One of the biggest understatements in endurance sports is, “open water swimming is not pool swimming.” Many triathletes put in hours and hours of training in...
I recently saw a session upload on Strava, where a runner mentioned that were flushing out the lactic acid in an easy session, after having...
What’s up with ‘Super Shoes’? Do they make the difference their manufacturers say they will? If so, is that only for the elite level runner...
There is not a professional triathlete competing today that has not spent time in a wind tunnel or at least with some sort of aerodynamics...
What is our Anaerobic Threshold? Very theoretically, it is the point where we find a rapid increase in blood lactate. Our body produces lactate when...
Endurance training is not only focused on making our bodies durable. There are many different components to the workout mix that get blended together in...
Strength and mobility training should be maintained throughout the year, especially if we are moving up the age categories. When we were younger it was...
Most modern runners will utilise heart rate to control the intensity of their training sessions but there are a number of schools of thought around...
Pretty much every, moderately serious cyclist now uses a powermeter to guide their training. Most will have a direct-drive indoor trainer at home and an...
Let’s run a fast half marathon. The 21.1km distance is the most common distance event on the South African running calendar. It is a distance...
