HT550. So much more than a race.

Ever looked skeptically at someone who told you this experience or that event changed their life? Me too. It's not that I didn't believe they thought that, but I guess I'd never experienced something so fundamentally altering that I could relate. That is until now. Fisherfield I started racing MTB in my 40s. Not having...

#SheCycles blog for Willcycle

Will has been doing a series on female cyclists and I was humbled to be asked to be featured. You can read what I had to say here. https://willcycle.blogspot.com/2021/03/shecycles-naomi-freireich.html

Sharing the Stohk

I was asked by Stohk to do an I stag ram takeover for international Women’s Day. They also asked me a few questions myself, you can read what I had to say here: https://stohk.co/blogs/news/field-notes-sharing-the-stoke-with-naomi-freireich

Rides from my back door

For the launch of the new season of GORE Wear on wiggle, I wrote a blog about how I’ve been surviving lockdown. Have a read here: https://blog.wiggle.co.uk/rides-my-back-door

Beira interview

I was really thrilled to be selected as one of Beira’s Inspirational women in a blog series. Have a read here: https://beira.scot/blogs/story-doing/inspirational-women-series-2-naomi-freireich

Friends of FINDRA

I was really touched to be asked to write a blog for FINDRA about the outdoors and what it means to me. You can read about it here: https://findraclothing.com/naomi-freireich/

British Backcountry opening workshop

Thanks to Neil Macgrain for this article on the photography workshop I ‘modelled’ for. https://www.neilmacgrain.com/latestimages/british-backcountry-opener

Bikepacking.com Blog

Thanks to Bikepacking.com for publishing a blog I wrote about An Turas Mór. You can read it here: https://bikepacking.com/plog/an-turas-mor-scotland/

World Mental Health Day

During World Mental Health Awareness Week this year I posted a series of tips on my Instagram account on how I try to deal with my own mental health. I've rewritten them all here. Mental Health issues are still hard to discuss openly but it shouldn't be that way. If you're struggling please don't harm...

An Turas Mór – Wiggle blog

Hop over to Wiggle’s blog to read the story of my ride along An Turas Mór here: https://blog.wiggle.co.uk/turas-mór-long-journey