Notes from the shop
Journal
Riding in Cyprus, training, kit and food, from the shop in Paralimni. Some of it is a decade of coaching compressed into five minutes; some of it is a recipe.
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Training for a Swimrun
Swimrun is run, swim, run, swim, in the kit you started in. What it asks that triathlon does not, and how to train for it on a coast built for it.
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Online Coaching: What It Can and Cannot Do
Remote coaching works better than most people expect and worse than the adverts suggest. What transfers down a phone line, and what does not.
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Bike Repairs and Servicing in Protaras
Where to get a bike serviced or repaired on the east coast of Cyprus: what a holiday breakdown usually needs, and what to check before a Troodos descent.
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Training in the Heat, by People Who Do It All Summer
How a training week changes when it is thirty-five degrees, which numbers to stop trusting, and why the first week always feels worse than your fitness.
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Riding from Ayia Napa to Protaras
The coastal ride between Ayia Napa and Protaras: what it is like, when to go, what bike suits it, and the Cape Greco detour in the middle.
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Is Cycling in Cyprus Safe?
An honest answer on road safety for cyclists in Cyprus: driving on the left, road quality, traffic, heat, and the rules visitors break by accident.
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Training Outdoors on the Cape Greco Coast
The coast between Ayia Napa and Protaras is a gym with a sea view and no membership. What outdoor training here actually involves, and who it suits.
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Mountain Biking Cape Greco and the Achna Trails
Off-road riding in eastern Cyprus: the coastal trails at Cape Greco, the tracks behind Achna Dam, and what kind of bike the terrain actually asks for.
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The Eight Official Cycling Routes from Paralimni
Cyprus publishes eight official cycling routes in the Famagusta region, every one through Paralimni. Here they are, with distances and what each is for.
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What to Pack for a Cycling Holiday in Cyprus
A practical packing list for a cycling trip to Cyprus: what the climate demands, what to leave at home, and what is easier to hire than to fly with.
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Getting Children Riding in Cyprus: A Parent’s Guide
What children need to learn first, when they are ready for a road, and how to keep a child riding once the novelty has worn off. Written for the parent.
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Climbing the Troodos Mountains by Bike
A day in the Troodos mountains: the scale of the climbing, how the weather differs from the coast, and fitting it into an east-coast trip.