Donovan van Gelder

Over the hill and picking up speed...

[Donovan van Gelder @vanGelderD]

@shauntrennery @SimonDingle My advice would be to get specialist shoes for each discipline. Costs you the same in the long run. Inov-8 used to make a hybrid shoe which worked quite well. Not sure if they still do. The problem is those kinds of shoe always lean more one way than the other.

[Donovan van Gelder @vanGelderD]

@antmccrossan Loving the coverage of the ladies' TT. Glad it is not raining as hard now. Lisa Norden is more than a 'bit of a triathlete' though. Olympic silver medalist in London 2012 in a photo finish.

[Donovan van Gelder @vanGelderD]

I am super proud to post that CyberCoach had a 100% finish for all the 22 athletes we had at Ironman SA this year. After seeing the conditions that they were going to endure it was a nerve-wracking day for a coach. I am so stoked for you all!

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Stole this from my wife's page. Fits for us as well... https://t.co/2Nv8HISgSQ

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Indoors or Outdoors

I began writing training programs for people when I worked in a bike shop in the early 1990s. I started formally coaching people as CyberCoach in 2004. From then until now I think the biggest... https://t.co/7iaxqRQMhM

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Throwback Thursday

I have done a few of these in my personal capacity on social-media but I was having a chat with someone who I have been coaching since 1998 recently and thought I'd look back at how my coaching... https://t.co/orIWCTYWcN

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The Coach working hard... https://t.co/qcG7Bq3goo

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I'm down at the Cape Cycle Tour Expo with the guys from Concept 2. We're showing off their amazing Bike Erg power-based indoor training bicycle. If you're here come say hi. https://t.co/sNDRZfIhf5

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Durban Ultra Triathlon Post #3 - The Run and Transition

Let's be honest, there is not much to talk about on this run route except how potentially fast it is. It is flat. There is a slight gradient down towards the... https://t.co/NxZgVU5Fig

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Durban Ultra competitors - We are due a post on the run route and I have also had a request to do something on transitions but I was down at Bike and Bean yesterday, where the swim exits, and I thought of... https://t.co/yIHywJ5fhR

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Here is the next post for the team at B-Active and the Durban Ultra. We had a chat about the swim last week and now we take the logical step to the next discipline and the bike ride.

The Durban Ultra course is... https://t.co/TEmLu7I1Ld

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The guys at The Durban Ultra have asked me to do a few posts leading up to the race on the 3rd of March. I thought I'd start in the logical place, where all triathlons start, in the swim.

Very few modern-day... https://t.co/Y3qZta0xYC

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This didn't surprise me at all. I think most would think world-class pros would eat super-healthy or 'clean' but when you are travelling to an event, that can be difficult. Additionally, if you aren't too... https://t.co/ItSkem4myF

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This didn't surprise me at all. I think most would think world-class pros would eat super-healthy or 'clean' but when you are travelling to an event, that can be difficult. Additionally, if you aren't too... https://t.co/O9RhVCl7vs

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I really appreciate the opportunity to write training articles that allow adaptability and a degree of specificity rather than the stock-standard, generic, grid-pattern magazine programs that publications... https://t.co/F1j8jRONNK

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Found the perfect welcome mat for my office... https://t.co/HAeDVw5W2g

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Running Power is a an interesting new metric to measure our training. I have been using a power meter on the bike for many years but I am very excited to see how including power as a measure of running output... https://t.co/GLloYYPahx

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@mohebo Waiting for it to be ratified by the IAAF.

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A training program tailored to your body type and specific cycling strength? Let Coach Donovan help guide you to 2019 Cape Town Cycle Tour success. #RoadBike #CTCycleTour2019

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I like this a lot... https://t.co/XpauLOjgnJ