Caffeine is a drug. A very useful drug in fact, under specific conditions. How about using it to your advantage in an Endurance Race? It’s not such a bad thing when you use it this way…
What clever Endurance Trainers do about Carbs
What if you’re NOT an athelete? Can you still successfully compete AND complete in Endurance races? Absolutely. With the help of Carbs…let’s take a closer look.
Endurance Training: 3 Reasons Why winging it fails and Preparation Succeeds
Endurance Training for an event such as Coastrek or Oxfam Trailwalker can unleash a beast within us. We want to achieve great things, that are almost inconceivable such as 50km or 100km distances. We want to prove to ourselves we can do something tough and hard and challenging. We want to test our limits and […]
4 Mistakes that became Endurance Training Lessons
Its common to hear stories of people getting through Endurance events such as Oxfam Trailwalker and Coastrek, telling their war-like stories of getting through it, battle wounds and all. It’s true, you can get through it. But what if you also had something left in the tank on finishing, were blister-free and weren’t hobbling around for the […]
Endurance Racing: Why Physical Training is not enough
When newbies take on an Endurance race either as a personal goal, New Year’s Resolution or as part of an ongoing fitness regime, they can bite off more than they can chew. The well-worn veterans in Endurance Racing know this stuff inside out and include it in their training programs because they know there’s more to […]