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Jason Reed
- Birth Date - 15 2 1983
- Age 25
- Weight 68kgs
- Height 1 .77m
- Body Fat Percentage 6 %– 7%
- Other interest – Quad Bike Racing, Computers and Music
- Strengths – Endurance, Rolling Medium Climbs
- Weaknesses – Fast Starts, Long Climbs
- Likes – Fast Dangerous Downhills,
- Dislikes – Punctures and Cow Turds
Junior Level XC
Jason Reed started mountain bike racing in 1999 in the junior category were he raced in the Amatola MTB XC and Downhill series. He dominated the Junior XC and was consistently in the top 3 in the Downhill Series. In 2001 Jason managed become the Junior Eastern Cape XC Champ and represented the province at three National events held around the country he was ranked in the top 10 that year.
U 23 and Elite Level Highlights
Provincial Marathon Champ – 2003, 2004, 2005,2007,2008
Hangklip 70 km Marathon First Place – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
3rd Overall Hell and Back – 2004
5th U23 KZN National Cross Country – 2005
5th U23 PE National Cross Country – 2005
Provincial Marathon Series (2003 – present) with over 40 podium finishes.
What's the plan for 2009?
Jason has planned to compete on the national race circuit in 2009 were he will compete in three cross country national events in the elite category and four MTN series marathon events.
Sponsorship
Jason is currently un - sponsored, he has found it difficult to compete on the National MTB circuit with limited funds, as travel costs, entry fees and equipment amount to thousands of rands per year. He is currently looking for financial assistance through sponsorship.
Training
Jason is spending many hours in the gym doing specific strength, power and speed techniques. He is also following a specific diet in order to increase his power to weight ratio which will assist him on the long climbs found on the National Marathon Series. Jason intends to spend an average 15 hrs training per week on the bike doing specific endurance weeks, strength weeks, power/speed weeks.
Recent Results
2009, 18th Jan: 1st Bruintjieshoogte MTB 60 km 2Hrs 31min.
2009, 19th Jan: 3rd Bruintjieshoogte Road Race 100 km 2hrs 50min
Up and Coming Races for Jason:
24th JAN - Aliwal North 75km Marathon
31st Jan – EP Herald Addo 85km Marathon
1 Feb – EP Herald 100km Road Race
7 Feb – MTN Series National XC Mankele Mpumalanga
14th Feb – Molteno Stormberg Marathon 85km
21st Feb – Daily Dispatch / Garmin MTB Challenge 65km Marathon
22nd Feb – Daily Dispatch 100km Road Race
