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 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!
With the help of WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for my blog. I want to take a quick moment to thank all you amazing people that have taken time out of their busy day to read some of my meanderings! Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. … Continue reading My WordPress 2015 in review – THANK YOU
OK, the training is done, now bring on the TAPER! The goal of this week is to train enough so that I peak at exactly the right time! Needing and wanting to feel super fresh and ready to race on Sunday morning! Watching the weather forecast almost hourly, gear checks, watching the water temperature at … Continue reading Race week is here…… The Noosa Race Preview!
Well my races are getting shorter and shorter in the second half of the year. With the ironman in June, the half ironman in September and now a Olympic distance in November! So now my focus has well and truly switched to speed. I've got a reasonable base as a result of my ironman 22 … Continue reading Planning for a Noosa Assault!
Its race week again, this time its 70.3 or half ironman time. I have just complete a solid 3 week abridged preparation for Sunshine Coast 70.3. Basically it was 3 weeks building through each week, increasing volume & intensity, peaking last week at 8.25 hours, including 2.2km of swimming, 170km of cycling, 22km of running and 17 days … Continue reading It’s 70.3 race week….!
I am an Ironman. Cairns 140.6 ironman complete. Exceeding all my goals and expectations on a day that went as close to my race plan as ever! Here is a summary of my day. Up at 3:30am showered and dressed, race morning breakfast consisted of french toast (eggy bread), banana and maple syrup with a … Continue reading I am an IRONMAN!
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