Interesting blags

I was told in no uncertain terms recently that I should make my blag interesting. Yes, I mean blag. Apparently it's the cool term for blog. How knew? Certainly I'm not cool enough.

Fortunately the critic is unlikely to read this as he is undoubtedly fornicating, so I might get away with being dull for quite some time. Perhaps even more fortunately, there are bloggers out there who do have interesting things to say. Among my favourites are my friends La Grande and Urban Ninja.

La Grande is my training buddy and Velocite Bikes contact. He's preparing for Ironman Frankfurt. Aside from giving me the motivation to get out of bed for pre-dawn rides in subzero temperatures he's a good resource for the latest training science and bike tech. He's also infinitely better organised that I am so will probably update his blog more than once a month, which is my current frequency.

Urban Ninja is the South African zen philospoher of triathlon and worth a read. His posts are a nice counterpoint to the jaded cynicism of the Fornicator. He's also a founding member of Pure Planet Racing, which seeks to offset the terrible carbon footprint that we self-absorbed globe-trotting athletes invariably have and to generally do good stuff for the environment.

On the other side of the feel good coin is the merciless New York City Bike Snob. We all need a laugh from time to time, and what better way than by mercilessly ridiculing fixie riding hipsters.

Finally, for the inside goss on all things pro cycling, I love The Inner Ring.

So, there is an entire universe of interesting cycling-related blogs out in the ether. I'll therefore be less concerned about being interesting and more concerned about keeping you updated on progress towards RAAM and occasionally doing some training. If anyone finds that interesting, so much the better!