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The WP Trials Report

By Urban Ninja | Published: December 9, 2009
Its a bit later than normal, but here goes. After a few weeks of successful racing I headed up to WP Trials on Friday last week with a bit of hesitance, as I was nursing an upper respiratory tract infection, commonly known as a Stuffy Head. I did not feel great and was going up [...]
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Gym & Endurance Sports

By Urban Ninja | Published: October 21, 2009
Those of you who have been unlucky enough to be coached by me know the value I put on my once a week gym session for you. Whilst not a full body session, its far more of a “core” workout. I place alot of value on lunges, squats, core work and quite alot of stability [...]
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Suunto Athletes Podium at World Tri champs

By Urban Ninja | Published: September 27, 2009
Suunto athletes on podium at ITU World Championship Series Final in Gold Coast Suunto ambassadors Javier Gomez (Spain) and Jan Frodeno (Germany) were both at the head of the action at the Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series final on Australia’s Gold Coast, taking out second and third respectively behind young British sensation Alistair Brownlee. Almost the [...]
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When your kids want to start endurance sports…

By Urban Ninja | Published: September 16, 2009
Encourage them….
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A great summary of Tour de France TT Tech

By Urban Ninja | Published: July 8, 2009
TT Bike Fit have a great article on the TDF bike tech. I just had to put it in after the team time trial yesterday. I loved watching how awesome the teams looked, all aero and moving SO SO SO fast in unison. There are some clearly converging trends in aero bike design [...]
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Kestrel weighs in… with their Superbike

By Urban Ninja | Published: July 1, 2009
Kestrel has been working on what it dubs, a Superbike. Here is the first side on pic, courtesy of Xtri.com TT Bike Fit Blog posted their observations (based on the photo only – Kestrel isn’t talking): * Center pull cantilever front brake. Eliminates the need for aerodynamically dirty cable housing. Similar [...]
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Have you entered 11global Cape Town on March 1?

By Urban Ninja | Published: February 8, 2009
Destined for legendary status amongst the global triathlon community 11global Cape Town is no ordinary triathlon. For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 11 kilometers from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. However, today Robben Island has come to symbolize, not only for South Africa and the African continent, but for the [...]
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Xroads. An Awesome event.

By Urban Ninja | Published: October 1, 2008
Last weekend, I had the priviledge of taking part in the Atlantic Triathlon Club’s Xroads race with good mates Si and Law. Quick bit of background… Atlantic Tri Club is the largest triathlon club in the country. The focus is FUN and the formula works really well for them. They have great partners and continue to [...]
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Addicted? Me?! What?!

By Urban Ninja | Published: August 29, 2008
“You’re addicted!” The only way you’ve avoided hearing that phrase is by either not telling people you train most days of the week or by not actually training most days of the week. Such sins of omission are entirely understandable. Keeping the peace, or a low profile can be difficult enough when you’ve got a [...]
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Pro Cognito Training Camps

By Urban Ninja | Published: June 20, 2008
The idea of training camps came to me not in the sense for gaining fitness. There are loads of camps available, and loads of clinics, for people who want to get into the sport of triathlon. We want to cater to a different crowd. I want the best athletes from around South Africa to get [...]
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