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Team No Idea take on the World 24 Hour Championships
Cycling for 24 hours straight is such a feat it would be more than most people could even fathom let alone attempt. Now add into that mix temperatures which regularly hit the mid thirties, dark nights, perilous mountain trails, hundreds upon hundreds of other riders all pushing for the same lines and you get a little insight into the madness tha...
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Shelli Gordon - Running the Hardmoors 200
Shelli Gordon is not an easy person to track down, fortunately Tim and I managed to find a few minutes with her inbetween the school run, training and work to find out how she is feeling about her first 200 mile race on Friday. Click below to see our short interview.
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Jayson Cavill's guide to marathons
Thanks to Jayson Cavill, Marathon & Ultra Marathon Runner, Lakeland 50 winner (twice and current record holder) for these tips, more info on Jayson's other activities at the end of this blog.
The big day has finally arrived, after a restless nights sleep in a strange hotel you wake up early to give yourself time to wash, eat put on your race...
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Why this stuff means so much to me Hardmoors 55 Winner, Kim Cavill
Congratulations to Kim Cavill who won the 2017 edition of the Hardmoors 55 last weekend and here are her thought following a great run and a lot of focussed training and effort, there's a link to Kims blog at the bottom, hope you enjoy reading her story. Kim is also a prolific Chia Charge recipe creator and baker (makes great cookies:)
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Strathpuffer 2017
Many thanks to Nigel Smith for sharing his account of the 2017 Strathpuffer with us, things don't always go to plan, knowing when to drop out of a race can be a tough decision, but with a full season planned ahead.... anyway, this is how the story unfolds.
Mention the word Strathpuffer to any cyclist who is aware of the event and you will see ...
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Mountain Bike Garage and Peter Rees Meet Up
This year we are proudly supporting Peter Rees and Mountain Bike Garage on the GB Enduro
We had a catch up with Richard from Mountain Bike Garage and Peter Rees last week, to talk about plans for the year, how best to fuel for training, events and every day eating, for athletes.
Enough of that, here's some of the best views in England (if you ...
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It's time? 3 Free helpful ideas, that will make you smile
Christmas comes around every year and there's always one thing in short supply and that is time.
In all our busy-ness we’re thinking about the next errand or thing to be done, cooking, washing, shopping, running , cycling, gym class or lifting session.
If you can spare some time or even better plan and organise things, it can be the smallest th...
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How to hydrate yourself and feel better for it
Getting hydrated and staying that was is a great place too be for all sorts of reasons, you’ll feel better and more energised. Feeling tired, getting dizzy or lacking energy could be signs of dehydration, so it’s worth paying attention to your fluid intake.
Getting your hydration right can have so many great effects on your body, skin, energy levels and overall health so it’s worth thinking about it and trying to add a few tactics everyday to your health improvement plans.
Chia Charge on Everest!
Back in April an Adventure Peaks Expedition set out to cover LhakpaRi, North Col and Everest. Here at Chia Charge we were honoured to supply the team with some much need energy supplies, after all Everest isn’t for the fainthearted or under fuelled. We supplied the team with a range of flavour of the Chia Charge flapjacks so that everyone could find a flavour they loved, whilst receiving essential Protein from the Chia Seeds.
How to win an endurance event, the No Idea way
Here’s my account of a weekend racing my first solo 24hour race, it probably won’t be factually correct and may just be the mumblings of a still fatigued rider!
I’ll start by saying that the Twentyfour12 event is where Team Nier (no idea endurance racing) began in 2015. The atmosphere and fantastic course make for an exceptional event and we are quite happy to make the drive from Leeds to attend as we always know itwill be worth it.
Read MoreI’ll start by saying that the Twentyfour12 event is where Team Nier (no idea endurance racing) began in 2015. The atmosphere and fantastic course make for an exceptional event and we are quite happy to make the drive from Leeds to attend as we always know itwill be worth it.
Chia Fuelled travels across Europe
I have been supported by Tim and Chia Charge for a good year or so now and his products are not only natural and delicious they are super for general snacking as well as providing energy for endurance sports or even fuelling those high intensity sessions.
Three common mistakes training for your first ultra - Robbie Britton
GB ultra runner Robbie was kind enough to write this for Chia Charge having just returned from some snowy race up North somewhere.
To learn a bit more about Robbie, click here and with thanks and appreciation to Mikkel Beisner for some ace pictures, you can see Mikkels instagram page here.
Photo credit Mikkel Beisner
Running Ultras is a pro...
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