After riding hundreds of kilometers with very little sleep, your brain starts playing tricks on you. A bush becomes a person. A road sign looks like an animal. You swear someone is standing next to the road, only for them to disappear as you get closer. If you’ve never experienced it, it sounds impossible. If […]
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When people think about ultra-distance cycling, they usually focus on training, nutrition, or bike setup. Those are all important, but after racing events like Badlands, The Goats, and Gravel Birds, I’ve realised that one of the biggest performance factors is having a solid ultra cycling sleep strategy. Sleep isn’t just about recovery—it’s about staying safe, […]
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Ultra cycling race preparation is the difference between a hard race and one you can’t finish. Nobody feels ready for their first ultra — that’s normal. But there’s a difference between pre-race nerves and the kind of unpreparedness that turns a tough event into a suffering spiral you can’t climb out of. I’ve finished Gravel […]
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You can drink plenty of water and still collapse. That’s the part most people don’t understand about racing in the heat. Hydration isn’t just about fluid volume — it’s about what’s in the fluid, and what you’re losing when you sweat that water isn’t replacing. Get this wrong in a hot ultra and you won’t […]
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There’s a moment, usually around midnight on day two of an ultra race, when you discover exactly what you packed wrong. It’s always something obvious. A bag that swings. A tool you can’t reach without stopping. A rain jacket buried so deep you skip putting it on and spend three hours soaking instead. I learned […]
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