In March this year I was given a few bags of Vietto’s Tears to try out, by Megabake head baker Brett. I bumped into Brett over three years ago when supporting my then fiancé Imogen Smith at the Chicks in the Sticks 3 hour race. At the time, Brett had one main product with the […]
REVIEWED: Camelbak Chase Bike Vest
The endurance racer has always faced a conundrum when it comes to liquid nutrition. Bottles or hydration pack? The low placed, light weight of bottles onboard a frame have been the logical solution for at-the-ready hydration since Joe Breeze and Gary Fisher took to the slopes of Mt Tamalpais. These dirt pioneers re-purposed the bidons […]
RECIPE: Orange and cinnamon nut bars
It’s that time year where we are all either hibernating on an indoor trainer, getting up later to ride and just trying to keep our damn feet warm! Winter is usually base training for most cyclists, where the miles are put in to make the difference in the summer races. With miles come the large […]
Recipe: Recovery Pancakes
PANCAKES ROCK! Let’s face it they do. But the thought of pancakes has been one painted with ice cream, butter, Nutella all while swimming in syrup. Pancakes are actually a great recovery food for athletes if prepared correctly with the right ingredients. Loaded with good, muscle-feeding carbohydratess and low-GI grains, these are my favourite recovery […]
Recipe: Badass Breakfast Muffins
Imagine this. You’re training for the morning is done! You’ve come home, literally hoped off the bike and now you have 30min to shower, get dressed, pack your bag and leave for work. Notice something missing? BREAKFAST! They weren’t joking when they said it was the most important meal of the day. Missing this meal […]
Recipe: Raw Power Balls
Whole food nutrition is taking the fitness and health world by STORM, and there’s a reason for that. It heals the body. In mountain bike racing, especially endurance and marathon racing, your nutrition is the difference between recovery, performance and your ability to back up your race or training efforts day after day. Whole-foods contain all of the […]
Easy DIY Muesli Bars
Here is my secret recipe to home made muesli bars. It’s pretty complex, but is guaranteed to increase threshold power by roughly 67.3%. But really they do give you a good amount of energy and the best thing they have over standard sports bars is that you make them! You can put everything you want […]
Reviewed: Pure Edge Go-Fast Energy
Next time you’re out training with your friends, have a quick look to see what each rider has in their bottle, or hydration pack. Chances are, everyone is going to be using something different. Some might be drinking water, others an electrolyte drink to fend off cramps, some might prefer supermarket sports drinks, or cordial, […]
Reviewed: Pure Edge Native Whey Protein Isolate
For many years I’ve resisted using supplements, believing, hippy that I am, that I could get all the nutrients I needed from the foods I ate. I refused recovery drinks, gels, isotonic fluids, sports bars, and raced on Vegemite sandwiches and water. Lots and lots of sandwiches… But being a hippy, I’m also a vegetarian, […]
Allen Lim’s Rice Cakes: The perfect race food?
I have a lot of, ahem, idiosyncrasies when in comes to food, both on and off the bike. I’ve been vegetarian for 17 years (that’s over half my life and way longer than I’ve been riding bikes). I eat the same thing for breakfast every day and have, with minor variations, for about four years. […]