FKT Record Holder and Coach Rab Wardell Shares his Tips for Going Fast and Building Confidence
Singletracks Mountain Bike Podcast
Singletracks.com
4.7 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 25 January 2021
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Rab Wardell is a mountain bike athlete and coach living in Glasgow, Scotland. He recently set the fastest known time on the West Highland Way, a 96 mile off-road route connecting Milngavie and Fort William.
In this episode, we find out what makes a Fastest Known Time (FKT) attempt different from other mountain bike races, and why Rab chose to challenge the FKT on the West Highland Way in Scotland. Rab outlines the steps he took to prepare his body and his gear for the attempt and shares some of the issues he faced during the ride.
In addition to competing, Rab is also a cycling coach, and he shares his tips for building skills, confidence, and fitness that any rider can apply.
For more info and to connect with Rab, visit rabwardell.com.
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| 1:13.5 | Hey everybody, welcome to the single tracks podcast. My name is Jeff and today my guest is |
| 1:19.3 | RAB Wardell. So RAB is a mountain bike athlete and coach living in Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1:26.3 | He recently said the fastest known time on the West Highland Way, which is a 96-mile |
| 1:32.3 | off-road route connecting, I'm not going to say it right, Milganiv, Milagiv and Fort William. |
| 1:41.3 | What is it? |
| 1:42.3 | Correct me, Rad. |
| 1:43.3 | Yeah, we've definitely Scottished you here. |
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