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Gr00tbaas, thanks for the info, I experiemented a bit on this weekends ride. Took 2 bottles of PVM Octane and 1 GU. Had a Whey protein shake, a banana and a few pieces of biltong. Sipped on the PVM throughout the ride, took the GU around the 50km mark....this backfired big time, I started to cramp within 15 minutes, ended up cutting the ride short. Guess the combination does not work for me. Got back to the car and had the Whey Protein shake, banana and biltong.....man, this worked like a charm !!! Within 30 minutes I felt great, legs felt stable, aches and pains were minimal. I will take a banana and few pieces out with on the next ride as I think this work better for me.

Yip, was going to recommend myfitnesspal as well but was beaten to it, easy app, take 10 minuites out of your day to setup and gives you very indication of calories consumed !!

On a side note, is the craddle considered an easy/medium/hard ride ? I generally start at S Country, head right at the circle and complete 2 to 2 1/2 loops. Will be aiming to 3+ loops to get my goal for 2011 of completing a 100km ride here.

Thanks guys, will check out the Garmin FR60 on the weekend, seems to be in the budget

Thanks for advice guys, appreciate it

Hi All, I've decided to start training for duathlon and am going to be starting with a training program next week. I've only started cycling just over 2 months ago (never done anything on bike since a kid). Been runnning off and on for about 12 months. At the moment my training routine is as follows (not strictly followed but consistent): Monday : Rest Tuesday : 60 min spin class (I focus on hill climbing as I am very weak here) Wednesday : 8km run (6 - 6:20 km pace) Thursday : 60 min spin class (hill climbing) + 2km treadmill run Friday : Rest Sat or Sunday : 70km cycle (very happy with my improvement, avg 23km/h in just 2 months) I eat quiet healthly (lots of frest fruit, low GI bread, grilled chicken). I did a calculation online and it turns out that I am getting just about enough calories to sustain my current weight (75kg, 1810cal req.) Currently, the only supplement I am using is PVM Octane and this has only been the lst 2 rides, it def gives me a boost ! I have 2 questions to you all : 1. Should I be increasing my caloric intake with more carbs given the fact that my training routine will be getting more intense and the distances will be increasing ?(have 2 goals before the year is out, complete a 21km run and complete a 100km cycle) If so, any examples of foods I should add ? 2. I was looking at getting a Whey (Evox) protein, some L-Glutamine for after a heavy run or ride for recoery and adding Slow Mag as a daily magnesium/calcium intake. Any thoughts if this is sufficient or any other recommendations ? Let me know if you need any more info in order to make a recommendation. Thanks in advance.

Hi All, I need some advice and hoping that forum members can assist. I've gotten back into running and cycling over the last 2 months and have decided to start a training program to see if I can complete a duathlon in Feb/March(my swimming sucks, so no Tri for me ) I'm busy putting together a base training program and one of the tools I need is a HRM. Currently I use Endomondo for running and cycling and it does the job pretty well for my current requirements, at this point. The missing item is the HRM. The question I have for this fourm --> is there any other benfits from splashing out cash for top line HRM for base training (aerobic/anaerobic zone training) for running & cycling or will a basic HRM in conjunction with Endomondo be sufficient ?? I know that one advantage would be cadence, currently I do not measure cadence on my riding, simply using Endomondo's output every 1km as a gauge. Any advice welcome Thanks in Advance,

Thanks for this, went out after a year and found Teak was closed, drove around for a bit but couldn't find any cars parked. Ended up parking outside Teak on the road and cycling from there. Now I know where to park.