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AcaJoe Warm Water Weekend 2013
This year’s edition of Warm Water Weekend was billed as the year we finally get down to race it; or rather, immerse ourselves in it. The bucket has been nagging since I first etched on it back in 2010 so the excitement of it actually happening was palpable. The long range forecast was throwing down [...]
Amateur Doping
With the continuing interest surrounding doping across all sports I’ve been wondering just how prevalent amateur doping is. Popular opinion (if that’s anything to go by at all) seems to suggest that a fair number of amateurs actually do dope, either actively: through seeking out an edge in pharmaceuticals, or passively: by accepting prescribed medication [...]
Virtual Races
With the boom in GPS devices, there’s been a huge uptake amongst athletes to replace all their gadgets with just one little device. Take the cycling computer as an example. It needs little things clipped on everywhere and only gives you some of your ride data. Sure, spend a little more, and you get a [...]
Supplement Your Thinking
Supplements are all the rage these days. Athletes and non-athletes alike push these products pretty hard- both aggressively and a lot more passively (read: peer-pressure). And the debate is emotional so if you’re looking for reasoned arguments, you need to step back and get a little perspective. Start here, as a suggestion: Position Statement of [...]
Lifestyle Training Manifesto
Lifestyle training means training in all the different sports that fit in with your lifestyle. Practically, it’s difficult to be a downwind surfski paddler if you live in Vredendal. It’s tough to be a mountain climber if you live in Flatland. Yes, you can still be one, but it takes extra-ordinary devotion, and unless you [...]
Getting In The Way
I’ve encountered a few potential athletes (not in the professional sense, but in the weekend-warrior sense) give up a “would-love-to-do” sport (or even race) because of the costs involved. And that always puzzled me until I digged a little deeper to understand exactly what (they thought) the costs were… To get out and running on [...]
First Dates
So you finally plucked up the courage and asked her out. Awesome; so you’re 2% “there”. The day arrives and you’re confronted with an assault of decisions: what to wear; strategy; back-up plan; what to eat; what to take with; hydration… Whoa! Hydration? Sorry, I’m running a little ahead of myself here… You see, every [...]
Anniversary Races
There’s always something special about those races you do each and every year you can. They hold a special place in your heart. It’s those races you develop massive FOMO at the heretical thought of missing it. Regardless your reasons for making the start each year, analysing the results always provide some interesting insight. The [...]
Preparing For A Change In Season
It’s that time of year again when the season starts to swing a little and you notice that the air is different, the sun sets and rises at different times, you start looking for “other” clothes and your internal body clock starts adjusting. And it’s also probably the end of a long summer down South, [...]
The Lakes Outdoor Festival 2012
Fortunately, I spotted the tweet from @GoMulti announcing this race hosted by trisport.co.za. The appeal of doing 4 races over 2 days was just to good to skip, and so, off we went on a spur-of-the-moment family roadtrip. Accommodation was promptly organised by @momallott and we loaded up the kids, canoe and MTB and headed [...]
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