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Peta Mullens: Cycling Tribe Interview
Q. Peta! Since we saw you and the rest of the Honda Dream Team dominating over Summer things seem to have been a bit quieter. What's been happening in your world?
Well on the Honda Dream Team side of things the girls have been busy. Josie Tomic has added yet another World Championship title to her name, Tiffany Cromwell took out the young rider jersey at the recent Tour of New Zealand, and just last week Rochelle Gilmore had her first World Cup podium for the year. While the girls have been jetsetting the globe I've been breaking the trends with a bit of MTB'ing and some running, with plenty of social 22yr-old past-times thrown in for fun :P But no fear, the Honda Dream Team will be back in October, bigger, better and stronger than last year :)
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Q. The Winter road season is starting up for the year, are you looking forward to getting amongst it again?
Hmm no, not really actually! How could I possibly look forward to winter? The only thing I look forward to in winter is the coming summer lol I'll mix up my winter weekends with a bit of local footy and the occassional MTB Enduro instead. I must say that sub freezing temperatures don't really entice me..
Q. The World Solo 24hr MTB Championships are coming up later this year, that sounds like a lot of riding! How do you prepare mentally for such a huge challenge?
I wish I knew. The closest I've been to a challenge like this is 6hrs solo. I'm hoping that my physical preperation along with a good eating plan and support crew will cover the mental side of things, but if that fails I think I need to lie, lie, lie to my body!
Q. There will be a world class field at the Championships, what are your goals and do you dare to dream of a win?
Expectations are hard to set so early on, and as my first 24hr race I certainly don't expect to win. I'm actually in awe that people specialise in 24hr racing, I mean how many can you really do in a year? They surpass the physical exhaustion of an Ironman for heavens sake! But I love a great challenge :)
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Q. Living out in Bendigo, you must have some nice roads for training on. Can you give us an insight into how often you train, how many k's and most importantly how you fit it in with working & socialising?
To be honest all of my sessions are short so I never venture too far from home, so I'm training on the same roads week in and week out. I try to get on the bike 4-5 times a week, and to fit in with work I go nightriding on the MTB :) Things are hard in winter with less daylight, and I've just been promoted to manager at work so I'm short on time. But in summer I manage double sessions and that gives me a base for the winter.
Q. Speaking of training, since your boyfriend also races competitevely do you ever go on training rides together? And if so, who hurts who the most?
We do train a lot together, and he used to guilt me into training on the days I couldn't find motivation. Now we wake up at 6am and he simply says 'I'm a footballer now' so I have to find my own motivation, so unfair.. so as I'm the only one training, I suppose I hurt the most :(
Q. As you're both racing, how often does he get caught checking out your competitors? And what excuses does he give? You can help out all the other guys in the peleton here :-)
Haha I haven't caught him yet, but watch out when I do! Joking. He seems to set his perving standards high, like Megan Fox and Jennifer Hawkins high!
And finally...
Q. If you could be any Super Hero, who would you be and why?
A superhero? Well, despite the claims that Man Vs Wild is reality TV, who wouldn't want to be Bear Grylls for a week? Lol
Thanks for your time Peta and good luck at the World Solo 24hr MTB Championships! We look forward to being in Canberra to see you race.
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Follow Peta's progress towards the Championships here http://www.petamullens.com/ or via Twitter here http://twitter.com/MulloLive
If you're a competative cyclist and would like to take part in your own FREE glamour shoot, email jarrod@jxpphotography.com.au for details!
Well on the Honda Dream Team side of things the girls have been busy. Josie Tomic has added yet another World Championship title to her name, Tiffany Cromwell took out the young rider jersey at the recent Tour of New Zealand, and just last week Rochelle Gilmore had her first World Cup podium for the year. While the girls have been jetsetting the globe I've been breaking the trends with a bit of MTB'ing and some running, with plenty of social 22yr-old past-times thrown in for fun :P But no fear, the Honda Dream Team will be back in October, bigger, better and stronger than last year :)
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Q. The Winter road season is starting up for the year, are you looking forward to getting amongst it again?
Hmm no, not really actually! How could I possibly look forward to winter? The only thing I look forward to in winter is the coming summer lol I'll mix up my winter weekends with a bit of local footy and the occassional MTB Enduro instead. I must say that sub freezing temperatures don't really entice me..
Q. The World Solo 24hr MTB Championships are coming up later this year, that sounds like a lot of riding! How do you prepare mentally for such a huge challenge?
I wish I knew. The closest I've been to a challenge like this is 6hrs solo. I'm hoping that my physical preperation along with a good eating plan and support crew will cover the mental side of things, but if that fails I think I need to lie, lie, lie to my body!
Q. There will be a world class field at the Championships, what are your goals and do you dare to dream of a win?
Expectations are hard to set so early on, and as my first 24hr race I certainly don't expect to win. I'm actually in awe that people specialise in 24hr racing, I mean how many can you really do in a year? They surpass the physical exhaustion of an Ironman for heavens sake! But I love a great challenge :)
(c)jxpphotography
Q. Living out in Bendigo, you must have some nice roads for training on. Can you give us an insight into how often you train, how many k's and most importantly how you fit it in with working & socialising?
To be honest all of my sessions are short so I never venture too far from home, so I'm training on the same roads week in and week out. I try to get on the bike 4-5 times a week, and to fit in with work I go nightriding on the MTB :) Things are hard in winter with less daylight, and I've just been promoted to manager at work so I'm short on time. But in summer I manage double sessions and that gives me a base for the winter.
Q. Speaking of training, since your boyfriend also races competitevely do you ever go on training rides together? And if so, who hurts who the most?
We do train a lot together, and he used to guilt me into training on the days I couldn't find motivation. Now we wake up at 6am and he simply says 'I'm a footballer now' so I have to find my own motivation, so unfair.. so as I'm the only one training, I suppose I hurt the most :(
Q. As you're both racing, how often does he get caught checking out your competitors? And what excuses does he give? You can help out all the other guys in the peleton here :-)
Haha I haven't caught him yet, but watch out when I do! Joking. He seems to set his perving standards high, like Megan Fox and Jennifer Hawkins high!
And finally...
Q. If you could be any Super Hero, who would you be and why?
A superhero? Well, despite the claims that Man Vs Wild is reality TV, who wouldn't want to be Bear Grylls for a week? Lol
Thanks for your time Peta and good luck at the World Solo 24hr MTB Championships! We look forward to being in Canberra to see you race.
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Follow Peta's progress towards the Championships here http://www.petamullens.com/ or via Twitter here http://twitter.com/MulloLive
If you're a competative cyclist and would like to take part in your own FREE glamour shoot, email jarrod@jxpphotography.com.au for details!
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Great Interview!
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