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The Science of Rugby

Ross · 22 Apr 2010 ·

We’re building up to the big London Marathon weekend, which has thankfully come one week after the Iceland Volcano and so most of the big names will line up in London on Sunday. As always, we’ve got the race covered – a preview tomorrow, then in-race coverage and splits, and the post-race analysis, so join […]

Easter Weekend musings

Ross · 10 Apr 2009 ·

If it’s Easter weekend, then it must be the Two Oceans Marathon. For those not in the know, the Two Oceans Marathon is one of South Africa’s biggest running events, a 56 km ultra-marathon and a half-marathon around the Cape Peninsula. You can read my , including a profile of the course, and some comments. […]

Back online!

Ross · 01 Apr 2009 ·

March madness ends, and we’re back on track in Hong Kong I’m back! Yes, I know it’s April Fool’s Day and you are probably reading this thinking that I’m having you on, but I promise that this is not an April Fool joke! It’s been a disastrous March for us – all of two posts (I’m embarrassed). […]

Dubai Rugby World Cup 7s

Ross · 08 Mar 2009 ·

Well, it’s now been the longest break between posts since we started this site almost two years ago – my profuse apologies. As you may have read two weeks ago, I was in Dubai with the South African rugby team for the Sevens World Cup, and I found very little time or energy to write anything. […]

Doping, management and inquisitions

Ross · 10 Feb 2009 ·

It’s been a pretty controversial last 48 hours for US sport, with the revelations that Alex Rodriguez, the owner of baseball’s richest ever contract ($275 million over 10 years with the Yankees) has admitted to using steroids during a period from 2001 to 2003. It means that one of baseball’s great heroes is now tainted with the same […]

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