Lactate testing Fitness From Africa is teaming up with Fitpro, a continued education college, and will be offering our Complete Athletic Conditioning course in conjunction with them. We will also be able to offer lactate and VO2Max testing, so please let me know if you would like more information on this.
FFA Athletes Perform! SA Cross Country Championships take place this coming weekend in Bloemfontein, and a number of Fitness From Africa athletes will be representing Central Gauteng Athletics in a variety of age groups: Kelly Fairon (girls under 11)
After attending my first run again back since Comrades this past weekend, I realised how much more work is to be done before I can expect any decent short distance times. Sure, I had a good week of interval training during July, but the bottom line is that developing your running body is an on-going process.&nbs
It’s time! Winter has dealt us its worst, although we might still get the occasional cold snap, but as usual us runners prevailed! Some better than others, but it’s starting to get a bit lighter and warmer, and the familiar faces, as well as some new ones, are appearing at our training groups.
Comrades results With the big race all done and behind us, it is with great admiration that we want to congratulate all who went the distance! We are also very pleased to announce that all Fitness From Africa runners finished again this year, including two silvers, ten Bill Rowan medallists and 6 novices! Each race every year has a myriad of stories and we have included two of them
The tribe has spoken! When Fitness From Africa member and now staff member at our Lonehill Exercise & Sports Centre, Letshego Moshoeu, told me quite secretively four months ago that she was selected to participate in Survivor Maldives, all I wanted to know was “what the tribe had spoken”? Sworn to secrecy all she was allowed to share was the fact that it was a wonderful experience and although quite tough, she would
The Ultimate Human Race With just over a month to go to the Comrades marathon, things are heating up quite a bit for our FFA runners as well as for our coaches! The attraction of the Comrades marathon is such that runners, and non-runners, from various walks of life, take up the challenge to see if they have what it takes to go beyond what they previously thought possible. Even for our non-Comrades clients I hope this analysis will provide some insight with regards to those testing and demanding parts of your sp
Safe, scientific, seriously fun!! This is the slogan of our training groups and also on the new Fitness From Africa t-shirts (now available). SAFE – runners at our coaching groups are in competent hands at venues deemed secure in all senses of the word. SCIENTIFIC – Fitness From Africa programs are tried and tested and designed to help sportsmen and women improve meticulously and not using hit and miss theories. SERIOUSLY FUN – why train if you aren’t going to enjoy it? Sure, training will be tough, but our coaches will do their very best to ensure
Two Oceans half marathon With entries filling up for this popular race so quickly this year, we have a number of members desperate to get into the race. If you know of anyone who may have entered and is for whatever reason not doing the race this year, please let us know if you are willing to pass on your entry. Member feedback Thank you to members who responded to our pop quiz regarding bailing events as
Ultra running With the dawning of a new year there are thousands of runners around the world, and in South Africa particularly, sitting down to plot and plan assaults on various events in the world of ultra marathon running. With our country being distance mad, it’s surprising to see how few ultra marathons there actually are in the build-up to the Comrades marathon. Marathons are a dime a dozen, but there has been a major decrease in the number of ultra marathons on offer. There could be a number of reasons for this, including the fact that Comrades is
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