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Over the last few decades, there have been advances in sports science that have led to research into more efficient ways of obtaining the maximum performance from an athlete’s body. Each sport demands something different from an athlete’s body, making sports-specific training so important. To be ultimately competitive these days requires more than just being talented at your sport. This is where cross training comes in.Cross training can be the d …

Handlebars are a pretty important component on a mountain bike. Quite simply, no handlebar, no riding. A handlebar needs to be well designed, offering the crucial combination of lightness, strength, durability, and comfort, as well as looking visually appealing.After using an alternative brand of carbon handlebars for a number of years and finding it time to replace the handlebars due to wear and tear, and not really wanting to buy expensive carb …

I never really gave much thought to how sunglasses could affect my training and racing. I was always adamant that I would wear glasses of some kind to at least protect my eyes from flying debris, but when my husband’s optometrist told him the issues he was having were a result of sun exposure, it was time to reconsider.I chose the KOO Open Polycarbonate sunglasses (in black, of course) as they had a number of features I really liked. The innovate …

Elation: A feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened.This is the feeling I woke up with on Monday morning after an unexpected weekend. This year has been a big one, where I have set many training and competition goals. One of these goals was Queensland's Flight Centre Epic 92km marathon mountain bike race. I felt good as I went across the finish line, but it wasn’t until I heard my name called as the Winner of th …