A Week In The Sun
During a cold week in February I was lucky enough to be asked to go along to a Cycling Weekly “Health & Fitness” photo shoot. This is a great new magazine...
First Race
It has been a while since I’ve raced so I was really looking forward to seeing what my legs had to offer. I drove down on Friday to practice the course...
Finally Mended
The doctors have finally given me the A-OK! My last set of blood tests came back showing that I’m completely over my virus....
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Illness:
After a few bad races and feeling unusually fatigued after short periods of high intensity training I decided to visit the doctors.
Season Opener:
On the sunny day of 6th April I headed down to Thetford, East Anglia with a feeling excitement and nervousness. A feeling excentuated by the fact it was the first race of the season.
Trek-VW:
This year I will be joining some of Britains most successful ride5rs at Trek-VW; a well established and respected team both in the UK and abroad.
Training Tips :
Identify and develop your weaknesses. As hard as it is, we all know where we need work and improve the most. Improving in these areas with a good solid plan will show results you’ll be able to notice.
Sophie's modeling news...
I never in a million years thought I’d be a model, or even apply to an agency; but I realised that I might be able to make some money from keeping in shape, and looking after my body. Something any athlete does without really thinking.
There are actually more opportunities out there than you might think. Advertising sports wear, gym equipment or health insurance policies; all of which can be done by athletes, without taking too much time out of your training programme.
I applied to a few agencies and got accepted by Stand Out, an agency based in the midlands. Next step was to get my portfolio done; this meant visiting a professional photographer and trying to look model-esque for 2.5hours, something a lot easier said than done!
I’d like to think I got better as the shoot went on, and produced some half decent shots. Since making my portfolio and contact cards I’ve done a few shoots and I really enjoyed them.
My advice to anyone who is interested in modelling is just have a go, send some photos to your local agency; you never know what might happen, you’ve definitely got nothing to lose!
My Up & Coming Races:
April:
12th National MTB Rd 1
20th Team Road Series
27th National Road Series
May:
10th National MTB Rd 2
18th National Road Series
25th Giant Marathon ESP
June:
1st National Road ESP
14th National MTB Rd3
22nd National Crit Champs
July:
5th G2 Revolver Enduro
19th National MTB Champs
27th Team Road Series
