TORQ UK Fitness Consultancy

Again, an action packed weekend of racing, but we're going to tell you about it back to front!

Enduro

Torq fuelled athletes were riding high, on a tidal wave of success, with large helpings of rain & mud at the recent Trek Marathon series held in Sherwood pines with cracking performances, yielding 3 podium spots.

With severe weather warnings being issued down south, Torq riders dared to believe that their little oasis in the woods would be spared the worst as they lined up to start the 100KM. Lining up with Torq energy & in some cases coaching surging through their veins, were enduro specialist Kate Potter, elite Kona rider Will Bjergfelt & Red Kite’s Euan Ross.

For the first 2 hours all was well as the riders threaded their way through the forest over a slightly extended version of the trail used the previous day for the XC races. But this stay of execution by the weather gods was washed away by midday as the rest of the competitors set forth on the start of the 25 and 50km events, in a deluge of rain. Up until this point the trails had been fast, flowing, fun and entertaining, but as the heavens unleashed their worst they quickly turned into a slimy, slippery experience that tested the best - tyre choice at the start of the event was an all important deciding factor as many were sporting semi slicks and found the going 'interesting'.