episode 1:- my backstory

07/08/23 • 4 min

This is the first episode of Going Long. So, to kick things off, I thought I should give you a short piece of background on me and my cycling history. I go back to when I originally started riding bikes as a teenager, getting selected to race for the South of England juniors before giving it all up for fame and fortune.

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episode 1:- my backstory

This is the 1st episode of Going Long, about all things bike. I go back in time to when, as a teen, I became inspired to ride. I touch on how I got selected to race for the South Of England juniors and how my life choices lead me from a healthy lifestyle on two wheels into carrying 22 stone (308 lbs/ 139 kg), struggling to walk. The story continues to where I am today.

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episode 2:- a boy and a bicycle - pt1

In this episode, I recall some of my memories of when carbon fibre bikes were only a dream. I describe the culture of the UK cycling scene as I experienced it at the time. For example, I recall how we fearlessly followed inches behind fast-moving vehicles in their draft, and I reminisce about the weekly club runs. Also, I talk about the weekly track training and weight lifting we did and how we maintained our bikes. Finally, I tell a tale of that all important new bike day, when I collected my bespoke hand-made track bike from London.

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Going Long - episode 1:- my backstory

Transcript

Dave H00:00:04.108

Hi, I'm Dave and you are listening to Going Long.

Dave H00:00:08.429

This is the first episode of a podcast intended to cover all things bike.

Dave H00:00:14.189

Pretty much everything is up for discussion. The idea is to share some of my passion and experience, as a person who rides bikes a lot, and has gone from a very overweight and unhealthy couch potato, to someone who rides ultra-