Urban MTB & Running race takes over Gateway

If you only do 1 event a year…. this is it! The 2011 CompliMed Gateway Gauntlet presented by THULE is back on Saturday the 22nd of October 2011. This amazing Running or Mountain biking event will not only blow your ...

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Hewitt Takes Gold In Yokohama

Andrea Hewitt soared to her second consecutive victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series today in Yokohama.  After a virtuoso performance at last weekend’s Grand Final in Beijing, Hewitt followed that up with another stunning display for ...

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2011 Muddy Buddy Series goes local support

OMO the well known and much loved South African brand has partnered up with one of SA’s most exciting family outdoor adventure series’ “The Muddy Buddy Series”. Omo joins TIB Insurance to present the family orientated Muddy Buddy Series, which ...

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SPONSORS WELCOMES HOME INSPIRING ADVENTURERS

Adventurers Riaan Manser and Dan Skinstad spent five months and eight days in Iceland where they travelled 1,729km to become the first Africans to circumnavigate the island in a kayak. Manser says the journey took much longer than anticipated and actual ...

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HANSA BREEDE MARATHON 2011 – WP K2

Schloms and King snatch dramatic Hansa Breede title Swellendam - Lance King and Heinrich Schloms snatched victory in the Hansa Breede marathon with an controversial tactical move just a few hundred metres from the finish using a sneak channel they had ...

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SA’S ICELAND ADVENTURERS TACKLE DAUNTING TRIP WITH ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM

Picture provided by “Around Iceland Media” South African Icelandic adventurers, Riaan Manser and Dan Skinstad, continue to navigate icy waters as they tackle the challenge they have set themselves, a 5,000km circumnavigation of Iceland in their kayak. This is their third ...

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SWIMMER’S SHOULDER

You may have heard of swimmer’s shoulder, but what is it? It is generally accepted that more than one component is involved. Glenohumeral instability (shoulder joint is unstable); impingement (as the arm lifts up structures get pinched under a bony ...

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STEPPING UP FROM 70.3 TO FULL IRONMAN

You've got the general base work and foundation for 70.3 under your belt, so now you need to make sure you just add to those distances when it comes to long bikes & long runs. If you are an 8-5 ...

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EATING TO RACE

We’ve all experienced the bad-day race. Sometimes it’s due to mechanical/medical issues or bad luck, but problems experienced during endurance events are often due to poor nutrition. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE... Good race day nutrition takes practice. Use opportunities in training (e.g. brick ...

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FIX THE MISTAKES YOU WILL MAKE!

You never stop learning with triathlon, and are always striving to be better at it. Everyone from novices to pros make mistakes; the trick is learning from them. SWIM: TRAINING Worrying too much about swim technique Get the basic technique in place from ...

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