‘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 do...
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...
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 sea....
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 can...
In this, the final in our series of quality sessions for running, we complete the set with some more race-specific sessions, which will train us both physically and mentally to peak for our goal race. Session Seven - Changing gear Still a fartlek session but now we are mixing up the length...
On this site we have been touting the numerous benefits of indoor cycle training on a bike like the Concept 2 Bike Erg. There is no doubt that a structured, quality training session is so much easier, and safer, to achieve indoors than out on the open road. Something that...
One Rugby Legend, Two Adventure Athletes – One Epic Charity Challenge Stefan Terblanche, CEO of the South African Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) may have retired from rugby, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost his competitive edge. SARLA is excited to announce its full support for Stefan as he takes on an...
In our first article dealing with some speed-play on our runs, we discussed sessions that were more free and used the terrain and route to determine the changes in pace and effort. This time we will use our wearable technology, what we used to call our watch, to determine the...
The cliché, “to be able to race fast we need to train fast,” sounds overly simplistic but, most often, the simple course of action is the best. One of the best ways to improve your running speed potential is to vary the speed of your weekly runs and also, to...
Weight training for endurance athletes has been a hotly debated topic over the last few decades. There have been many arguments both for and against but today, it is widely accepted that weight training is a beneficial component of an endurance athlete’s schedule. Two of the biggest arguments against hitting...
