Category: Sport & Lifestyle

I have trained under a coach for years and more recently I have taken my experience and coached myself. There are merits to both paths. I would not attempt to coach myself if I didn’t have the backing of years in the sport. I have had several different coaches during my years in sport. Most … Continue reading Consistency (I hope) is the key

How did I come to the decision to do an ironman? Well quite simply it had always been on my radar. I believe in my early twenties I watched Hawaii and visited Forster Tuncurry to watch a few Swiss mates complete ironman Australia and the fire was lit. The fire has been dulled at times … Continue reading Why Ironman – my final count down!

My training has been very vague and centered around ‘opportunity’ rather than a specific training plan. I mean don’t get me wrong, I have targets and goals for the week, month and year, but I need to be flexible to fit everything in around my family and work.  My goal initially was simply to be … Continue reading Training (a brief insight)!

I began racing super sprints and similar short triathlons while still in high school (age 16 or maybe 17).  There were a couple of main series we all used to race, including the Bribie Island 3 race series (this is still going today) and the Tinman series (which has evolved into the Gatorade series we … Continue reading A Brief Race History