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?
January 2017 was all about preparing for two long races, Hell of the West in early February and Ironman New Zealand in early March! It started with a bang, still on holidays and not returning to work until the 9th of January, so this allowed me some time to bank a few extra hours. In the … Continue reading January 2017 – Review & Reflect!
OK, so this is a review of a product not yet available here in Australia, but has recently started shipping all over the world from USA. I managed to obtain a few samples from a friend who competed in Kona and attended a medical conference where Hotshots presented their product. My friend automatically though of … Continue reading Hotshot – my experience & thoughts!
So this is a short and sharp report from my weekend, which I may say was a pretty successful and one I am very glad to have it in the bank! I now have less than 2 weeks to Hell of the West Triathlon in Goondiwindi and inside 6 weeks to Ironman New Zealand in … Continue reading What a weekend!
So before I launch into my plan for 2017, let's have a quick review of 2016. So according to my diary I have cycled 7915.6km, run 1266.4km and swam 146.0km, far exceeding my goals set at the start of the year! A quick couple of notes about the above stats, the green rectangles are areas … Continue reading 2016 Review…… 2017 Plan
So December was all about consistency and just banking the time required! It started slow with a few early Christmas commitments and parties, as is always traditional this time of year. However as the month rolled & holidays arrived I settled into a solid routine and got it done! So lets grab a coffee and stop … Continue reading December Review & Reflect
So today, New Years Eve, I rode for the 8th time between Christmas & New Year's Eve and banked just over 512km in 8 days! Strava challenges - 2016 Rapha festive 500 - Official Results So here's a quick break down on the rides: Christmas Eve 24th December - 2 rides either side of a … Continue reading Rapha Festive 500 Challenge
So November was all about consistency and racing Challenge Shepparton. My calf and Achilles injuries progressed well and are not really causing me too much grief at the moment! I have finalised my Ironman program and added in Hell of the West triathlon in February . With Christmas on our doorstep, finding and maintaining balance through … Continue reading November – Reflect & Review!
So with a bit of travel planned during 2016 & 2017 and hopefully more in the future, I invested in a bike bag. I didn't do a whole heap of research instead I decided to trust the knowledge and experience of my local bike shop V1 Cyclery and asked them for the best transport option I … Continue reading Scicon Bike Bag – My take!
SO, YOU WANT TO BE AN IRONMAN? 