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    Life Lessons from the Trail #6: Exercise Can Help Manage Stress and Depression
    Mal
    • Apr 25
    • 10 min

    Life Lessons from the Trail #6: Exercise Can Help Manage Stress and Depression

    The Consequences of Being Busy Before I get into this particular piece, you might be wondering about what happened to lessons #2, #3, #4...
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    A few random thoughts - Inspired by observations about mountain biking away from home.
    Mal
    • Apr 19
    • 9 min

    A few random thoughts - Inspired by observations about mountain biking away from home.

    Well, once again, it's been a while since I've managed to post anything and truthfully, this particular piece wasn't the one that was...
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    Life Lessons from the Trail #1: To realise what's possible, learn to see what isn't in front of you
    Mal
    • Jan 30
    • 6 min

    Life Lessons from the Trail #1: To realise what's possible, learn to see what isn't in front of you

    Truthfully this particular life lesson didn't crystallise for me on two wheels. Instead it happened while I was doing something a little...
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    2022 - Life Lessons from the Trails
    Mal
    • Jan 16
    • 4 min

    2022 - Life Lessons from the Trails

    Belated happy new year! It's been a while, but it's also been sometime since I've done anything mountain biking related. The weather...
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    A Coach's Job
    Mal
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 6 min

    A Coach's Job

    "How do you feel about your protege leaving?" my boss from my adult job asked me. He was referring to one of my managers with whom I'd...
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    Searching for Balance - An Update on Mountain Bike Coaching
    Mal
    • May 12, 2021
    • 9 min

    Searching for Balance - An Update on Mountain Bike Coaching

    So if it feels like it's been a while since you've heard from me, that's probably because it has been. The other day I happened to check...
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    2020 Christmas Wishes and Unexpected Incidents
    Mal
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    2020 Christmas Wishes and Unexpected Incidents

    I've been a little bit quiet overt the last few weeks so I thought I'd pop my head up and mention why, and to wish you all a Merry...
    154 views0 comments
    R U OK?
    Mal
    • Sep 10, 2020
    • 1 min

    R U OK?

    Hi everyone. Life has been keeping me busy but I wanted to say that you're all in my thoughts and I would genuinely like to ask if...
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    The Art of Achieving Stretch Goals and Objectives
    Mal
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Art of Achieving Stretch Goals and Objectives

    I've been a bit quiet on the blog for a few weeks now and for good reason. Between my day job through the week and coaching both days on...
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    Mastering the Art of Being Wrong
    Mal
    • May 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Mastering the Art of Being Wrong

    "What do you mean I have to do this differently. This is what I was taught." I have had that sentence stated verbatim to me at least...
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    Getting Back On The Bike
    Mal
    • May 25, 2020
    • 4 min

    Getting Back On The Bike

    Fear is a funny thing. A biological response designed to protect you from getting hurt and feeling pain, fear is that emotional response...
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    Then and Now - Some of the Journeys of 2019
    Mal
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 7 min

    Then and Now - Some of the Journeys of 2019

    Happy new year! 2019 has come and gone and now that we're already into the second day of 2020 it's probably about time that I started...
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    Turning Point - Beginning the Journey to find Mountain Bike Nirvana
    Mal
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 4 min

    Turning Point - Beginning the Journey to find Mountain Bike Nirvana

    This is a post inspired by a chance meeting on the trails. I happened to bump into Monique, Natalie and Shannon while riding one weekend....
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    Faith, Persistence and Discovery - A Mountain Bike Journey
    Mal
    • Aug 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    Faith, Persistence and Discovery - A Mountain Bike Journey

    This is the story of a young rider I met when I first started coaching mountain biking at the beginning of last year. Anais was in Year...
    198 views0 comments
    The Danger Zone - Origins of a Riding Nickname
    Mal
    • May 16, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Danger Zone - Origins of a Riding Nickname

    The slightly amusing tale which details the history of how Mal received his riding nickname.
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