Hi Reader This is fairly common scenario that I come across in practice. I see it more often in vegan and vegetarian athletes. The scenario: This athlete's objectives: To maintain weight but reduce the number of sick days they've had in recent months, reduce feelings of tiredness and get back to fuelling training optimally. They haven't had a period in 4 months (this is out of the ordinary). Blood tests for Follicular-stimulating hormone, 17- Beta Oestradiol, Luteinizing hormone and...

Hi Reader If you follow me on Instagram you will have seen this picture. It is relevant as we hit the holiday season and have more time for adventures. Avoid spending time here. As the silly season approaches, this is generally a time of more social events, more food, more alcohol, more feelings of 'working off' those extra calories, more of trying to survive rather than thrive mentality. But the best benefit of all - more time for adventures. You might participate in the Rapha Festive 500,...

Happy Saturday Reader Not really sure how helpful this will be. I recently completed the Winter Challenge, a multisport event featuring paddling, road riding, mountain biking, and trail running. I competed in a team—Andrew handled the paddling, and I did the rest. Six weeks later was the Freycinet Challenge, which has the same disciplines each day for two days, I felt motivated to tackle it solo. But could I learn to paddle in time? I don't own a boat and never paddled. Sheepishly, I reached...