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Pain in the Swimming Pool
2 April 2012 — I’m training for my first Ironman 70.3 and have recently developed a painful Achilles when swimming. The pain starts with a burning sensation in… read more
Screen the Sun
2 April 2012 — Most of us do our running, cycling or swimming in the early morning or late evening hours, which means we are training when the sun’s rays are no… read more
Sleep: The Silent Training Partner
2 April 2012 — When talking to professional athletes about their daily routines, you quickly realise a ‘day in the life’ generally consists of three thing… read more
Laws of running
2 April 2012 — The phrase “You’re fired” is bandied about easily in reality TV programmes like The Apprentice, but in the real world, letting somebo… read more
FROM TYRES TO TEKKIES
2 April 2012 — For Malcolm Lange, the title of one of South Africa’s cycling legends is well deserved. In his almost 20 years as a professional cyclist, Malcolm… read more
No More the ‘Nearly Man’
2 April 2012 — In 1999, Arnaud Malherbe was part of the SA team at the World Champs in Seville, Spain, that clocked 3:00.20 in the 4x400m relay final to set a new SA… read more
With a Little Help from my Friends
2 April 2012 — Ever since I can remember, running has been my passion and I live, eat and sleep it. The year I was born, my dad finished the Comrades in 8:31. The fol… read more
Himalayan High
2 April 2012 — In mountaineering circles they talk about the Death Zone, when climbers go above 8000m and their bodies start to shut down due to a lack of oxygen in t… read more
The Long Way Down: On a bicycle
2 April 2012 — Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman may think they did something special by travelling from Cairo to Cape Town on motorbikes, but they ain’t seen n… read more
A Thumbs up for the New York City Marathon!
2 April 2012 — The 2011 ING New York City Marathon (NYCM) weekend was a record-breaking weekend in many aspects. Not only did about 47 000 runners from all over the w… read more