RECAP OF 2010 AND PREPARATION FOR 2011 SEASON

I apologise for the long delay since my last post, but the last couple of months have been frustrating, with poor health and doctor’s orders to rest, dampening the end of 2010 race season. As a resulted and to my dismay, i missed my 2010 target race, the world 24hr solos.

As this is the first post for 2011, i thought i would quickly recap 2010 season and let you know my focus for the 2011 season. The 2010 race season was hectic with an unprecedented number of endurance races on offer. I raced 15 plus endurance races during the year and I achieve a number of good results for all the effort.

Looking forward to 2011, I have started accumulating base km’s in my legs in accordance with a draft training programme. I am currently reviewing the race calendar and prioritising the races i want to target this season, but I am struggling not to get carried away and overload myself with too many races.

In 2011, i am planning to provide a more comprehensive blog, with weekly posts providing training tips and updates, nutrition tips, equipment reviews and of course race reports. I will also be looking to undertake a charity cycle expedition of New Zealand at the end of year and will provide further details as the year progresses.

In my next post, i will report on my first endurance race for the 2011 race season, which i am using as a training ride and to provide a good indication where i am at fitness and skill wise.

I would like to thank my wife for her continue support of my racing ambitions, as i would not be able to do it without her. Inclosing thanks for reading my blog and i hope that i can provide some insight into the excitement, difficulties and rewards of endurance mountain biking.

Yours Truly,

True Swain