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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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Weight Training - Fitness with an E-Bike

Mal

Jun 4, 2020
4 min

Weight Training - Fitness with an E-Bike

In recent times, I've been periodically heading out on Kerry's e-bike - a Merida eOne Sixty in its most basic form. In fact, some of you...

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Mal

Sep 9, 2019
3 min

The Complexities of Cornering

Of all the skills in mountain bike riding the one that I focus the most on is cornering. It is quite simply one of those skills that hel...

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Mal

Aug 14, 2019
4 min

What Grade Are You In?

What is the Grading System? I'm not a fan of labels. Especially ones that categorise people into a specific box. But as people we're us...

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Mal

Jul 16, 2019
2 min

Where Are You Focused?

This particular post was inspired by a conversation that came up during the last session of a Core Skills B-Line course.

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Progressing Your Riding Skills - A Guide to Our Skills Development Programs

Mal

May 30, 2019
5 min

Progressing Your Riding Skills - A Guide to Our Skills Development Programs

From time to time we get asked if we'll be holding a single session Skills Clinic on how to jump. There is a large market of people that...

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The Need for Speed Versus The Search for Flow

Mal

May 20, 2019
3 min

The Need for Speed Versus The Search for Flow

This particular post was originally inspired from a session I had a with a student several months ago. Despite having regular 1:1 coachi...

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