Two Oceans attracts international runners
Two Oceans
The Old Mutual Two Oceans has been confirmed as a world leading event attracting 1500 international visitors. (more…)
Record Field for Oceans
OLD MUTUAL TWO OCEANS MARATHON ATTRACTS BIGGEST FIELD EVER
Two Oceans record fields
A record field of over 25 000 runners are expected to line up for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon on Easter Saturday 7 April. The half marathon has attracted the biggest field in the event’s history, with just over 16 000 participants lining up and more than half of them are women. The ultra marathon has also attracted a large field of just over 9 200, not a record field but certainly one of the biggest fields in the history of the ultra. (more…)
The Debate around Stretching
The Debate around Stretching
There seems to be an endless debate in the running world of whether stretching before and after a run is necessary or not. One camp suggests stretching avoids injury and protects the body from the harshness of the road, while the other camp believes stretching offers little benefits and in fact can actually cause injury. (more…)
Sports Massage
Sports Massage
Massage is defined as the systematic manipulation of the soft tissue of the body. The movements of gliding, compressing, stretching, percussing, and vibrating are regulated to produce specific responses in the athlete. Historically, wherever sports have been taken seriously, massage has been used in some form. Today sports massage is gaining popularity (more…)
Definition of Sports Massage
Defintion of Sports Massage
“I recommend massage to athletes of all levels of ability. It will not only improve performance but also will speed up recovery time and reduce the number of muscle injuries. All this will result in making your sport more fun, which is really what it’s all about anyway.” MARY DECKER-SLANEY
Fibrosis
Everybody has experienced aching sore legs associated with hard training and/or racing. It is often accompanied with one area that is particularly sensitive, and may also be associated with a palpable lump or ‘knot’. This is fibrosis, an inflammatory response of the muscle tissue. Its cause may be a product of a muscle injury, but the result is always the same – a muscle that is no longer able to function properly. (Each muscle fibre needs to move freely within its sheath for it to function at maximum power and mobility.) The resultant fatigue and pain causes the spasm to spread. This is termed the pain-spasm cycle. Massage, especially deep strokes and cross-fibre strokes ‘spread’ the tissue, smoothing out the knots whilst increasing blood circulation. This is often the only way to break the pain-spasm cycle. (more…)
Top Province Athletes for Bellville
Track Sprinters
Some of Western Provinces, as well as the country’s, top track and field athletes will be in action at the final leg of the Yellow Pages Interprovincial Series, which takes place at the Bellville Stadium this Saturday 3 March. (more…)