http://www.minnellium.comAll the latest news, photos and general whitterings of Dave and the HaygarthsenMon, 19 Oct 2009 02:04:47 PDTMusicnoMusic from Minnelliumhttp://www.minnellium.comhttp://www.minnellium.com/random-images//4.jpgminnellium/sitehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/iJk6x7g9-bI/anguss-seventh-birthdayA lovely day in itself to go and spend the day celebrating my nephew Angus's 7th birthday on Saturday - and all the fun that this entails, but was was extra special was that we drove less than an hour to their new home in Arkholme rather than the four ...http://www.minnellium.com/anguss-seventh-birthdayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/yeTggCMk1FQ/national-trophy-round-2-derby-a-day-to-forgetSometimes cyclocross can just go all wrong, and today's race in Derby had all the ingredients of a classic national trophy race - a well designed course, quirky weather conditions, and a good field, with a mix of international riders. For me, however, it was just a plainly dreadful day out, ...http://www.minnellium.com/national-trophy-round-2-derby-a-day-to-forgethttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/QYnZjmYaS3E/ozzy-our-ladyboy-rabbitA funny thing happened this morning. After Lily got a 12 week old female rabbit called Daisy for her birthday in September, our three year old Rabbit to a great interest in climbing on her back - immediately - as rabbits do (all rabbits, it seems). Time came ...http://www.minnellium.com/ozzy-our-ladyboy-rabbithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/CycVUiR4Q58/lilys-first-cyclocross-of-2009We just had a lovely weekend - a very deliberate effot to stay away from exercise for me after the intense and selfish build-up to the Theww Peaks last weekend - and a weekend of just hanging out at home and doing simple things with the children was always going ...http://www.minnellium.com/lilys-first-cyclocross-of-2009http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/Loy8GezGfzA/my-snaps-from-before-and-after.htmlRemembered to put my camera in my kit bag this year - second time running!Some snaps of the goings-on before and after the race in Helwith Bridge here, including Nick's very light frame ;-)http://3pcx.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-snaps-from-before-and-after.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/d2wREmlv6Ic/three-peaks-cyclocross-2009Well that was lots of fun and very satisfying. I've ridden every three peaks cyclocross now since 1995 and apart from a broken seatpost in 1999 about 3 miles into the race, I've completed them all. But today was the sweetest for me. The last three events have been ...http://www.minnellium.com/three-peaks-cyclocross-2009http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/QT8VsTZDpGo/grizedale-mountain-bike-challenge-2009As 'training rides' go, they don't get much more beautiful, thrilling, punishing than the Grizedale Mountain Bike Challenge. Three hours of belting your way round fast but testing fire track and singletrack in a gorgeous and pretty quiet part of the Lake District on a gloriously sunny September Sunday is ...http://www.minnellium.com/grizedale-mountain-bike-challenge-2009http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/NIBk2lDuKdA/2232672:BlogPost:4849Finally got my hands on a nice little article about Cyclocross from Singletrack magazine that they published in February this year, with a quote from me ...http://www.ukcyclocross.com/xn/detail/2232672:BlogPost:4849http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/uEv_dNNeISA/in-readiness.htmlMy previous post on the Three Peaks Cyclocross blog seemed to make out that it was not about the bike or the gear, but more about the training and fitness. I stand by this in general, but there's a middle-ground - it's about all-round readiness.I've been training 'late' this ...http://3pcx.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-readiness.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/minnellium/site/~3/vqenOP-_SNY/fridays-in-helmshore-our-own-little.htmlWe've had a bit of a gathering in Helmshore, Lancs (where I live) the last couple of Friday lunchtimes. It's amazing how many people who ride the three peaks are within a few miles of here and it made sense to get a few of them together to share ...http://3pcx.blogspot.com/2009/09/fridays-in-helmshore-our-own-little.htmlnonadultMusic from Minnellium