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March 16, 2021 By Sam Fox Leave a Comment

National XCO titles

For an Australian XCO racer, the National Championships is the biggest race of the year, I have been trying to take the green and gold for 8 years, and have had nothing else on my mind for the last 12 months. This might seem obsessive, and it probably is, but everyone gets into sport for […]

Filed Under: Reports Tagged With: MarathonMTB, Maydena, mountain bike, National Championships, sam fox, Shimano XTR, Tasmania, XCO

October 13, 2020 By Justin Morris 1 Comment

MarathonMTB Team Camp 2020 – down in Tasmania

With restrictions of movement and cancellation of events in 2020 race days for our team have been few and far between. Myself and Mike Blewitt were able to race and report from the Arabian Epic- Jordan in February. Following that the classic Otway Odyssey weekend in Victoria and MTBA XCO national championship were the last […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: arabian epic series, Blue Derby, Derby, dragon trail, dragon trail MTB, Jordan stage race, Justin Morris, Maddog, MarathonMTB, MTB Tasmania, otway odyssey, sam fox, St helens, Tasmania

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

May 20, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

Dragon Trail MTB

Anyone can see that around Australia, the marathon scene is shrinking. Some of the classics keep fighting on, but the demand for single day 100km races is not what it used to be. And given the costs involved for a one day event it is understandable. Time off work, entry, accommodation, maybe airfares as well […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bike, biking, dragon trail, dragon trail MTB, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, MTB, Stage Race, Tasmania, Travel

February 11, 2020 By Mike Blewitt 1 Comment

What bike should you take to the Dragon Trail?

In March 2020, the first Dragon Trail MTB stage race will take place in Tasmania’s north-east. With 3 days of mountain biking on world-class trails, there is a fair bit of excitement about the event. Starting in Branxholm and finishing at St Helens, the mountain bike stage race will traverse some of the most talked-about […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Bike, biking, dragon trail, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race, Tasmania, what bike for stage racing, XCM

January 2, 2020 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

Can I take my XC bike to Maydena Bike Park?

If you live in Australia you would have heard about the launch of Maydena Bike Park in early 2018. About 90 minutes north west of Hobart, Tasmania, the town of Maydena sits on the doorstep of the wild west of the island state. This is where the vast expanse of protected wilderness starts. This is […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Bike, MarathonMTB, maydena bike park, mountain bike, norco bicycles, outside, Tasmania

December 7, 2019 By Mike Blewitt Leave a Comment

What to expect at the Dragon Trail MTB stage race

In 2020 Australia gets an all-new mountain bike stage race, as the Dragon Trail hits the north-east of Tasmania running from March 26-28. This region is arguably becoming the biggest mountain bike hot spot in the country. Having hosted two Enduro World Series races, plus smaller enduro events, two XCM National Championships and countless weekend […]

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: dragon trail MTB, MarathonMTB, mountain bike, Stage Race, Tasmania

March 19, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Why you should do a multi-lap race.

Multi-lap endurance MTB events were somewhat of a revolution in the mid 2000s as the advent of 24 hour racing, 12 hour and many 8 hour events popped up on the calendar and quickly became very popular. In the years following the marathon discipline grew offering a more invigorating experience for multiple hours on the […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: 24hour, endurance, Hellfire cup, Kellevie 6hour, MTB Tasmania, Tasmania, XCM

January 2, 2019 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

5 takeaways from a 500km day in the saddle

As a former road racer I have always been a fan of big miles on the bike for training. As a cycling coach now (Mind Matters Athlete Coaching) I still endorse the benefits of a solid endurance base that can only be strengthened through extended duration in the saddle. But how far is too far […]

Filed Under: Diaries Tagged With: Blue Derby, Hobart, Justin Morris, Maddog, MarathonMTB, mental health, Race to the rock, Road Racing, stay chatty, Tasmania, Training, Ultra Endurance

November 5, 2018 By Justin Morris Leave a Comment

Hellfire Cup Sprint Stage Race Wraps up in Tasmania

Related Event: Hellfire Cup

The final two days of the Hellfire Cup have wrapped up on the stunning Tasman Peninsula outside Hobart, Tasmania. Friday evening brought with it a rather catastrophic forecast with sever weather warnings given to the race area of catastrophic winds of over 110km/h. Subsequently the race organisers ‘Storm Bay Productions’ headed by Tasmanian MTB personality […]

Filed Under: MarathonMTB.com, Reports Tagged With: Blue Derby, Hellfire, Hellfire cup, MarathonMTB, Maydena, MTB, MTB Tasmania, Stage Race, Stage Racing, Tasmania

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