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What's the Difference Between Organic v. Synthetic Caffeine?
We've written about caffeine before ("Caffeine and Athletic Performance: Experiment to Find Out What Works for You"), and sports science writer Alex Hutchinson recently reported on a study published last year in "Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise" by a team from six Brazilian universities working with David Bishop of Australia’s Victoria University that concluded caffeine *does* work as a performance-enhancer. Cyclists studied by the researchers lasted 14 percent longer when they got real caffeine (5 minutes and 55 seconds) rather than a placebo (5 minutes and 14 seconds). Hutchinson noted that the new study delivered similar results to...
Overcoming Setbacks and the Thrill of the Stretch Zone
One of our Elite Ambassadors, Ian Deeth, will run his debut marathon in the Gold Coast, Queensland on 2 July. In his last article, Ian reported on his adventures at the Spartan Elite Super obstacle race in Sarawak; this week he talks about overcoming other obstacles to reaching a fitness goal, as well as his final preparations for his first attempt at the 26.2 miles distance. As I write this post, there are just under three weeks before I tackle my debut marathon. In preparation, I committed to a 28-week programme, and for the first 17 weeks, my training had...
Taking a Short Break from Marathon Training – Spartan Super Sarawak
One of our Elite Ambassadors, Ian Deeth, will run his debut marathon in the Gold Coast, Queensland on 2 July. So far, Ian has discussed his background in sports, his perspective on finding your passion and infinite purpose and the value of setting goals. On 6 May, Ian temporarily switched focus to compete in his first Elite OCR (obstacle course racing) event of the year. The Spartan Super in Miri, Sarawak, was my first OCR race in nine months. So far this year, my training has been solely geared towards my debut marathon, but the temptation to jump back into an OCR race...
Goal-Setting for Performance, Outcome and Process
One of our Elite Ambassadors, Ian Deeth, will run his debut marathon in the Gold Coast, Queensland on 2 July. So far, Ian has discussed his background in sports and his perspective on finding your passion and infinite purpose. In this third post, Ian shares some of his thoughts about the process of goal-setting, and why he chose the Gold Coast Marathon as his 2023 focus. With my passion (running) and infinite purpose (being healthy for life) established, my process for planning 2023 started with me thinking about which races would give me a perfect blend of challenge and excitement,...
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