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So, how do we train for a 12 or 24 hour mountain bike event? In this series of articles I aim to provide the theory and rationales that underpin program design. I also aim to provide samples of specific workouts that can be used in the build up to endurance events and offer advice on the structure and progression that should be used.

The final outcome being, that over the course of three articles, most readers should be able to tailor themselves a training program that will enable them to ‘compete’ in, not just ‘survive’, an endurance mountain bike event.

Last weekend saw the running of the NSW State MTB Champs and www.ftptraining.com riders were there in force. In the female elite Becky Mates racing in the Torq colours for the first time smashed the field in a dominant display of riding to win the Gold Medal. In the male elite

It felt like no sooner had I swung my leg off the road bike at the National Masters I was swinging it back over the top tube of the 29’er CUBE MTB. It was always going to be a very busy time of year with client programs, schedules, business commitments and racing, but, the reality was slapping upside the face as I boarded the plane for Perth to race the 2013 Cape to Cape.