Nutrition Advice from HIGH5 Sports Nutrition

By John Lenehan | July 12, 2016 | Comments Off on Nutrition Advice from HIGH5 Sports Nutrition

We developed the HIGH5 Advanced Nutrition Guides so you can use sports nutrition correctly and perform at your best. They are sports specific and cover every major event distance. Below is our step-by step guide to Sportive Nutrition. If you want some background information or to check out guides for other sports then you can…

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Winter conditions didn’t dampen successful Westportif

By John Lenehan | August 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Winter conditions didn’t dampen successful Westportif

Cyclists of all abilities  made their way to Westport for the Westportif Cycle Challenge  in anticipation of a great  weekend of cycling, despite the wet and windy conditions that participants had to endure.  Over 70% of the participants were from outside of Connacht, Westport’s name as an adventure capital of Ireland  still has a big…

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Cycling Safety Guidelines

By John Lenehan | July 16, 2015 | Comments Off on Cycling Safety Guidelines

Hi again As we count down to Westportif, we wanted to focus on cycling skills and safety. Now is the time to get your bike serviced so that it is ready for the sportif. Here is a checklist to help you: Check your bike, for loose, worn or rubbing parts. Oil and clean chain. Check…

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Westportif Checklist

By John Lenehan | July 16, 2015 | Comments Off on Westportif Checklist

Really important Helmet Bike Cycling shoes (If you intend using them) Inner tubes Emergency patching kit Pump Tyre levers Multi tool including Allen keys Saddle bag Lock Clothing Bib shorts Socks Jersey Base layer Gloves Sunglasses And depending on the conditions Rain jacket Gilet Arm warmers Nutrition Water bottles Electrolyte/carbohydrate tablets Energy bars/gels/foods – Fruit…

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