Attracting more than 2000 runners the atmosphere at the Mai Dubai City Half Marathon was lively and it was great to see so many athletes of all abilities participating. There was plenty of parking just a short walk to...
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Dubai Parks & Resorts played host to the first Giant Duathlon of the season and, in my opinion, was an excellent venue for this race. Held early in the morning before the park officially opened for the day it...
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With three days of bright sunshine and near perfect training temperatures leading into the 2022 Europe Triathlon Multisport Championships Bilbao-Bizkaia, I was certain the forecasters must have been wrong with their prediction of rain on Saturday. But no. They were spot...
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On paper it looked like an easy race… The problem is 70.3s are not raced on pieces of paper. In theory this was the perfect race to get ready for the upcoming Dubai season. Train during the summer and then...
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Sported.ae on location in The Swiss Alps In St Moritz the home of the TriSutto coaching team, I was lucky to have the opportunity, after a tough swim set, to have a coffee with Els Visser, professional triathlete (elsvisser.com)...
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Q&A with Wesley Wiehahn, swimming prodigy and new Blue70 brand ambassador If you are into open water swimming you must have heard of him before: for the past year, Wesley has competed at every open water swimming event in...
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By Coach Ole Brom After 18 years in the region, here’s my take on it. Ramadan is a time of sacrifice, self-reflection, introspection, and prayer for Muslims. It’s a holy month where Muslims around the world observe fasting from...
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By Fiona Brenninkmeijer, Functional Nutritionist from Optimal Fitness Ramadan poses challenges for athletes requiring planning of training schedules to fit around fasting, work schedules, sleep and recovery. There are four key considerations to be factored into an athlete’s regime...
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By Stephanie Karl, Sports Nutritionist from UPANDRUNNING The observance of Ramadan hours this year will fall between around 6am until 7pm – a definite consequence for training and performance of the competitive athlete. Falling mostly in April, it is...
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