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A 100 mile mountain bike ride is totally doable – you just need to train for it. While there are plenty of training plans out there, I’d like to share my finisher’s plan for those who, like me, are only competing with themselves. Let’s face it – racing 100 miles is out of reach for …

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Singletracks explains what a pump track is, and how to ride it.

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As many of you know, I came to mountain biking with a background rich in downhill skiing. When I downhill skied as a kid I took beginner lessons, and then in middle school I started taking intermediate lessons, attending weekly skills clinics, and progressively learning more and more advanced techniques. Much of my advancement in …

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The BetterRide mountain bike skills coaching camps from Gene Hamilton are “designed to teach you how to ride faster, more efficient, balanced, in control, and of [course], how to have more fun!” This coming weekend (April 13-15, 2012) I will have the opportunity to attend one of these camps in person over in Ellijay, Georgia. …

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With just 19 days to go until my first 100-mile mountain bike race, I’m feeling bruised and battered. On Saturday I spent about 8 hours on the bike and experienced one of the most difficult rides of my life. Two Fridays ago I did an “easy” long ride – 90 miles on the road at …

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