SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 BY STEVEN MOODY As athletes, we tend to obsess at least a little about our weight. What is my ideal race weight? How much faster would I be if I lost a couple of lbs/kgs? Why am I not much lighter if I’m training eight hours a week? As a coach, I field a lot of
Keep these common saddle-area issues from derailing your ride. This article has been re-posted from Bicycling newsletter – https://www.bicycling.co.za/health/how-to-avoid-damaging-your-man-parts-on-a-ride/ Let’s start by dismissing the elephant in the room: Contrary to what you may have heard from well-meaning friends and family members, cycling does not cause erectile dysfunction. In a study of more than 5,282 male cyclists ranging in
Using Heart Rate Variability to Schedule the Intensity of Your Training The Basics of What Happens When You Train By performing a training session you give the body a streful stimulus or ‘shock’ to disturb its homeostasis. After the immediate fatigue, the body responds by adapting during recovery so that it can cope with a
Is Your Fitness Improving? Let These Fitness Tests Be Your Barometer AUGUST 10, 2018 BY DR. RICK KATTOUF Article copied from https://goo.gl/iVXAN9 – used without permission, and copied word for word. When it comes to “fitness tests” for athletes, I like to first change the way I talk about them. Athletes tend to perform better during an “assessment” rather
#SweatTheSunday As a local cycling club, we understand that residents of Alberton, Albemarle, Dinwiddie, Lambton, Germiston and surrounding areas were affected by the road closure due to the 100CycleChallenge event that took place on Sunday, 6th May 2018. Many of members did not take part in the event and were also affected by the road
The Helivac #WinterCrit has reached it’s conclusion this past weekend, with the final event and prize giving that took place at Hector Norris Park. We would like to thank our title sponsor – Helivac – for helping to make this a reality. They provided the medical cover at every race, but were hardly called upon
The final event in the 2017 series is taking place on Sunday, 27 August at Hector Norris Park – yes, a road race on a track. The series finale includes a prize giving for each race category, to be done shortly after each race has concluded. Prizes will be awarded to the top 5 positions
Results The provisional results, and points table for each category is available to download. Full log after 5 events (pdf version). Certain categories are missing from event #1 (this will be corrected and updated before the final event). Some names are missing from the results, possibly due to illegible hand writing when entering on the day.
Join the club, or help donate a soft, stuffed teddy bear, to a children’s home. One of the club’s selected charities, AMCARE, have the need for teddy bears (the soft, cuddly type). Often, a child’s first toy might be a teddy bear or another stuffed animal. Think back to your childhood… did you have that
Durban Tour 2016 by Malcolm Livingstone “The first day should be a breeze, as well as have a tailwind that will blow us along at 30km/h with hardly any pedaling.” Unfortunately, however, the north-west wind that had been prevailing for months didn’t prevail. We set off at sunrise in overcast and misty weather which didn’t