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Professor Noakes: 10 Laws of Injuries

Professor Noakes: 10 Laws of Injuries

Preventing injuries is all about understanding why they happen. It serves no purpose to diagnose the injury correctly if no attention is paid to the cause, otherwise the injury is likely to recur, possibly more seriously than before. Who better to explain further than the ‘running professor,’ Tim Noakes? Here are his 10 laws of injuries. 1) Running injuries are not an act of God In fact, they result from…

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Train Like The World’s Going To End

Train Like The World’s Going To End

Reader Claire Hammon adds a new philosophy to her training regimen.

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Pain-Free Calves

Pain-Free Calves

Q: I struggle with recurring calf injuries. Could it be because I’ve moved to a hilly suburb and now end up running hills all the time? – Bianca B.

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2012: The Year Of The Gym

2012: The Year Of The Gym

Online editor Amy Ebedes looks into a 2012 trend: gyming.

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Two Oceans Trail Run 2012 – ripppppp off of the year!

Two Oceans Trail Run 2012 – ripppppp off of the year!

By Kevin Flanagan

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Platteklip

Platteklip: Doing It Barefoot

Ryan Scott braves Platteklip Gorge… barefoot.

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Heat & Hills At Cape Summer Trail Series 1

Heat & Hills At Cape Summer Trail Series 1

Our online ed tackles the first of the Cape Summer Trail Series.

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Ex Africa Semper Aliquir Novi

Ex Africa Semper Aliquir Novi

Bruce Fordyce quotes Aristotle… and encounters a Rinkhals!

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Zet Sinqe

RIP Zithulele Sinqe

A tribute to one of South Africa’s great athletes, Zet Sinqe

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Running Inflation

Running Inflation

Bruce Fordyce reminisces about the good old days…

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