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
Tag: Training
Failing to plan is planning to fail… My Plan for 2016!
So before I launch into my plan for 2016, lets have a quick review of 2015. So according to my diary I have cycled 6883.9km, run 1087.2km and swam 126.3km, far exceeding my goals set at the start of the year! Strava also has been kind enough to put out a nice summary video as … Continue reading Failing to plan is planning to fail… My Plan for 2016!
Habits, hard to form easy to break!
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!
Goal’s Achieved! Now what?
Well 2015 has been a very good year for me. I have completed my first full distance ironman triathlon, almost broken the 5 hour mark for a half (70.3) ironman and posting a very respectable time at Noosa Olympic distance triathlon. Having goals? What does that mean? Goals come in many forms, long term, short … Continue reading Goal’s Achieved! Now what?
Race week is here…… The Noosa Race Preview!
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!
Staying the course…. Focus!
How hard is it during a tough training block to maintain the focus and complete each and every session with the intensity and duration required to obtain maximum benefit? TOUGH, it is really really hard. I train 90% of the time on my own / solo and setting a plan for a session is easy, … Continue reading Staying the course…. Focus!
Planning for a Noosa Assault!
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!
SO, YOU WANT TO BE AN IRONMAN? 