Question: Many times I am supposed to do a recovery cycle ride. I am interested in what is a proper way to do this ride (cadence, heart rate, power, course) and what are the effects of this ride? Can a recovery cycling ride be substituted by some other activity (swimming, running or some other activity)?

Just got Raynard Tissink’s newsletter: He was forced to miss out on Quelle Challenge Roth due to an piriformis syndrome, he has chosen Ironman Korea for his next race. An interesting detail is that he has been working with Natascha Badmann’s coach, Toni Hasler, since Ironman South Africa 2007.

How far can one push oneself? Apparently a lot further than you think!
Having spent the last nine weeks recovering from a scapula injury sustained during the Durban Ultra, and as a result I have not been able to train properly and went into the Afriman with little more than 3 weeks of ‘training’ under the [...]