Taking the time to assess what went wrong this season can provide ample opportunity to improve your chances for success in the season to come. This guide is based on personal experience, outlines possible scenario and how to fix it. Fatigue Did you burn out? Where you prone to excessive aches and pains? Did you get sick easily and too often? Remedy: First rest, and then start easy and slow. Purposely ceasing training for a few weeks will give your body and mind time to rest,

The Munga is an annual ultra-distance single-stage mountain bike race for anyone crazy enough to pedal a bike across the Karoo amid summer and an opportunity to test your fitness and see if you have what it takes to become an ultra-endurance cyclist. Here are seven tips that will help you make the most of your experience at The Munga: Timeline Your bicycle. Training. Get to the start line. Start line to race village 1. Maximize efficiency. Don’t quit. 1. Now your timeline.

To participate in the Munga bike race, you'll need to be prepared for some tough cycling conditions. Here are some gear recommendations that will help you stay safe and comfortable while cycling through the Karoo. Shoes During train and during the event wear cycling shoes that are slightly bigger. A slightly bigger cycling shoe made with breathable materials so that air flows freely so that your feet stay cool, and flexible soles so that you can wear it all day long without f

This is a race that is in my bones, it is the failed attempts, it is in the seventh place finish, it is in the people I met and the friends I made along the way, it is my reference point as to what is possible. The Munga is an annual ultra-distance single-stage mountain bike race for anyone crazy enough to pedal a bike across the Karoo in the midst of summer - it gets hot, really hot, and also can get really cold, especially at night. One of the toughest races on earth... “At

Use this guide to dial in your race nutrition for ultra races such as - The Munga MTB The Munga Grit The Munga Equipe Race Around Rwanda Bikingman Series Cape Epic Gravel Burn Race Around Austria Radamring 24hr Attakwas 36One MTB Challenge Swartberg100 Around The Pot 100/200 Miler Old Mutual Wealth Double Century and many others. Psst! The guide can also be applied to ultra bicycle rides, bike-packing adventure rides, century rides, etc. Personal tip: For the multi-day non st

Exercise and nutrition are connected, achieve sports performance at any level depends on meeting day to day nutritional requirements. This guide introduces some of the basics of nutrition and healthy eating, and the effect on your cycling performance. Please note this nutritional guide is not intended to be a medical opinion, diagnose, or treatment of any sort. Balanced Diet This refers to the intake appropriate amounts of food and fluid to supply nutrition and energy to supp

My recovery weeks generally consists of 2 active recovery rides during the week and one or two endurance rides on the weekends. There are recovery weeks where I do very little (2 rides) to no riding at all. Personally I found that a rest week completely off the bike creates more time for other stuff, more sleep, and brings more physical and mental freshness. Blend the easy week with the very best recovery method – 7 to 9 hours of quality sleep! Recovery happens when you sleep

Fatigue is a natural result of a race, hard session and or load; it is the body’s way of communicating that it needs rest. Choosing to ignore this message will only lead to overtraining, illness and or injury. What can you do to improve your recovery time? Warm-up, recovery starts before a race or hard session. Refuel during training and racing. Cool downs, this help your body to return to its pre-exercise state and kick starts the recovery and adaptation phase. This should

Training zones below is brief description and the benefits of each zone. Training zones are an essential aspect of any fitness routine and offer a quantifiable method of guiding workouts and determining intensity. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced athlete, understanding your training zones can help you tailor your workouts to your fitness goals and maximize your results. In this blog post, we will explore a brief description and the benefits of each zone. Zone 1 Th