I have achieved some big life time fitness goals recently! It all started again when a mate asked me to join him in riding a bike again (meant to be socially)! It had been 10 years since I last rode and definitely was not on my radar. I was unfit, not unhealthy, but unfit. So … Continue reading Helping myself by helping others!
So June has come and gone, we are now 6 months through 2016, WOW! So my focus for June was to run everyday, I then went a little further and made it a minimum of 5km a day! So how did I go? Actually it was a little different than I imagined. I struggled through a minor … Continue reading June Review
So another month has passed! In May I got to become a family man again, focusing on my kids and my wife a lot more than I do when I'm in training for an ironman. I also became a spectator and coach watching athletes achieve their goals. So while this blog will be a reflection … Continue reading May Review
I am an ironman again! Hearing these 4 word is an amazing experience and this year I got hear them from the voice of Kona ironman, Mike Riley! At the awards dinner on Monday evening following the ironman Mike Riley noted that all the athletes are inspirational, even if you don't want the tag you … Continue reading I am an ironman!
A race is a celebration of the effort & training to get you there (paraphrased from Michelle Bremmer athlete dinner, 29/04/16). Here I am having complete a 17 week program, with the first two weeks as a build phase still recovering from injury. The remaining 15 weeks were broken up into base, endurance, recovery, race prep … Continue reading Ironman Port Macquarie Preview
So with under three weeks (19 days actually) to go I have just competed in a sprint distance triathlon on the Gold Coast, the Luke Harrop Memorial triathlon. Gold Coast Luke Harrop Memorial Triathlon - Official Results Hardly the perfect race in the lead up to ironman, but as I've written in the past, racing … Continue reading Gold Coast Luke Harrop Triathlon & Training
So as March comes to a close, it’s time for a quick reflect and celebrate a few minor milestones, before moving onto the most important weeks of my ironman preparation, the last month! During March I complete the following Strava challenges: Gran Fondo - my best effort was 174km (10818th of 182131) Climbing Challenge - … Continue reading March Review
So I jagged a couple of days off following Mooloolaba triathlon and it has proved very beneficial to my ironman preparation. The numbers are not huge but they are solid and I'm really happy with them given I now have 6 weeks to go! The count down is well and truely on. The week accumulated … Continue reading My biggest week so far!
So January is now behind us and I am now inside the last 13 weeks of my next ironman preparation, this stuff just got very real again! While my time on the bike and in the pool has been more than adequate my running injuries are still causing me some concern. I am still working … Continue reading January Reflect, Review, Plan & Move Foward!
We have a huge flock of bids that frequent our back yard daily. My father in-law has made a habit of putting out a little (native) seed for them every morning. We now have a large number of species from lorikeets, wood ducks, cockatoos and many others that visit. Recently watching him wander out early … Continue reading Habits, hard to form easy to break!
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