Discover Cycling - Get Ireland Active
Discover Cycling - Get Ireland Active
Discover Cycling - Get Ireland Active
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DID<br />
YOU<br />
KNOW?<br />
<strong>Cycling</strong> is a good<br />
form of aerobic<br />
exercise that is not a<br />
strain on the body, which<br />
in turn, increases<br />
stamina and decreases<br />
tiredness and<br />
fatigue.<br />
Ray Linn<br />
Age 55, Dublin<br />
I had been a runner for many years<br />
but recurring injuries had me looking<br />
for an alternative form of exercise that<br />
still involved the great outdoors. I was<br />
encouraged to take up cycling by two<br />
cyclist friends just over a year ago,<br />
and I haven’t looked back since! A<br />
moderate investment in a new bike,<br />
some suitable clothing and a helmet<br />
and I was ready to go. What amazed<br />
me were the distances that I could<br />
manage within a few weeks of<br />
starting. With a moderate level of<br />
fitness, routes of up to 30 kilometres<br />
were possible within the first few<br />
weeks which I could then build on<br />
over time. Fitness levels soon<br />
improved and a whole new set of<br />
opportunities to explore and connect<br />
with the countryside became<br />
available. Journeys previously<br />
considered only by car became<br />
possible cycling opportunities. From<br />
my home in North Dublin a couple of<br />
routes are now established favourites:<br />
an evening trip around Howth Head<br />
via the seafront at Clontarf or, for a<br />
longer spin, within 40 minutes I can<br />
be out of the city and heading up the<br />
Dublin Mountains toward the Sally<br />
Gap and Laragh before returning via<br />
Enniskerry.<br />
My bike is a Felt Z85<br />
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