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October 5, 2018 By Ben Thomas 4 Comments

Understanding Training Peaks Part 1 – Free vs Premium Account

Understanding Training Peaks, a new Series from our European editor and cycling coach Ben Thomas. Part 1 discusses the various websites available to store and analyse your rides, and the differences between a free and premium Training Peaks account. If you track your rides chances are you’ll be uploading to an online system, there’s so […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: garmin, Strava, Training, training peaks

March 3, 2018 By Ben Thomas Leave a Comment

Gran Canaria – Training Haven

Back in February Ben Thomas Coaching hosted coaching clients and guests in the training haven of Gran Canaria. These weeks were a key part of preparation for the 2018 season. Here’s my view on this ‘Training Haven’.   Whilst I’ve worked for guiding companies in the past this was my first attempt at hosting a training […]

Filed Under: Features, Training Tagged With: Ben Thomas Coaching, Gran Canaria, Spain, training camp, Training Haven

December 3, 2017 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Mountain bike tips for road riders

Justin MOrris Port to Port MarathonMTB Photo: Tim Bardsley-Smith

It’s inevitable – in time many road riders find the pursuit of pavement pounding on narrow tyres a little… plain. The enlightened cyclist chooses to ride both on road and off, and if you’ve seen the way and want to expand into the world of dirt, we’re here to help. Mountain biking has a slightly […]

Filed Under: Features, Training Tagged With: Bike, biking, coaching, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, mountain bike skills, MTB, Road, road cycling, skills training, Training

October 25, 2017 By MarathonMTB Leave a Comment

How to train for a marathon mountain bike race

Brazil Ride MTB MarathonMTB

Responding to popular demand, we’re publishing a new series on how to train, prepare, and race your first marathon. Not your first marathon? Read on anyway and pick up some tips we’ve put together from years of experience. First up, here’s our best advice on how to prepare for your first marathon MTB race, including […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: coaching, event, goals, hydration, Marathon mtb, mountain biking, nutrition, Racing, train, Training, XCM

October 2, 2016 By Sebastian Jayne Leave a Comment

Power analysis from Trans Schwarzwald MTB stage race

Related Event: Trans Schwarzwald
Sebastian Jayne XCO XCM Marathon MTB Power analysis

In between my XCO racing for this year, I decided to give stage racing another go after my first attempt in 2012. Back then, I did the Trans Germany MTB stage race and failed miserably, grovelling through the majority of stages and vowing to never return unless I was fully prepared. It really was quite […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: mountain bike, MTB, power analysis, Power Meter, Stages, Training, Trans Schwarzwald

September 30, 2016 By Imogen Smith Leave a Comment

Upskilling – skills courses for mountain biking

Imogen Smith MarathonMTB Ride Technics skills upskilling

  Apart from a few tears of joy, mountain bike racing only made me cry once this year. After our Australian XCM National Champs in Tasmania in April. I’d worked incredibly hard on my fitness for Nationals and thought the course, with a very long climb to be covered twice, would suit me perfectly. On race […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: Bike, Imogen Smith, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, racecraft, ride technics, skills course

August 6, 2016 By Sebastian Jayne Leave a Comment

Power analysis in marathon racing

Sebastian Jayne XCO XCM Marathon MTB Power analysis

For this past weekend, I decided to book in a double header with an XCO race on Saturday and the Saarschleifen Half Marathon on Sunday. The XCO was my main focus but with the Vaude Trans Schwarzwald stage race fast approaching, I wanted to see how my body would react to hard racing days back […]

Filed Under: Features, Training Tagged With: marathon, MarathonMTB, Power, Stages cycling, Subaru, XCM

May 31, 2016 By Sebastian Jayne Leave a Comment

DIY Indoor Training

Indoor Training

You know what’s involved, sweating, swearing, a swirling stomach tempting to eject breakfast with each passing second. The indoor trainer is a choice for some but a necessity for others at times when the outside can be even more hostile! So it’s raining outside, you only have time for an hour ride before you need […]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: indoor training, MarathonMTB, MTB, Training

April 30, 2015 By Sebastian Jayne Leave a Comment

Training in Winter: Bikes or skis?

Living in Australia we are thankfully not constrained by the weather in winter. Extremely uncomfortable, maybe, but usually the worst is some driving rain or a freezing headwind. But for those living in less forgiving climates, wintertime can make riding outside near impossible. With heavy snow covering the ground, the only way to get some […]

Filed Under: Features, Training Tagged With: Training, winter, XC skiing

March 3, 2015 By Phil Welch Leave a Comment

Getting the most out of Indoor Cycle Training

Phil Welch is a well known masters athlete in Australia, with great results across events as far reaching as stage races in Poland, solo 24hr races, and the Crocodile Trophy. A recent broken wrist hasn’t really slowed him down – here’s Phil’s take on how to get the most out of training indoors, due to […]

Filed Under: Features, Training Tagged With: FTP, indoors, spin class, sufferfest, Training

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