EPT OFF-ROAD SUMMIT
Fri Sep 2, 19:00 - Sun Sep 4, 11:00
Department of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University
ABOUT
VISION
- To uplift the off-road community in both mountain bike and trail running sports through sport science knowledge.
MISSION
- Upskill off-road community on sport science related topics.
- Off-road community networking.
- Providing opportunities.
- Partner with Stellenbosch companies.
- Bridge the gap between science and practice.
SPEAKERS
- EPT Recovery
- Specialized Stellenbosch
- AlpasFit
- Grant Bryant
- Christian Greyling
- Christoff Smit
- Tarrin van Niekerk
- Prof Ranel Venter
- Ms Louise Engelbrecht
- Ms Rieta-Marie Brandt
- Venture Forth
ETHOS
Providing opportunities is part of our mission and thus we have structured this event to provide opportunities to more underprivileged MTB riders and trail runners to attend this Summit. A portion of the cost involved in your ticket will contribute towards a ticket for one of these riders or runners to give them the opportunity to attend the Summit and further advance their knowledge, skills and performance off-road.
SCHEDULE
Schedule
Friday Evening:
18h30 for 19h00 to 20h30
Evening: Registration & Welcoming
Saturday morning:
07h30 for 08h00 Late registrations & coffee and tea
08h00 Recovery in endurance sports by Professor Ranel Venter
09h00 The physiology behind training zones by Riete-Marie Brandt
10h10 Nutritional strategies to counter performance decrements during endurance exercise by Louise Engelbrecht
11h00 Program design in endurance sports by Alpasfit (Emily Robertson & Janco Boshoff)
12h00 Injury concerns in endurance sports (MTB & trail running) by Christoff Smit & Tarrin van Niekerk
12h00 Mountain safety in off-road endurance sports by Venture Forth
13h00 Lunch and Exhibition
Saturday Afternoon:
MTB Track:
14h00 Trail Readiness by Specialized Stellenbosch
15h00 Trail Readiness by Specialized Stellenbosch
16h00 Practical class on Recovery and how to minimize the risk of injury by Russell Looms (EPT)
17h00 MTB skills session on the bike in the trails by Specialized Stellenbosch
Trail Running Track:
14h00 Choosing the right footwear for trail running by Grant Bryant (Run Store)
15h00 Using your GPS watch to navigate mountain trails & scatter run by Christiaan Greyling (Alphasfit)
16h00 Practical class on Recovery and how to minimize the risk of injury by Russell Looms (EPT)
17h00 Trail running technical skills session and efficient running skills by Christiaan Greyling (Alphasfit)
Sunday Morning:
07h30 for 08h00
Group ride and run on the Dirtopia trails at Muratie Wine Estate
Post ride/run drinks and motivational talk by Elana Meyer and Zola Pieterse
SPEAKERS
Russell Looms from EPT Recovery
EPT is based in Stellenbosch, however EPT has a national foot-print and can provide therapists to activate at events right throughout the country. Our clients range from the general public to high-level athletes at one day to multi-stage sporting events. Professional, focused, quality activations have honoured us to be associated with most major sporting events in the Western Cape as their sport massage service provider of choice.
James Ross-Marsh from Specialized Stellenbosch
Specialized Stellenbosch Experience Centre manager
Summit Practical Session: MTB Trail Readiness
https://specialized-stellenbosch.com/
Christiaan Greyling from Alpasfit
Co-business owner of Alpasfit coaching academy and Maxi race.
Elite trail runner since 2015, podiumed over 80 times | Guinness World record holder
Summit Practical Session: Using your GPS watch to navigate mountain trails – Scatter run competition.
Summit Session Aim: The aim will be to educate athletes (recreational attendees) on the power of their smart watches; (a) creating a safe to go route; (b) downloading it to your Garmin; (c) navigation 101 and (d) 20min practical scatter run competition.
Emily Robertson & Janco Boshoff from Alpasfit
Running Coaches at Alpasfit
Emily: MSc Sport Science (SU)
Janco: BSc Hons Sport Science - Performance Sport (SU)
Summit Topic: Program design in endurance sports.
Summit Session Aim: To further understanding in types of sessions, periodization, building, peaking, progression- overload and specificity.
Grant Bryant from Runstore
Grant is a shoe dog and the owner of RUN Specialist Store. He has a background in sports science and biomechanics as well as over 15 years experience in the technical footwear industry. Grant is an ex part time lecturer in footwear and previous technical footwear columnist for Trail Magazine, as well as being a technical consultant to the sports footwear industry.
Summit Topic: Choosing the right footwear for trail running
Christoff Smit
M.Sc Physiotherapy
Principal physiotherapist at Christoff Smit Physiotherapy Stellenbosch | Author of Running Essentials
Summit Topic: Injury prevention and self-management for trail athletes
Summit Session Aim: Injury prevention principles in clinical practice and long term prioritizing of self-management tools
https://christoffsmitphysio.co.za/
Tarrin van Niekerk
Physiotherapist
Running Coach at TrailPhysio Coaching | Physiotherapist at Christoff Smit Physiotherapy
Summit Topic: Injury Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Trail Athletes.
Summit Session Aim: The aim of this session is to educate trail athletes, coaches and health-care professionals on the risk factors associated with injuries, and ways to successfully implement evidence-based injury prevention strategies into training programs.
Ms Rieta-Marie Brandt - STS
Triathlon Coach at STS | MSc Sport Science Student at SU
STS offers coached group training sessions (beginner, intermediate and advanced groups) , Training Camps, Personalized Online Coaching and One-on-One Coaching sessions.
Summit Topic: The physiology behind training zones.
Prof Ranel Venter
PhD Sport Science
Professor and Lecturer at Stellenbosch University
Specializing in biomechanics, barefoot running, fatigue and recovery.
Summit Topic: Recovery in endurance sport
Summit Session Aim: To enhance knowledge on the Why, How, When and What of recovery in endurance sport.
Ms Louise Engelbrecht
(Sports Nutritionist, MSc Sport Science, Exercise Physiologist)
BSc Sport Science (US), PGDip Applied sports and exercise nutrition (IOPN)
Summit Topic: Nutritional strategies to counter performance decrements during endurance exercise.
Summit Session Aim: Nutrition strategies to help maintain performance during off-road events and limit factors which can constrain performance.
Mr Andries Steyn from Venture Forth & Wilderness Medic
Mountain Guide Assessor & Wilderness Medic
Summit Topic: Mountain Safety in Off Road Endurance Sports
Summit Session Aim: The aim of this session would be to ensure that mountain users understand the risks of being in the wilderness and think about what they should do when it goes wrong.