Last weekend I wanted to explore an area I did not know well. I wanted to check out Duiwel’s Kloof in the Banhoek Valley and also there… Read more “Buller’s Kop (two people’s thoughts)”
Tag: nutrition
Castles in the Sand
Every kid knows that you have to get it just right. The sand must be the right consistency, not too dry or too wet. If it is… Read more “Castles in the Sand”
I can’t take it anymore. A rant about Bant!
Let’s dissect a couple of things around the Banting / Noakes Eating Plan. Yes it is the Noakes Eating Plan because nobody before him has pushed this… Read more “I can’t take it anymore. A rant about Bant!”
PUFfer Preparation 301
I have had an interesting email conversation with a fellow trail runner on gear and how to best use it stretching over the last few weeks. This… Read more “PUFfer Preparation 301”
Three things I liked about the Argus Cycle Tour Expo:
Every year in March there is a mad frenzy to get everything ready for the Argus Expo. The biggest retail expo in SA and certainly bigger than… Read more “Three things I liked about the Argus Cycle Tour Expo:”
Race Nutrition: an experiment of one
I could already see the finish. It was just a km or so of downhill, a shortish road section (also downhill) and then a run across the… Read more “Race Nutrition: an experiment of one”
Dry shandy- Best Recovery drink ever!
I have been doing a lot of thinking recently about nutrition in general. All this sweet artificial stuff we put into our bodies is not cheap. Energy… Read more “Dry shandy- Best Recovery drink ever!”