The Wicked Wombat at Bungarra, just outside of Jindabyne, was the last race of 2013. In its third year, and this year has attracted Australia’s best, with Andy Blair and Jenny Fay of Swell-Specialized riding in the mixed pairs category. People made the trip from as far as Darwin and Brisbane to take part in […]
Archives for December 2013
Training Camps – Starting 2014 correctly
Many of us make New Year resolutions, and even a few of us keep them. The intentions are always so good, and are typically based about doing something for yourself, or others. You could even say they are about becoming a better person. So with that in the back of my mind, I have been […]
The best training and riding tunes
This is part three of three of a small series on music and riding. Parts one and two are here. I mentioned some favourite riding tunes in a diary update, so I thought it was about time to update that. Luckily we’re never forced to stick to just 10 tracks when riding. But with a nod to […]
Crocodile Trophy gains UCI S1 ranking
The Crocodile Trophy is the oldest mountain bike stage race in the world and in 2014 will celebrate its 20th anniversary. In honour of this jubilee and major milestone for the event, its organisers decided to join the UCI. The most adventurous mountain bike stage race in the world will become a UCI race with […]
Howies Battle on the Beach – Dutch style in Wales
Howies Battle on the Beach is the first bicycle beach race in the UK, and will be held in Pembrey on the Welsh South Coast. It’s the first time a major cycling event has been held at Pembrey Country Park, once a Ministry of Defence playground. So riders will have to ride over ex military tracks, […]
Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors extend and expand for 2014
2014 will see two new athletes join the Mountain Trax – Vauxhall Motors Cycling Team. Isaac Pucci is entering his second year as an Under 23 and his first year in the Elite class has already earned a reputation following his domination of the expert category in 2013 and his Silver Medal performance at the […]
Happy Holidays from Rad Santa
Rocky Mountain have put together this great little video to help celebrate the festive season. And although Rudolph and the lads might be looking for new work soon, it’s probably going to be a slimmer version of ‘ol Saint Nick next year. Wherever (and however) you celebrate the holidays, we here at MarathonMTB.com wish you […]
The effect of music on athletic performance
This is part two of three of a small series on music and riding. Here’s Part One, in case you missed it. My own, highly subjective and anecdotal, experience is that music definitely helps me train. But I was interested to know what the science behind this might be, partly triggered by an excellent article from […]
2014 – time to start again
As the days of 2013 draw to a close, and you realise the year that lay ahead is now a memory of used number plates, broken bike parts, tan lines, scars and cherished memories of victory personal and sporting – it becomes time to steel yourself for the agony and the ecstasy of planning the […]
Dreaming of a White Christmas and many off road adventures
It is that time of the year again where the Christmas spirit takes over and even the most serious of individuals become cynically interested in the festive season. Houses, trees and streets are covered with decorations and pretty Christmas lights whilst the songs “Fairytail of New York” by The Pogues and “All I want for Xmas is you” […]