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
Week 16 is complete and I am now inside the last 15 weeks of my next ironman training plan. I am still not running and am just starting to get a little nervous. Although my physio & GP both assure me I will be back running soon enough and will be fine 😉 I wish … Continue reading Week 16 Progress
So the week just past was my last week of my Christmas holiday & I made the most of it. I banked 5km in the pool, 244km on the bike & even a gentle 5km run (jog/walk), I'm still recovering from achilles tendinitis so my running is absent at the moment! Pretty happy with week … Continue reading Quality over Quantity….. Junk k’s
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
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!
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!
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?
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!
I have recently upgraded from the Garmin 910XT to the 920XT watch. Why, simply because its time and I'm desperate for some of the running bio-metrics the 920 can offer. I have also invested in the new 920XT triathlon bundle, with the swim heart rate band because I would love to see what my heart rate … Continue reading What do I use… My Equipment (Gear)!
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