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Janurary Reveiw.

2012-01-23T07:39:00.000-08:00

After a bad start to the season with the snow, it has finally arrived this month in heaps!! This has made it difficult to race though, as when it snows the weather is mostly closed in and there is to much new snow on the piste, which makes it soft and therefore to dangerous for racing!

I have picked up some great experince though this month by being forrunner for two very big races! The first one was a Giant Slalom in Kirchberg where I spend most of the time training. The second was a Slalom in Westendorf where the top 30 slalom racers in the world were also competing. Westendorf was such a great experince with just under 3000 spectators watching and it being a night! I was the very first skier down the course to open the race, really did feel the nerves in the start house looking down at so many people on the side of the slope and in the finish, was a great feeling finishing both runs though!

I am now back in Kirchberg training and preparing for my next races at the end of this week on the 26th and the 27th in Flizmoos, Austria. Will keep you updated, Cheers Ben

New Year!!

2012-01-02T04:40:00.000-08:00

Happy new year to all! I had a good few days back home in the Uk and got back out to Austria on the 27th and Spent new years eve in Mayrhofen. Today I am leaving to go back to Kirchberg to train for the week.

Finally the snow has arrived so all of the lifts and the slopes are open over in the Kitzbuhel alps, this means we now have a great selection of training hills.

I have a bit of a break now between the races so we are going to use the time well to focus on some good training and getting stronger!

Looking forward to attacking the new year and bringing in some good results in the next races, will keep you updated, Cheers Ben

Update.

2011-12-20T02:11:00.000-08:00

After a bad start to the season with bad snow conditions and not finishing my first 2 races. I finally managed to get a solid result in this weekend in Solda, Italy.

It was a Citizen Slalom race. With a start number of 105 I ended up making 49th place from 140 racers. This top 50 has given me confidence and a good platform to build on in the new year. Will defaiantly be aiming for top 30s throughout the rest of the season.

I am now back in Austria, and flying to England tomorrow for 6 days. Returning on the 27th straight back into training preparing for races, depending on the snow conditions in Germany at the start of the new year. Will Keep you updated, cheers Ben.

Let The Season Begin!!

2011-12-03T12:42:00.000-08:00

First races coming up this Monday and Tuesday in Neustift Austria!! Feeling great after a perfect summers training and build up. Would like to thank all my Team, trainers, family, girlfriend and friends for their continued support!! Cheers Ben.

The Team.

2011-11-15T10:53:00.000-08:00

Left Strength and Conditioning Coach Christoph Ebenbichler, Centre me and Right Ski Trainer Wolfgang Auderer at the weekend on the Hintertux Glacier. Without these two Guys I dont know what I would do! They keep me on track day by day and are practicly like family!

Training is going great, looking to start racing on the 3rd of December in Kuhtai, Austria. Cheers Ben.

Long Days.

2011-11-04T02:58:00.000-07:00

The days are long at the moment with ski training in the morning and fitness in the afternoon. In all its about 6 to 7 hours of training a day. I am feeling in great shape though and feel I am making improvements daily.

Had a training session at the Mayrhofen stadium yesterday with the Sport Med Team working on sprints and plyo-metrics. will keep you updated, cheers Ben.

Autum On The Glacier.

2011-10-25T11:49:00.000-07:00

Great conditions on the Hintertux Glacier at the moment. Its been snowing over the last few weeks so we have been getting some good training in!

Spending the mornings on the hill and the afternoons in the gym at the moment. I feel that all the work I put in over the summer down at Sport Med with Christoph and skiing in the ski halls in Germany with Wolfi is paying off.

Loving spending some much time on the skis at the minute and cant wait for the race season to start! Will keep you updated, cheers Ben

Autum Is Coming.

2011-08-28T04:42:00.000-07:00

Had a great last few weeks! Training is going great, I have never felt in such good shape. Last week I was in Germany training at the indoor ski hall for 5 days. It was a good camp and improvements were made.

From now until the 6th of September I will continue to work on my fitness and then it will be back to the ski hall for another 5 day ski training block. will keep you updated cheers Ben.

Video From Testing In Innsbruck

2011-07-09T11:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0bAKhVQgT8 click on the link to view.

Testing In The Lab At Innsbruck University.

2011-07-09T11:04:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday I went to Innsbruck University to do fitness testing, with my trainer Christoph. It was a great experience, the centre they have is renound as one of the best in Europe. The results were mixed, some aspects of my fitness are strong and others need some work.

I know what I have to work on now over the rest of the summer. I wiil be tested again in the autum before the season starts. Here are some photos, cheers Ben.

Photos from the last few weeks.

2011-06-27T12:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from the last few weeks, things are going great!! On Wednesday I have fitness testing at the university of Innsbruck. The centre they have there is renoud for one of the best testing labs in Europe. I am looking forward to measuring all of the hard work from the last couple of months! Will get some photos when I am there, Cheers Ben.

Training Update.

2011-05-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

The last few weeks have been good! I have been spending 4 to 5 hours a day in the gym working on my fitness. Managed to fit some nice rides in on the bike aswell, the terrain is great here! In the gym we have mainly been focusing on lighter weights building muscle slowly and basic cardio. This will change next month, the reps will come down and the weight will go up.

All in all I feel that this has been a great first month of my summer training block. My body feels good and I am ready to step it up again in June! Will keep you updated, cheers Ben.

May Update.

2011-05-14T00:31:00.000-07:00

The last couple of weeks have been great! I have had some good training and have made some early progress all round. My Strength and Condition program has really kicked off down at Sport Med Tirol with my trainer Christoph. This year we are stepping it up to a whole new level again and he has brought in some new great, but tough training methods!

Over the past two weeks I have had 6 days ski training up on the Hintertux glacier with Wolfi. The snow conditions and weather have been awsome! I have even been having full courses set just for me alone.

I have been testing Salomon 2012 skis and boots. I had a great feeling for their eqipment and therefore have decided to Change to Salomon as my ski and boot supplier. I am looking forward to developing a long term relationship with them.

For the next two weeks I will be focusing on Gym work with Christoph. Will keep you updated, Cheers Ben

End Of Season News.

2011-04-12T04:42:00.000-07:00

The past Month has been a bit of a mixed bag with some of the poorest snow conditions the alps for years. Many races have been cancelled and not re run, because of this we decided to focus more on training and picked races where the best snow was.

The last race of the season in fugen was one of my best of the season, making some points and having a great feeling during my runs!

Over the past week I have had some time of chilling out with friends and taking things easy, as I dont get to do this much in the winter when I am always on the road. In 2 weeks my summer program will begin down at Sport Med Tirol and summer ski training on the Hintertux Glacier.

This summer I will also be training in the ski halls again in Holland and Germany with my Coach Wolfi.

Will keep you updated on how things are going, cheers Ben

Whats Been Going on.

2011-02-08T07:04:00.000-08:00

Over the last few weeks I have had 5 races in total. Some of them went ok and some didnt go so well, but I am on the right track. The best result of the 5 races was last week in Lachtal, Austria. Even though I lost my pole on the first run and made a mistake in the second I still managed to better my points by 40, scoring 152 FIS points.

2 weeks ago I had the honour to ski with Benni Raich the Austrian number 1 racer. He is a World Cup and Olympic Champion, on the left is a photo of me and him.Last week I was also back on the world cup slalom hill in Kitzbuhel training. I had a great couple of days there with some awsome weather and snow conditions. Over the weekend I was in Mayrhofen having 2 days of well deserved rest and 1 days free skiing on the Penken.

This week I am am back training Giant Slalom in Kirchberg. Will be uploading some new videos and photos within the next couple of days so watch out for them, Cheers Ben

Update/ Up and Coming Races.

2011-01-19T00:27:00.000-08:00

The last 2 days I have been training Slalom in Pass Thurn, Tirol, Austria. It was a good but tiring couple of days. We were training full Slalom courses around 55 gates long. I was also testing new goggles and lenses as I am switching my helmet and goggle brand to Uvex.

Today I have a day off from Skiing, So going to do some light cycling, fast footwork and stretching.

Tommorow I have a night Slalom race in Westendorf, Austria and then on Monday and Tuesday 2 Giant Slalom races in Zell am See Austria. I am feeling good and looking to score some good points, Will let you know how it goes. Cheers Ben.

Weekly Update/Bad Conditions.

2011-01-16T05:51:00.000-08:00

I ended up not racing last Sunday due to bad conditions on the race hill, Monday was back to normal training though.

Over the last week we were training Giant slalom in Hochfilzen, Tirol, Austira. I had 4days of solid, consistant training seeing more improvment in my skiing. The training slope was flat at the top, then a steep section with some nice rollers to finish, Photo left.

On Friday we travelled 4 hours for 2 Giant Slalom races in Turnau, Steiermark, Austria. I woke up on Saturday morning feeling great and ready to go, but we arrived at the race hill only to find out that they had cancelled the race due to overly warm, wet conditions. Even though they had worked through the night to try and get the slope ready there was no way we could race on it! Later that day they announced that Sundays race was also cancelled. So in the the end it was an 8 hour round trip for no racing, I was beyond frustrated, but thats the weather and Skiracing for you!

Tomorrow is back to training and this week I am hoping to race in a Giant Slalom here in Kirchberg and a Slalom race in Westerndorf which is only 20 minutes away, both races are Senior FIS on tricky slopes. Will keep you updated, cheers Ben.

The Weeks Training Upadate.

2011-01-07T04:35:00.001-08:00

This week I trained 5 days of slalom on the Ganslern World Cup Slalom piste in Kitzbuhel. For the first 2 days I was a bit rusty, but after the 3rd day things really started to come together and I felt that I made a step forward with my slalom skiing this week.

The slope was tough and icey, but I had great sharp skis on my feet thanks to my trainer Wolfi, meaning I was able to grip well on the sheet ice. Left is a photo of me looking out of the start in training.

This Sunday I have a slalom race in Hochfugen, really looking forward to it after having a good weeks training. Will let you know how it goes! cheers Ben

Happy New Year!

2011-01-02T02:44:00.000-08:00

So much has been happening over the last few months! Training has been going great, Ones Global Talent have come on board as my lead sponsor and I have moved training locations. My new training base is now Kirchberg in Tirol. Thanks to my ski trainer Wolfi we have a great selection of training slopes here.

Last week I recived all of my new sponsor clothing from Ones Global Talent, its looks great check out the picture above.

Over the next few weeks, we will continue to train here in Kirchberg and around the Kitzbuhel area.

Big thanks to Neil and Catie at Ones for there great support and a happy new year to everyone, cheers Ben

Training Update.

2010-09-13T09:22:00.000-07:00

Training has been going really well, been up skiing on the Hintertux Glacier 4 times this week! 2 days GS gate training and 2 days GS free skiing. The conditions are like winter up there, Saturday and Sunday where 2 perfect days weather wise! There have been some world class skiers training here aswell Benni Raich of Austria and Maira Jose Rienda-Contreras of Spain have both been up on the Glacier over the past week. Here is a photo of me and Maria going down in the Gondola after training.

Really started to get exicted for winter now, especially after being able to train on some good snow lately and seeing a rough plan of my race calender for the season. Going to be pushing hard over the next two weeks with training, before going back to England for a couple of days to celebrate my brother Ryans birthday.

Will keep you posted, cheers Ben.

Indoor Ski Training At Snoworld Landgraaf, Holland.

2010-08-25T11:56:00.000-07:00

Last week Me and my coach travelled to the indoor training centre in Landgraaf Holland for 5 days of slalom training. It was a great 5 days and I learnt alot. The facilities there are fantastic. I would like to thank my coach Christoph Ebenbichler for putting together such a good program and for his time. I am now back in Austria and my training schudule has been increased, with 3 to 4 days a week ski training on the Hintertux glacier and twice a day strength and conditioning training at Sport Med Tirol.

We have had a new Team Reid logo designed, which looks awsume! Take a look. Also please check out our first videoblog by clicking on this link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K5g1AYbW

Latest News.

2010-07-26T07:21:00.000-07:00

Everything is going really well. I have been training Monday to Friday in the gym and weekends skiing on Hintertux. Feeling tierd after 2 weeks no rest, but have 10 days off starting from this Thursday for summer holiday. I will be heading to Spain on Saturday for 6 days and then going back to England for my birthday celebrations. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer, Cheers Ben

Training Update.

2010-06-11T05:23:00.000-07:00

Training is going very well, been woring hard on my fitness 4/5 hours a day and then spending the weekends on Hintertux Glacier ski training. Have had a slight problem with my knee over the last few days, so have been with my physio Sonja every afternoon for massage and ultra sound to try and ease the soreness.

Had a great weekends sking last week with Christoph, he has brought new life into my skiing and progess has been made. Also have been training on the same slope as Ivica Kostelic over the past few weeks as you can see in the photo. He is by far one of the best skiers in the world and my idol.

Will keep you updated, cheers Ben.

1st Month Of Summer Training Block Finshed.

2010-05-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

As May comes to an end, the first month of my summer training block is over. The focus over the last month was to bulid a good basic fitness platform, so in the following months I can now move on to specilise in certain aspects of my fitness. In June me and my physical trainer Christoph will be concentrating on buliding a good strength program for me. I will also be uping my miles on the bike to improve my cardio and the endurance in my legs.

Good news on my head race coach Brett Lowney. He is now in his last week of rehab, after his serious accident in Febuary and is certain to be fit for our 8 week training camp in Chile.

Will keep you updated, cheers Ben.

The Start Of Summer Training.

2010-05-06T09:03:00.000-07:00

I started my summer training program 1 week ago, with my new conditioning coach Chris Ebenbichler at Sport Med Tirol. Chris competed in world cup skier cross, but due to a massive accident whislt racing this season just gone on the world cup circuit in Austria he has decided to retire form ski cross and now helps and trains atheltes with there conditioning programs. He is still a sponserd free ride skier and competes in free ride competions thoughtout the world.

In the first month of my summer program we will be focusing on basic cardio, core training and hand eye coordination. I will be training 6 days a week also including 2 skitraining days on the Hintertux glacier. Will keep you updated, cheers Ben.

End Of Season Update.

2010-04-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

As the 2009 / 2010 race season come to a close I received fantasic news from HEAD UK, I received a Pro equipment Sponsorship deal for the coming 2010 / 2011 race season. This will Allow me to train and compete with the best eqiupment.

Whilst in the UK last week, I made a visit to Solutions 4 Feet to meet with owner Colin Martin to have my 2011 HEAD race boots fitted.

I would like to say a huge thank you to Matt from Head UK and Colin from Solutions 4 Feet for all their continued support please double click on there logos in the sponsors section to view all there products and services, Cheers Ben.

Latest Update And New Sponsor.

2010-03-26T09:11:00.000-07:00

Over the last few weeks I have been back in Soll/Mayrhofen resuming my training after being out injured for 7 weeks. Unfortunately on the first day back to ski training with my trainer Bret he had a horrific collision with a tourist skier. He was in intensive care for 2 weeks with 2 broken vertebra in his kneck, broken ribs, a punctured lung, fractued shoulder blade, Broken gaw and needed a complete reconstruction of his hip and pelvis. He is now out of intensive care and is making good progess.

Whilst Bret has been in hospitail I have been working on my all moutain skiing, focusing on bumps and off piste to make me more versitile on the mountain. As the weather has been great out here in Austria over the last few weeks, I have been back on my road bike and spending alot of time at Sport Med Tirol strength training.

Team Reid is also pleased to annonce a new sponsor, NES Group have now come on board. I would like to Personaly thank Neil for his support and look forward to building a long term relationship. Please click on the NES logo in the sponsor section to find out more about NES Groups products and services.

Over the next few weeks I will continue to work on my free skiing and physical condition. Also cant wait to see Family who are coming out to Mayrhofen in the second week of April.

Will keep you updated, cheers Ben

BBC South.

2010-02-24T02:00:00.000-08:00

Last Monday Brennan Nicholls from the BBC came to Elite Physical Medicine and The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead to do some filming with me for BBC south. We spent 1 hour at Elite and 5 hours at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead. It was a long day, but great fun. We did some cool shots with the camera on the slope. The footage will be shown on BBC south at 6.30pm on Friday the 26th (sky channel 984). Cheers Ben

Back Skiing At The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead.

2010-02-21T04:50:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I went to The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead to test out my knee after spending 4 weeks off skis. I made 10 runs of free skiing and 6 runs in an easy slalom course to see how my knee felt. Overall the knee felt good and I am feeling more confident returning to Austria to resume training next Friday. Over the next week I may skis a few more times at The Snow Centre Hemel but will mainly be focusing on getting my knee and body even stronger. Big thank you to the team at The Snow Centre Hemel especially Pete for a great training session on Saturday morning, Cheers Ben.

Injury Update.

2010-02-12T09:05:00.000-08:00

I have now been told I can start rehabilitation on my left knee after 3 weeks of complete rest. Which means, For the next 2 weeks I will be going to Elite Physical Medicine everyday to get my left leg back to full strength with Paul Thawley so I can continue with the season. I am hoping to return to Austria around the 26th of February. Once again Thanks to all the team at Elite for all there help and support, Cheers Ben.

Tirol Cup Races And Minor Injury.

2010-02-01T01:34:00.000-08:00

On Saturday the 23rd Jan I travelled to compete in 2 local Tirol Cup races in Reith, Austria. These races do not count towards FIS points, but are still of a very high standard. I did not finish in either race but it was a good experience against a quality field of racers. For the first time in 2 years I have picked up a minor knee injury and have had to return to the UK for treatment.

I flew back to the UK on the Tuesday the 26th Jan to see Paul Thawley and Doctor Mike Loosemore at Elite Physical Medicine. They had a good look at my knee, and said I have a small tear in the lining of one of my ligaments and some bone bruising under my knee cap. The outcome of this is I will now be off skis for a maximum of 3 weeks to give me time to recover. Big thanks to Paul and Mike at Elite for all there continued medical support. While I am back in the UK I will be focusing on my upper body strength and swimming for my cardio vascular fitness. I will keep you updated, cheers Ben.

Wien and Turnau Race Update.

2010-01-21T05:10:00.000-08:00

I Travelled over to Wien (Austria) last Thursday for 4 days racing. 2 slalom races in Wein itself and 2 Giant slalom races about 1 hour away in Turnau. In the first slalom I came 45th and scored 168 points. On the second days slalom I came 41st and scored 155 points. In Turnau on the first day of racing I came 89th and scored 195 points. On the second day in Turnau I did not manage to finish the second run.

I am now staying in Soll (Austria) with my race coach Brett and training about 15 miuntes away in Niederau at our new training base for the winter. I have been working on Giant slalom for the last two days as I will be competing in 2 Triol up Giant slalom races this Saturday. Will keep you updated, cheers Ben

Race Update, Garmisch Germany.

2010-01-10T04:04:00.000-08:00

Traveled over to Germany Last Thursday for 2 Giant Slalom races in Garmisch. The first race on Friday went quite well, with a start number of 256, I managed to complete the first Run. I was in 114th place out of 290 racers. The second run was more about survival than anything. I just about made it off the steep section and tried to let it go on the flat, but lost the racing line. I finshed 115th overall with 200 points. After the second run I felt a slight pull in my left knee and decided to return back to Austria that night, not risking racing the next day.

I have had 2 days off so far and the knee is already starting to feel better. I am hoping to travel to France this Wednesday coming for 2 Giant slalom and 2 slalom races depending on my injury.

Also pleased to announce a new member to the team Mervyn Ramsay who will be my PR and head of sponsorship.

Will keep you updated, Cheers Ben

Christmas Break.

2009-12-30T08:11:00.000-08:00

Over the Christmas break I have been enjoying a little time off, but have also been doing some strength conditioning work to. I cant wait to get back to Austria after the new years celebrations, for the race in Garmisch. Have a Happy New Year, cheers Ben.

The Last race of 2009.

2009-12-24T04:57:00.000-08:00

The last race of the year was the toughest so far. It was in Zell am See Austria. The weather was good for racing but the piste was just sheet ice and bumpy. My start number was 115, alot better than the ones i had in Bormio. I felt good in the start, but came out of the course 10 gates before the finish.

I am now in England for christmas and new year seeing family and friends and will return to Austria on the 5th of January, to resume training and racing. My first race of the new year will be 2 giant slaloms in Garmisch Germany.

I would like to thank everybody whos has been following my blog over the past few months, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, cheers Ben.

Bormio, Italy race update.

2009-12-12T05:50:00.000-08:00

The last few days in Bormio did not go so well. In the giant slalom I crashed out, with a start number of 263 it was not the best slope conditions by the time I went down. Slalom was pretty much the same story. I skied out tried to walk back up to the gate, but the officials said I did not walk back up enough so I was disqualified. I will make 2 days training back in Zillertal and then leave for 2 giant slalom races in Zell am See, Austria on Wednesday and Thursday.

Cheers Ben

First race set in diary.

2009-11-30T11:47:00.000-08:00

My first race of the season will be in Bormio Italy. I will leave Mayrhofen on the 8th of December and return on the 11th. I will be competing in 2 giant slalom and 1 slalom. Cheers Ben.

Last few weeks.

2009-11-22T06:34:00.000-08:00

The last few weeks have gone pretty well. My average week has been 5 days ski training, physical training every afternoon and Sundays off. I am currently in England for 4 days visiting family and friends. Yesterday I was at the new Hemel Hempsted snow centre with my all mountain coach Pete Silver Gilespie. Was great to see the new centre and some old faces. Tomorrow i travel back to Austria to resume training. Cheers Ben.

3rd fastest in training!

2009-11-07T08:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was another day of giant slalom timed runs. I came 3rd out of 22 racers, which I am so happy with because all the other athletes were a good standard (1st place had 35 points in GS). My giant slalom skiing is really coming on now, I think this will be my strongest discipline for the season. I am aiming to get under 100 points. Tomorrow is a free day, next week I will ski 4/5 days and continue to work on my fitness in the afternoons, Cheers Ben.

Latest training news.

2009-11-01T09:13:00.000-08:00

Training is going so well at the moment, yesterday I was the fastest in training (giant slalom). I am really getting on well with my new skis and the snow is perfect on Hintertux. Today i had a day off, tomorrow i am free skiing and will start a new programme on the Ergometer bike at Sport Med Tirol. The race season is only a few weeks away for me, Cheers Ben.

Ski training update.

2009-10-20T06:20:00.000-07:00

The last two days I have been on the glacier, yesterday I was free skiing GS and today was GS in the gates. I did around 11 runs, my overall performance was a good standard and the conditions were amazing. My new skis also feel great.

This afternoon I will go for a short run and do some upper body conditioning. Tomorrow I am back on the Glacier training Giant Slalom, Cheers Ben.

Perfect training conditions.

2009-10-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

Today I was training giant slalom on the glacier. It was an awsume days training. My performance was good, the glacier has had 80cm of new snow and this morning there was not a cloud in the sky! Tommrow I am back on Hintertux training giant slalom again.

Cheers Ben.

Todays update/snow fall!

2009-10-12T05:49:00.000-07:00

Today has been fantastic, woke up to a huge snow fall over night - the glacier was dumped on - snow fall down to Mayrhofen, Penken / Ahorn!

Also, my Dad / Manager is in town - we are having a great time and putting final preparation to the coming race season.

I went training this morning at Sport Med Tirol - had a excellent session / dad was well impressed.

Cheers Ben.

End of week update.

2009-10-10T04:38:00.000-07:00

Thursday and Friday just gone, I have been on the Hintertux glacier - training slalom. They were not the best two days skiing as the conditions and my performance level were not at there best. but everyday cannot be perfect!

Today I have been out on my road bike for 2 and a half hours ,which I really enjoyed - This afternoon I will be doing some core training, then tomorrow is a rest day.

Will keep you updated, Cheers Ben.

Learning from the best.

2009-10-07T02:50:00.000-07:00

Me training with Austrain world cup skier, Christoph Dreier at Sport Med Tirol this morning. Was a great session, everything is going well. Cheers Ben

The last few days.

2009-10-06T00:50:00.000-07:00

The last few days have been great, the weather has been awsume and the training also pretty good. I have had 2 days skiing on the Hintertux glacier ,Friday slalom and Saturday giant slalom. Sunday was a free day so i went climbing in Ginzling with Chris. Today I am going to Sport Med Tirol to do a programm on the bike and some core work. Will keep you updated, Cheers Ben.

My new Head 2009/2010 race eqipment has arrived!

2009-10-04T02:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my Head race eqipment arrived for this coming FIS race season. Big thank you to Ali Smith for all his contiuned surpport.

Bezirkscup

2009-10-04T01:48:00.001-07:00

In the Bezirkscup I acheived 3 podium places and 4th overall for the season.

1 Year since moving to Austria full time.

2009-10-03T10:54:00.000-07:00

Today is 1 year since I moved to Austria to pursue my dream of winning a gold medal. I want to take this opportunity to thank my family, friends and sponsers for their contuined surpport. May this next year be more sucessful that the last. Cheers Ben.

Last few weeks after being back from Saas Fee, Switzerland.

2009-10-02T12:22:00.001-07:00

The last 3 weeks have gone well since being back from Saas Fee. I have had 5 skiing days on Hintertux, 1 day free skiing slalom, 1 day slalom in gates and 3 days giant slalom in gates. I have also been training 5 days a week at Sport Med Tirol, working on all aspects of my fitness. The past week has been pretty good weather so have manged to get some good cycling in on the road bike. Tommorow I am back up on Hintertux training giant slalom with Oliver. Will keep you updated, Cheers Ben.