The 6 hour Cyclic Navigator again proved to be an epic uni challenge. Storms in the 24 hours leading up the event combined with wind and rain on the day turned trails into streams and made for super slippery testing conditions anywhere off the dirt roads. My fitness is a long way down compared to this...

The weather forecast for the Cyclic Navigator tomorrow is cool, literally – 15 degrees Celcius and scattered showers.  Nice! Overheating won’t be a problem, but no doubt these guidelines from Sports Medicine Australia regarding exercising in heat are a handy reference over Summer. Over 30...

I had a few things to do in Woodend so took the 24 GUni along to ride the local Wombat MTB Trail. Good timing too as today was the last opportunity to squeeze in a longer ride before the Cyclic Navigator on the weekend, and the weather today was much hotter than the excellent cool conditions forecast...

If there’s one thing that will derail the upcoming Cyclic Navigator event it will probably be the record heat that the lower half of Australia has been enduring this Spring.  Bush fire risk could postpone the event which is fair enough, but it’s more if the event goes ahead in +30 degrees...

I had a lot of fun participating in last year’s 6 Hour Cyclic Navigator – a MTB Orienteering event held annually in the Wombat Forest. On the morning of the event you receive the map. The aim is to gather as many points as you can by passing through as many of the control points on the map...

Felt pretty good today so decided to make use of the cooler weather and head over to Black Forest with the 24″ GUni. I’ve ridden the trails there on a 36′er, 29′er and single speed 24 so was interested to see how it would be on the 24 GUni. As it turned out the 24 GUni was fun,...

Uni rides have been replaced with swimming the last week – partly due to the record breaking heat for this time of year, but also to help my leg heal. The swimming has worked magic, and with this year’s 6 hour Cyclic Navigator only a couple of weeks away I definitely need to squeeze in a...

Lulu aka Uni Bitch and I headed down to the local reserve first thing this morning. I woke up with some new and improved soreness from yesterday’s effort so a super light and easy ride was the plan including soaking in the Loddon river. A great way to start the day. I don’t know if there...

Finally… time to get back on the uni, WOOHOO! My lower leg/ankle/foot is still quite tender and swollen but nothing like it was, I guess it’s ~75% working. Maybe a light short ride would help get it moving again, and regardless it would be great for the mind and spirit to get back out into...

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