smartphones to … Read more

Thoughts of Reno, Nevada are usually dominated by visions of cheap casinos, diesel trucks and gun racks.  And after living there for over two months now, I can tell you that these images … Read more

The subject of just how we do conservation is an area of great debate among experts. In her article for The New Yorker, ‘Bridging the Conservation Divide‘, Michelle Nijhuis outlines the status of a controversy … Read more

In many ways winter is the best time to kickstart your training regime – festive eating sessions are inbound, New Year’s resolutions must be met and the judgement period that … Read more

During an hour in September, a 43-year-old broke the record for the furthest distance cycled in a 60-minute period. When time was up, German cyclist Jens Voigt had cycled 51.110 … Read more

Finally there is a company that realizes triathlon is not just swimming, biking and running crudely pasted together, but a complete sport all to its own. No longer are we … Read more

2014 has seen the protection of some remarkable areas of natural beauty in the United States, thanks to cooperation between Congress and the nation’s wilderness conversation agencies. The US Senate … Read more

2014 marked the tenth anniversary of the freeski and snowboard Dew Tour Mountain Championships, held at Breckenridge, Colorado in early December. Sochi Olympians found themselves head-to-head again, battling through slopestyle … Read more

In the last days of his life, Freddie Mercury journeyed to the tranquillity of Switzerland to enjoy its beauty and peace. Yet paradoxically it was during this time that he … Read more

When I first got my hands on the CamelBak All Clear water bottle, my mind immediately wandered to visions of backcountry camping, pulling sparkling water from mountain lakes and gulping … Read more

Copper Mountain is one of Colorado’s best ski resorts and the home to some of the best athletes on snow.

A few summers ago I ventured with my two buddies Marc and Ed to one of the most barren and northern parts of Europe, Sørøya in northern Norway. We had … Read more

The Neve Down Hoodie Jacket is quite possibly be the best piece of cycling apparel ever invented.  Now, I hope to never catch anybody actually riding in this goose-down puffy, … Read more

Ask a runner what shoes they wear and they can ramble off make, model year, stability level, and reasons that shoe is best for their stride.  Runners even stockpile their … Read more

Like many of you, I am sitting at my computer listening to Britney Spears on Pandora in one tab and browsing Magnetic Junction on another in an effort to recover … Read more

If you know how to swim, bike and run, you are well aware of the triathlon performance gear and clothing company, Zoot. They have been producing innovative training and racing … Read more

There will come a point in your life when sitting in traffic on your way home from work, creeping towards that intersection watching the same green light cycle to yellow … Read more