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Andrew was born in East London,
South Africa and attended Selborne College. He has a PhD in
exercise physiology and has recorded a time of 31min 20sec
for 10km he has excelled over various distances with a best
time of 2Hr 22min for the marathon.
 He
has placed 3rd in The Knysna Marathon and has also achieved
the distinction of running a sub 6Hr Comrades (90km). On these
achievements alone you would place him in the Elite category
as an athlete however it is in the field of Exercise Physiology
where he has scaled greater heights and it is in this area
where Andrew will be contributing with the vast knowledge
and experience he has acquired over the years.
He obtained degrees from the University
of Natal, Rhodes and University of Cape Town with the Highest
Qualification: PhD in exercise physiology Dr. Andrew Bosch
is the Honorary Senior Lecturer in the MRC/UCT Research Unit
for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. The Unit is located
in the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Cape Town. He
is the Head of the Road Running Division of the High Performance
Centre within the Institute. The aim of the High Performance
Centre is to assist runners (or want to be runners) of all
abilities in achieving their running goals.
Andrew' particular interest is in the
optimisation of endurance exercise performance. Some of this
work is of academic interest, but there is a practical application
of the findings. The findings have resulted in 16 publications
in international scientific journals. He has presented
papers at international congresses, written articles for numerous
running publications and has lectured on various running-related
topics.
Over the forthcoming months 'the ABC
- The Andrew Bosch Corner' will be supplying you, the
browser, with an enormous wealth of information and feedback,
and it is with this in mind that we welcome Dr. Andrew Bosch
of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Cape Town
to the pages of
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