Monthly Archives: September 2008

I discovered about two weeks ago that the UK NPS this weekend which I had been focusing on, had been cancelled. I was really annoyed about that because it would have been a real chance to test myself against top … Continue reading →

Having missed all the endurance training over the winter and not having much experience in marathon racing, I went into this aiming to test my fitness and attempt to keep a consistent pace through the race. Lining up at the … Continue reading →

This was the race I’d been working towards since coming back from South America, and my first time doing all that ‘proper’ training stuff like tapering and intervals. I was finally beginning to feel some race fitness coming back and … Continue reading →

This race took place in a grassy park in Dublin – not your usual mountain bike location at all! The course was nearly all flat with several short kickers and lots of tight, fast singletrack winding through trees. Torrential rain … Continue reading →