Marketing and sponsorship
The way, then the lack of will: A story of anti-doping and those who might save it
2017-04-24: The history of antidoping can be divided into two overlapping phases. There was once a huge lack of a "way" - inadequate tools to catch…
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Sports science, marginal gains and common sense
2017-03-29: Bradley Wiggins called marginal gains "a load of rubbish" recently, and while his thoughts were poorly crafted and tainted by the context, it triggered an…
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Ban the Nike Vaporfly & other carbon fiber devices for future performance credibility
2017-03-21: Nike recently unveiled the Vaporfly Elite, the shoe it has been working on to help it break the 2-hour marathon barrier. The shoe incorporates a…
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The “2-hour marathon” season begins
2017-01-16: Kenenisa Bekele kicks off the 2017 Marathon season in Dubai, with what is a potential world record. It's the year of the "Breaking-2" after…
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The sub-2 hour marathon in 2017? Thoughts on concept
2016-12-13: Nike's announcement that they're backing three top marathoners to break the 2 hour marathon barrier in Spring 2017, is the latest installment in the sub-2…
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Talent ID & Development: IAAF Level 5 and USATF Level 3 lectures
2016-12-08: I’ve spent the last week, a very stimulating one, at the IMG Academy in Brandenton Florida, where I’ve lectured on the IAAF Level 5 and…
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On shit-deflecting umbrellas, high performance sport and Sunette Viljoen
2016-08-29: South Africa's silver-medal winning Javelin thrower Sunette Viljoen has been in the SA news recently, for her criticisms of SASCOC, SA's Olympic Committee. The…
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Syed’s response, and a final wrap on the whistleblower/faith debate
2016-08-01: In response to my recent critique of Matthew Syed's article on whistleblowers and secrecy, he sent me an email and requested it be published here…
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Transformation in SA sport: Dear Minister…
2016-04-26: Transformation is a cyclical, recurring problem in South African sport. Yesterday, the SA Minister of Sport announced a ban on certain sports from hosting…
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