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With 12/12/12 occurring this month, I thought I’d extend that theme. Welcome to our 1st ever annual wrap up of the most popular posts here this year. Whether you are new to the Sparta community or a regular visitor, a triathlete, runner, cyclist or someone just interested in general health and fitness, I’m sure you’ll [...]
I’ve been feeling a bit disillusioned by cycling in recent months. But then I came across this story and was reminded why I love this sport. Rising From The Ashes Rwanda, 1994. A time of blood shed in Rwanda as genocide swept the country and men, women and children were slaughtered. It is estimated that [...]
Everyone wants to be a better and faster on the bike. Last year I wrote about the best ways to do that without breaking the bank. Since then, I’ve had many many conversations with cyclists and triathletes about their biggest frustrations, and challenges, when it comes to their cycling ~ “My hamstrings are always tight” [...]
XTERRA World Champion. 5 time XTERRA USA National Champion. Mother of twins. Cancer survivor. The word “inspiring” gets thrown around too easily these days. But there is no other way to describe Jamie Whitmore. The winner of an XTERRA World Championship & 5 XTERRA National Championship, life was looking great for Jamie Whitmore until the [...]
Take a moment & think back to when you were 18. What were you doing? What did you think you would be doing with your life? How different are you from the person you were at 18? For many of us, life unfolds very differently from how we imagined it would. It certainly has for [...]
I have always been a big fan of sporting autobiographies. I have just finished reading One Way Road, the autobiography of 3 time Tour de France green jersey winner, Robbie McEwen. And before that, it was I’m Here To Win by 2 time Ironman World Champion, Chris McCormack. What I loved most about both books (if I [...]
Here is a tip. Do NOT sign up for Tri Peak Performance if ~ You enjoy paying the private school fees for the children of your physiotherapist. Crunches are your favourite exercise in the whole wide world. You are convinced that just swim, bike & run training gives you a strong, balanced & injury-resistant body. Your “six [...]
Regardless of your sport, injury is the ultimate limiter of performance. It limits how much training you can do & how often you can do it. It limits how hard you can train. It limits your performance come race day. It saps at your energy & will. It niggles away & embeds self-doubt in your [...]
Pavlova. A delectable & irresistible Australian dessert consisting of a light fluffy meringue base, topped with cream, fruit and chocolate. (And before anyone from New Zealand says it, yes like everything good to come out of New Zealand, we Australians have claimed it as our own! ) Happiness in a spoon if you ask me. [...]
There are times in your life when you have to step up & do things. Things you know you should do. Things you don’t want to do. Or can’t be bothered doing. Things that will make a significance difference to the outcome. Things that will contribute to your success, bringing you pride, joy & satisfaction [...]
Aside from being: a biomedical scientist employed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration in Australia (where he is involved in assessing the scientific data supporting the marketing of new prescription medicines), an accomplished tennis player & coach, National-ranked skydiver (with over 900 jumps!) and husband & father, Dr Martin Fryer is the one of the best of [...]
I should warn you. I am fired up. I have been a part of several conversations lately which included the same comment which drives me crazy. This (seemingly) popular argument is as illogical to me as is the media’s fascination with all things Kardashian. The conversation – with triathletes – goes something like this. If [...]
I am uber-excited about this interview. They call him “The Caveman”. He is a 6ft 3′ caveman trapped in the body of a triathlete. Conrad Stoltz has had – and continues to have – an extraordinary career. An Olympian, a 4 x time XTERRA World Champion (off-road triathlons) & with in excess of 40 XTERRA [...]
During the last 2 posts, we’ve been exploring the 3 Biggest Mistakes Runners Make – Mistake #1 – Being Unstable; Mistake #2 – Doing Recovery Sessions that Suck. In the final instalment this week, we explore – Mistake #3 – Wasting the 5 Most Important Minutes of any Training Session
Last time I shared one of the 3 worst mistakes that runners make – being unstable. Running requires you to balance on 1 leg & do a single leg squat somewhere between 75 to 90+ times per minute yet most people are unable to do the same movement in a controlled environment. I would love [...]
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