The Hamster Wheel - Normally I do my track or speedwork on a grass field because the nearest tartan track is a fairly long drive away. We have recently had a lot of rain and this would have resulted in my critical weekly session looking more like something out...
One of the least affected sporting disciplines during the lockdown restrictions was cycling. The development and proliferation of online training applications allowed cyclists to log great training hours in a virtual world. Zwift is the most popular of these apps with thousands of kilometres of virtual roads on which...
Sports coaching is no longer the preserve of school and professional sports. Most recreational or aspiring age-group competitors in all sporting codes have realised the value of having a coach guide them through their training. So, I thought I would try to come up with some criteria to use...
The first thing a coach or personal trainer does when starting with a new athlete or client is establish goals. For most this would be an event of some kind. In cycling we can race often and the old adage of, “there is no training like racing,” is acknowledged...
‘Total Lockdown’, another strange new term that we are all learning in 2020. We thought that the most significant impact for sports people would be the cancellation or postponement of events but now we need to stay indoors and confine ourselves to indoor training and exercises that we can...
Summer in South Africa is in full swing, but the holidays are over and, for most of us, we are back to the nine-to-five. For many this means a return to indoor training before and / or after work, but that isn’t actually completely true for all nowadays. Not...
Everyone has read the T-shirt slogan, “A goal is a dream with a plan.” January is generally the time when we all look to the fresh new year and dream about the conquering all the lofty challenges that we aspire to. Sadly for many, this burst of motivation and...
December means time off from work for most of us. It is a time when amateur athletes get to pretend they are professionals for a few weeks. But what about when life returns to normal in January? The athletes that this article is aimed at are a bit older,...
There are a number of big triathlons in South Arica where the swim is in the ocean. These are often the most daunting events for the thousands of triathletes that take part. Especially those who live inland and don’t get the opportunity to practice and get comfortable in the...
We are well into the beginning of the triathlon season. There are also numerous open water swim events leading up to Midmar Mile. So now is the time of the year where we need to leave behind the lane-ropes and black line and head into the open water. This...
