Copyright (c), Campbell Maffett If you have a coach think for a moment what you rely on them for, why you need them and what you think they’re responsible for as part of your performance. I’m guessing the list will be long and varied…it’s a tough gig being a coach!! But now draw up another
Today was Melbourne Marathon day with absolutely perfect conditions for all races – you really couldn’t ask for any better weather. With the field primed, and our runners excited, we were all set for a good day. The marathon was off first at 7am, the 10km at 7:30am and the half marathon at 8am. Keeping
Sunday 10th October, 2010
By Dr. Gabe Mirkin, M.D. http://www.drmirkin.com/fitness/9258.html When you exercise, sugar is broken down into different chemicals, to produce energy for muscles. As long as you get all the oxygen you need, the final products are carbon dioxide and water, but if you exercise so vigorously that you can’t get the oxygen that you need, the
Percy Cerutty ‘Maker of Champions’ A Stotan is one who hardens, strengthens, toughens and beautifies the body by consistent habits and regular exercises, which are consciously and irrevocably made part of the life plan of the individual, as well as consciously determining that the mind will be cultivated upon such abstractions as purity, beauty and
The Stotan is our monthly acknowledgement of an athlete in our group who has a notable accomplishment during the month. It’s not necessarily the best or fastest person, but the person who has a personal triumph. Stotan is a word coined by the famous Percy Cerutty for his running gang back in the 1950’s. Following
Another article from a really good web-site called Sweat Science http://sweatscience.com which is written by a science journalist who contributes articles for a Canadian newspaper. He’s covers some really interesting topics…here’s a recent one. (Alex Hutchinson, Sweat Science) For an article I’m working on, I’ve been digging through the literature on sarcopenia, the age-related loss of
The following article came from an excellent email newsetter I subcribe to, written by a retired, fitness nut doctor in USA called Dr. Mirkin!! He digs up and analyses all kind of health and fitness topics, and here’s a good one. Visit and subscribe here: http://www.DrMirkin.com How does exercise prolong life? The leading theory is that
Doubling as the Victoria Championships, this race is held over a tough and testing course around Studley Park area. It was organised by Melbourne Triathlon Club, so I stood on bike corner making sure everyone went around it, and was joined by Shaun for some company (thanks!!). Vincent Lauwerier went into the race to try
Budapest, Hungary The weather was cool over in Budapest, water temp at 14c and air temp about 16c with damp/wet roads. Nonetheless, there were World Championship titles to decide. The race was held over swim-750m / ride-20km / run-5km distance. Ben Wright put in a fantastic performance which produced a great result. In his 25-29
The annual Spring Into Shape series is a popular event around the banks of the Yarra, on almost the same course we use for training. Returning from a lot of recent work travel, including surviving the NZ earthquake last weekend(!!), Mark Felder lined up in the long event today after some interrupted training due to
Held over the same (mostly) a flat and (usually) fast course as the Athletics Victoria ½ marathon last weekend, the conditions today were quite good. Unfortunately due to illness and other commitments we only had 1 runner in the field – Monty – who was out for some redemption after weekend. The goal for several
Copyright (c), Campbell Maffett “My heart is a muscle and it pumps blood Like a big old black steam train My veins are the tracks And the city is my brain” Cruel Sea – “Black Stick” It’s obvious to say that your heart is an important organ. Like the song goes…at a basic level, it’s
Budapest, Hungary Ben made it safely to Budapest, and found his way to the start line for his first race of the World Championships. The original race format was Run-2.5km / Swim-1km / Run-2.5km, however cold water temps (14c) meant that wet-suits were mandatory and the first run was cancelled meaning a race of Swim-1km