With only 1 week to go until the South Island Spirited Women and 6 weeks to go until Spirited Women North, now is the time to start thinking about the specifics of your planning and preparation. Some of you may also be pleased to hear that it isn’t too late to start training now (for … Read more
The holidays can be a tricky time of year to keep up your training. Between work, family, shopping and parties it is easy to understand why many people struggle to keep up a consistent routine. Here are six strategies to help keep you on track these holidays… 1. Plan your week ahead Every Sunday set a … Read more
One of the skills that some teams overlook when training for Spirited Women is their mountain biking skills. Being able to ride steep uphill and downhill sections as well as over rough ground can save your team valuable minutes and sometimes hours. The key thing here is that all of your teammates must be capable … Read more
A compass can be useful to use alongside your map to help you orientate your map and yourself and to take a bearing so you know which direction to head. Extremely useful if you are travelling through thick bush, fog or at night where you can’t see features on the map. A compass has a … Read more
One of the special things about adventure racing is that it’s a team sport. This however is one of the toughest aspects of the sport to get right! Finding other keen women of similar fitness with similar goals and availability, while having complimentary strengths, the financial ability and are uninjured can be rather tricky! Of … Read more