Wednesday, March 12, 2003

did my three miler,legs felt heavey but still did a 23 mins,so its going to plan,will rest untill sun now and then do a 5 miler again
Kivilev dies after crash



Kivilev was left in a coma after a crash in Tuesday's stage
Andrei Kivilev has died from head injuries suffered in a crash during the second stage of the Paris-Nice race.
The Kazakh rider's Cofidis team made the announcement on Wednesday, one day after a horrific crash near the French town of St Etienne put him in a coma.
Kivilev, who had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, underwent surgery at a St-Etienne hospital, but his condition worsened overnight.
The 29-year-old is the first elite cyclist to be killed since Spainiard Manuel Sanroma, who crashed in the 1996 Tour of Catalonia.
Andrei Kivilev fact file
Born: 21/09/73 in Kazakhstan
Teams: Festina (98/99), AG2R (00), Cofidis (01/03)
Highlights: Won 2001 Route du Sud, 4th in 2001 Tour de France, 4th in 2002 Paris-Nice
World ranking: 50
A strong climber, Kivilev turned professional in 1998 and finished fourth in the 2001 Tour de France.
His priority this year was to help British team-mate David Millar in Le Tour.
Cofidis will continue to compete in the Paris-Nice race which finishes on Sunday.
But team director Francis Van Londerseele expressed his deep shock at the tragedy on Tuesday night.
"We're all shocked. Our thoughts have now turned towards his wife Natalie and their young son Leonard.
Riders are free to wear a helmet or not, even though as doctors we would all like to see
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Holmes ready for new challenge


Kelly Holmes has played down her expectations for the World Indoor Championships, having never before competed at a major indoor meet.
went for a bike ride today and enjoyed it a lot,only did 156 miles but it was cool,will try to go for a run later today if the weather holds,looks ok at the moment.

Monday, March 10, 2003

did a two mile recovery run today and felt fine,still bloody windy though,one of the joys of leaving on the seafront..
bedding in a new pair of tiger paws at the moment,seem ok ,must admit i dont have much trouble with new shoes,no blisters or anything,guess im just lucky.

Sunday, March 09, 2003

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just got back from a 5 miler ,i did it 41 mins ,its was very windy so im happy with the time and the fact that was the first time ive run that far in9 months so all in all quite chuffed.it was also the first run in shorts this year so it felt much better even though my legs were very red at the end...