The Power of Hip Mobility for Runners
One of the most common problems plaguing modern runners are injuries to the calf or achilles tendon. Calf strains are fairly easy to treat with...
Countdown to the Soweto Marathon: Your 8-Week Journey to Ultra Marathons Begins
For many the Soweto Marathon on the 5th of November will be their first step towards a Two Oceans or Comrades Marathon. It is one...
Life After Comrades: Maintaining Momentum and Building for the Future
The Comrades marathon is done for the year and the aches and pains are hopefully a forgotten memory, overshadowed by the vibe and excitement of...
Age Is Just a Number: Strategies for Optimising Cycling Performance as We Get Older
We may be easing ourselves into a standing position in the mornings rather than springing out of bed and our music tastes may not extend...
Unlocking Athletic Performance: The Power of Combining Power and Heart Rate Data in Training
With the advent of power meters in cycling and, more recently, power calculations on running watches, many athletes: cyclists; triathletes and runners alike, have started...
Tips for Staying Warm When Running in Chilly South African Conditions
Winter is no longer coming, it is here. Fortunately we don’t have to deal with white-walkers but it does present some challenges to our running...
Comrades Marathon Training: Navigating the Final Six Weeks and Race-Day Preparation
With the Comrades Marathon returning to June the 11th the critical final six week period falls in probably the best time of the year for...
Triathlon in the Wind
Triathlon is not an easy sport. Three disciplines, transitions and possible heat and hills all play a role in increasing the challenge, but that is...
Mastering the Half Marathon: Training, Strategy, and Pacing for Peak Performance
To me, the half marathon distance of 21.1 km is the most challenging distance to race. I stress the word ‘race’ because, obviously, running a...
Training in the Heat
In the middle of a South African Summer, it is inevitable that we are going to spend at least some of our racing time in...