01. Comrades: top 10 tips
It is not too late to read this. One, or all of them, might just make the difference on race day.
Read | 02. Tips for first-time runners
The Comrades Marathon is around the corner and as usual there will be many brave first time runners. If you aren't ready for it this time round, you should start thinking about taking the big step...
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03. Tips on carbo-loading for runners
What can I eat to improve my performance? This is the question foremost in every runner's mind – and the answer, almost too easy and simple to believe … enough carbohydrates.
Read | 04. Fuel up for the Comrades
What can I eat to improve my performance? This is the question foremost in every runner's mind – and the answer, almost too easy and simple to believe: enough carbohydrates.
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05. Nutrition for peak performance
To compete in an ultra-distance endurance event - like the Comrades - is one of the ultimate tests of endurance. Here are a few tips on nutrition for optimum performance.
Read | 06. Could you be overtraining?
Health experts always advise that regular exercise should be part of your daily schedule. But how would you know if you were overdoing it? Health24 investigated.
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07. Tips for diabetic runners
Ever thought what a diabetic runner goes through when running a marathon?
Read | 08. Proper hydration for the Comrades
One of the most important factors which determines the success of a Comrades runner's performance is how much water he or she loses during an event and how successfully these fluid losses are repl...
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09. Coping with exercise fatigue
Why is fatigue during exercise associated with such unpleasant feelings of discomfort and emotional distress? Prof Tim Noakes has some answers.
Read | 10. Men vs. women in marathons
This is the first part of our series looking at men vs. women, and we begin by looking at the question of whether women will ever catch and beat men at marathons.
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11. Physiological differences
In this second part of our series looking at men and women, we look at the physiological differences between the genders and evaluate running ability accordingly.
Read | 12. Women and long-distance running
In this final part of our series on men vs. women in running, we look at the theory that women are better long-distance runners.
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13. Exercises for men and women
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, but can we exercise on the same planet? The answer is yes, writes biokinetisist Avinesh Prusad of the Sport Science Institute.
Read | 14. Comrades: The final countdown
A few weeks before the Comrades, it is important for you to knuckle down to some serious training in preparation for the race, providing that you have been training at a reasonable level until now.
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15. Comrades runner? Protect your eyes
“Sport has entered a modern and scientific era where visual performance should be a vital dimension of training programmes.” In a sport like distance running one of the most important aspects to consi...
Read | 16. Sudden death in athletes
Every once in a while, an athlete suffers a heart attack and it sends shock waves through the sports world. The 'invincibles' are clearly not! We look at the science behind this.
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17. How to set your goals
If your goal is to change from couch potato to half marathon runner within three months, you may need to think again. Setting realistic goals is the key to success.
Read | 18. Comrades: After the race
Directly after running the Comrades, experts recommend icing the quads, hamstrings, calves and feet each for 10 minutes at a time.
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