May was a make or break month for me, with my next race in early June, it simply had to be a good solid month. The focus was disciplined consistency. I am now inside the final two weeks to Cairns Ironman (Ironman number 2 for 2017 & number 4 total) and am very excited to … Continue reading Review & reflect – May
This week I had a birthday! It's just like any other birthday and really almost the same as any other day of the year. But this year I ended my 4th decade and started my 5th decade on this planet, yes that's right I turned 40. It is nothing more than a number used to … Continue reading Age is just a number!
Following the Ironman race in March, April was all about maintenance and ensuring I had recovered properly to enable a short build and launch at Ironman Cairns. The focus was to re-build my consistency. I added a power meter to my race bike & am researching and learning how to use this new tool to … Continue reading April 2017 – Review & Reflect
March was the first of (hopefully) 3 Ironman months during 2017, all the training leading to these races! With the Ironman on the 4th day of the month I was in full taper mode at the start of the month & really didn't cover much ground for the rest of the month. Most of this … Continue reading Review & Reflect – March, what a month!
So here it is, a preview of my how I got here and the weekend ahead! This will also double as my monthly review for February as I will be travelling so its harder to blog! During the run into every ironman race I like to take a moment and reflect on my training volume … Continue reading It’s race week….. Ironman New Zealand – race preview!
One of the most common questions I get asked is, "How do you do it?" or "How do you fit it all it?" I find these very interesting questions because the answer is generally "I don't know, I just do!" In reality the answer is far more complicated. In life we all make decisions about … Continue reading Getting the most out of myself
Our daily lives are a series of habits. This is a special announcement about a massive personal achievement of my own, where I extended myself so far outside my comfort zone I have been dreading the response and even contemplated not doing it. So here goes, following is a link to an blog piece (article) … Continue reading Special Announcement – Guest Writer!
So can visualisation actually assist an athlete in their training and preparation for racing? Of course it can! I use it in my training and race preparation almost daily and even more frequently as a race day approaches. Let me start by recounting a short story (completely paraphrased, so I apologise to the original author). An … Continue reading The art of visualisation?
OK so it's taken me a couple of days to get this out, mainly because it took a lot more out of me than I ever expected it to & time has been hard to find. So, before I get into a thorough review of the day, here is my official result: Official Hell of … Continue reading Hell of the West – Race review
So tomorrow Sunday the 5th of February 2017 I am ticking off another bucket list race here in sunny (super hot) Goondiwindi! Hell of the West is a triathlon that started way back in 1989 and its reputation as the 'TOUGHEST' triathlon in Queensland has only grown since those early days. I believe I heard … Continue reading Hell of the West – Preview
SO, YOU WANT TO BE AN IRONMAN? 