DAY 1 Fantastic start of the camp! The kids built an amazing treehouse, very impressive skills! After our picnic next to the sheeps, we did a very long bike ride on the trails, went back to the sports hall, cleaned our bikes and played the classic Jura Sports water relay.Thanks kids for the energy [...]
RACE PREPARATION Lausanne Triathlon is actually my first race of the season. Having raced long-distance the last couple of years, I really wanted to go back to short course racing for the thrills, but also to gain some speed and improve my long distance performances in the long term. [...]
DAY 1 What a great day action packed with lots of different activities: cycling, obstacle courses outdoors and indoors, we built treehouses, and cleaned our bikes! It’s amazing to see how the kids progress on their bikes since the first camp in Founex. Looking forward to the next days! [...]
Its 3pm on January 2nd and I'm 20 mins into my first ever FTP test on the turbo. Thierry from Jura sports, my newly appointed coach, is next to me and also doing an FTP test, "to keep you company" he says. He looks strong despite ligament surgery 6 weeks before. Conversely I look [...]
By Helena Plasschaert Monday Today I came to a camp called “Jura Kids Summer Camp” and we got this nice cap saying “Jura Sports”. There are three teachers called Thierry, Xavier and Nell. Next, we did a little exercise. We did jumping jacks and other stuff that makes you warm up. After that, we [...]
Growing up as a child in Switzerland I was very luck to play many different sports. Football, Tennis, Cycling, Hockey, Golf, Swimming, Skating, Skiing, Cross Country Snowshoeing etc. I enjoyed them all. What I didn’t realise is that I was actually cross training and developing many different skills. Football was allowing me to run [...]
Most of my cycling friends don’t own a turbo trainer (also called home trainer). They say it’s boring. They say riding outside in the winter toughens you up. I don’t see anything fun about cycling in winter when it’s wet, cold and miserable. The risk of injury, accidents, and sickness is huge. Poor visibility, [...]
Everyone is looking for that extra 10% to become a better runner, but with so many messages out there saying different things it’s hard to know where to turn. So I’ve put together a list of 15 ‘free’ running tips and tricks that will help you become a better runner! So in no particular [...]
