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Posted on April 5, 2016 by Liz McTernan under Para-cycling

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Thank goodness for recovery days! I was pleased with my race performance yesterday, but travelling back to the U.K. by Ferry and car overnight has left me a bit tired! Luckily, I can just enjoy the sunshine today, walk my dog and put everything back together tomorrow 😊 I can also think about all I have learnt from my weekend training with the fabulous Coaches, Support Staff & Paratriathlon High Performance Squad in Dublin. #recoveryday #sunshine #spring #notrainingday #chillax #duathlete #paralympics #paratriathlete #paratriathlon #triathlonireland #strongertogether #happydays

First race of the season ✅ great to blow the cobwebs away! #racing #duathlon #runbikerun #paratriathlon #ireland 🇮🇪

I finally got the bike of my dreams in 2017. It took me over a year of fund raising, applying to charities, companies & individuals to be able to purchase a fully carbon bike made by @CarbonBike.USA in St. Petersburg, Florida. This picture was taken on a training camp in Florida with my old Coach @leistungsdiagnostik_hannover where Christopher Peterson brought a prototype for us more 'petite' hand cyclists to try 😬 Chris gave me a small chain guard mirror from the bike-I just had to buy the rest! 😆 #bikeporn #carbon #bike #cycle #bicycle #handbike #handcycling #HandcyclingTriathlete #paracyclist #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclinggirl #cyclingphotos #cyclinglovers #cyclingculture #cyclingclothing #cyclingtraining

I could finally replace my four year old bike in 2016. A hand bike is a huge investment, typically costing £5,500 here in the U.K. and its important for it to be a good fit. I choose to get a custom fork and custom frame on my new bike-the first time I'd actually had a bike made specifically for me. New size rear wheels were all the vogue, the tiny 20" wheels being wider apart than 650's, helping with cornering & faster acceleration plus improving aerodynamics, so I opted to get them. The front drive wheel could be up to 700, but since I am not a huge Watts-pusher, I stuck with 650 up front. Hand bikes have evolved a lot even in the short space of time that I have been competing-you will notice here that I am much lower in the bike, which is a continuing trend. The only stipulation for UCI Para-cycling and Paratriathlon, is that the rides' eye line must be parallel to the middle of the end cap on the cranks & Officials will come along before the start of the race to check it with a little jig to ensure you comply! Photo credit: @josh_branstetter Cycling top: @reverse_gear_recumbents #cyclingclothing #cycling #cyclinglife #cyclinggirl #cyclingphotos #cyclinglovers #cyclingculture #cyclingtraining #handcycling #paracyclist #HandcyclingTriathlete #Paratriathlon #Triathlon #Ironman

Gym/Swim day-yah! It might seem strange that I am continuing to do S&C only three days out before my first competition of the season, but I always consider it a ‘prohab’ recovery day! It allows me to focus on strengthening my body to cope with the demands of intense training six days a week. Who else is a gym bunny? #gymday #gymbunny #gymlife #armsdayeveryday #gym #womenwholift #fitfam #strongnotskinny #muscles #gymclothes #cablemachine #adaptiveathlete #paratriathlete #triathlete #ironman #road2tokyo

I'd had my heavy @_topendwheelchair Force R for two years before I made the decision to sell it and use my savings to buy a new lighterForce RX. The Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand were beckoning & my bike arrived just two weeks before the race. Unfortunately, my brand spanking new bike was damaged by the Airline, so had to be repaired in a hurry. There is nothing more upsetting for an adaptive athlete, than to find their expensive equipment treated with so little respect by baggage handlers. I was able to race, but it would be four years before I could replace my damaged bike... This photo shows me racing at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, where over 140 Handcyclists started the race together! #cycling #paracycling #paracyclist #bikeporn #cyclinglife #cyclinggirl #cyclingphotos #cyclinglovers #cyclingculture #handcycling #handcyclist #triathlete #HandcyclingTriathlete #ironman #paratriathlete

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