Tag Archives: Nutrition

The problems with responsibility

By Urban Ninja | Published: February 2, 2010
I have had a bit of an arb day. I guess that my weekend of excess (2 races in one day, travel, langarm in Langebaan till 4am) is paying out bad dividends. Only my fault, isn’t it. Not that I have any regrets. I managed to take roughly 6 minutes off on the same course [...]
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Ironman Nutrition Part 2

By Urban Ninja | Published: November 26, 2009
Welcome back. In Part 1 we discussed training basics for the bike, the area where most people get it wrong. Read that but remember that the values in that post are based on the following assumptions: 1. Your long ride is done at Ironman intensity or just below. That is roughly around your AeT. 2. You [...]
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Ironman Nutrition Part 1

By Urban Ninja | Published: September 2, 2009
If I have come to know anything in the last few years it’s that you should never look into the sun with a pair of binoculars. No that wasn’t it. It was that that… well. That is true though. Anyway. Ironman raceday is only, and ONLY, about two things. Pacing, and nutrition. The pacing bit [...]
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Tips for hopeful athletes

By Urban Ninja | Published: April 14, 2009
You are NOT a superhero. In my life, I can do one thing well at a time, and hence, the time allocation part of my day is vital. Everything has its place and if that’s missing everything seems to be a mess, like 10 colors of clay mixed together. My definition of “well” is world-class, [...]
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Love

By Urban Ninja | Published: October 29, 2008
I recently read a great book called “The Shack”. The core of this book is about unconditional love and how that shelters the world from fear and evil. It got me thinking about how I might be treating people around me, specifically those who I am particularly fond of. I found after reading the book [...]
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Oyster Festival, Nutrition Quality & Wine Prices

By Urban Ninja | Published: July 15, 2008
Morning/Noon/Night wherever you are. Ive been away for 10 days in Knysna doing the Oyster Festival for work, training, and uuuuuuuum…. oysters and champers! It was one of the most mixed emotion weeks of my life I tell you. Arrived in good nic, raced well in the MTB and the night run, bonded with old [...]
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