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How Do Elite Ironman Athletes Train?
Just completing an Ironman requires a level of fitness above that of the average person on the street, but elite or professional athletes are a world apart. That’s because they make incredible sacrifices and are willing to structure their lives...
Gabriela Migala Sceptical Whether The CrossFit Games Will Go Ahead
The talented Gabriela Migala has admitted she thinks the CrossFit Games could be cancelled despite being scheduled to go begin on September 18th.International travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced organisers of CrossFit to come up with new...
“You Have To Remove Emotion From Your Programme” - Sara Sigmundsdottir On Learning To Coach Herself
Sara Sigmundsdottir was so disappointed at not being able to complete the full CrossFit Games last year when she failed to make the cut into the final 10 that she decided to immediately compete in a half-ironman afterwards. It was...
Olympic divers seek to push their bodies to the absolute limit and have excruciatingly demanding training schedules to do so. Some of the best Chinese athletes in the sport train six and a half days a week in the country’s...
James Golding: Cancer Survivor To World Record Holder
In 2008, James Golding’s life changed. He was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that, at its worst, would put him in intensive care and an induced coma. It didn’t look like he would survive. But less than 10 years later...
Warm-Up Routine Of A CrossFit Games Athlete
Warming up is far from the most glamorous side of sport but it’s hugely important to getting the most out of workouts and avoiding injury.As CrossFit covers such a wide range of movements, developing a comprehensive general warm-up can be...
8 Of The World’s Toughest Ultramarathons
Any ultramarathon demands extreme physical and mental endurance, but there are a few races around the world that make runners suffer on particularly extreme levels. Here are eight of the toughest running races on Earth. The Barkley Marathons Only 15...
Civil Servant To Ironman World Champion - Chrissie Wellington Profile
Chrissie Wellington is somewhat of an anomaly in elite sport. Born in Norfolk in 1977, she showed little athletic ability in her younger years, other than some reasonable talent on the local swimming circuit, but nobody would have predicted she’d...
Many athletes love looking for new technology which might give them a small edge or marginal gains. Companies that make breathing trainers often claim their products do just that, particularly targeting those in endurance sports. But do they really help...