Australian Marathon MTB Champs: Pre-race interviews with the quick kids

Queensland rider, Jodie Willett, will have to buy some woolies for the sub-zero Canberra temps.

The Aussie Marathon MTB Champs take place in Canberra this Sunday.  The MarathonMTB.com web crew are understandably excited about the upcoming race and have been providing readers with a timely selection of articles previewing the event and the trails that it will take place on. I enjoyed the chance to interview some of the nations quicker bikers to discover their thoughts heading into the big event. Follow this link for the full article.

Enduro – Issue 21

Having stepped back from working as the sub-editor of Enduro, one of the biggest thrills for me with this new issue is flicking through the pages, soaking up the photos and discovering which stories and writers have filled it up. It’s exciting to see Jenny Fay on the cover too. She’s been dominating the marathon racing scene over the last year with times that make a lot of quick blokes dig deeper out on the course.Continue reading “Enduro – Issue 21”

Tim Hill Photography Vs the Subaru-MarathonMTB.com Team

Tim won.

A small selection of Tim Hill’s great images of my Subaru-MarathonMTB.com teammates and I from the Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro are below. I like they way they give a sense of what it was like to ride all day with views like these on either side of the track. To see more of Tim’s work head to www.timhill.photoshelter.com. Based in Alice Springs red dirt, vast skies and simply being outdoors provide a magic playground for some beautiful moments to unfold.

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Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro – The During

Naomi Hansen races with the perfect blend of serious and not-too-serious. It’s obviously working quite well as she’s second on the GC. Photo: Nic Learmonth.

In addition to being blown away by simply being here, I’m also excited to have been given this opportunity in return for covering this event as part of a crew from Enduro Magazine.  Head over to the mag’s blogsite for some updates and images on the race so far, and look out for some more in-depth story telling on news stands later in the year.Continue reading “Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro – The During”