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February 21, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Great Otway Gravel Grind wraps up the Otway weekend

The Great Otway Gravel Grind is, in my opinion, what makes the Oddysey weekend such a worthwhile event, and sets it apart from any other racing in Australia. After a hard day on Saturday racing the 100km MTB marathon, most riders returned to Apollo Bay, and enjoyed celebratory beers and chat to their mates, with […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: GOGG, Gravel, Gravel Grind, great otway gravel grind, Otway, otway odyssey, Rapid Ascent, sam fox, Tasman Nankervis, Victoria

February 20, 2021 By Sam Fox 1 Comment

McConnells conquer Otway Odyssey

A huge field of riders took to thr trails that make up one of Australia’s most respected (and toughest!) mountain bike races at the Otway Odyssey MTB Marathon on Saturday 20 February, 2021. Olympic representatives’ Dan McConnell and Bec McConnell were the first male and female to conquer the 100km, branding themselves in the history […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bec Henderson, dan mcconnell, McConnell, Otway, otway odyssey, otway ranges, sam fox, samara sheppard, Trekky, Victoria, XCM

August 25, 2020 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Goal-setting and motivation during COVID

With no foreseeable racing at a high level, it can be hard to find the motivation for training. I myself find training harder, but the usual OCD attitude towards training is slipping. Occasionally I have been taking the easy way out of intervals, or finding excuses not to complete a program, and let’s be honest, […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Ben Thomas Coaching, coaching, COVID-19, Goal Setting, Mind Matters Athlete Coaching, motivation, sam fox, Tasmania, Training, XCM

March 17, 2020 By Sam Fox 1 Comment

Sam Fox recaps XCO National Championships

Sam Fox MarathonMTB XCO

In Australia, The Mountain Bike Australia (MTBA) XCO National Championships is the race that brings out all the big names. 2020 was no exception, with previous winners returning to defend their titles in Elite Men and Women, under 23 Men and Women, and other big names like Cam Ivory (2018 XCO, XCM, XCC champ), Brendan […]

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March 8, 2020 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

Epic Trail (and views) at Bike Buller

Bike Buller is a 3-day mountain bike festival at, you guessed it, Mt Buller. There’a plenty of XC action amongst the gravity events, and today the Epic Trail point-to-point let us loose on the alpine singletrack in the Victorian High Country. A flat is definitely a good way to let your race, and your tyre, […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: Bike Buller, biking, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Rapid Ascent, sam fox

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