After only two weeks after 70.3 Kraichgau. I ran this race. I had a similar race as in Kraichgau but felt a little better. I was able to finish with out any health problems HOWEVER, I did feel flat and empty. I was happy with my race effort for the race and I am starting…
So after a great season start in Australia I was hoping for a good race today and I had a good feeling about racing back in Europe. At the sametime I had, on the advice of my (ex) Doctor begun anti-allergy injections. This timing was wrong. I had a number of problems due to the…
My first race of the year was the Tweed Enduro. The swim started in the Tweed River and was in the direction of the current. This resulted in a really quick swim and in 2nd place for my age group. That was temporary as I was in the lead 5 minutes after the start of…
Juices are great to get all your vitamins. A Cold pressed juice is how I make mine. I have a Oscar Neo DA-1000 and its very easy to use and the best part is, it’s easy to clean! I sometimes make a little extra put it into bottles and pop it in the fridge to…
What an important race this is for me. I so wanted to finish a long distance race. My main goal for this race to finish healthy and test a new Nutrition plan for the Frankfurt IM 2014. At the race start I was extremely chilled out and there was absolutely no pressure. I was not…
MY FIRST DNF! I never felt so fit in my life before this race. I was feeling great and Could not wait to race. At 7 am the race gun went off and we started to swim. I felt pretty good in the swim. HOWEVER I did get caught between 2 gumby swimmers that did…
What a race I had a lot of fun here. The great thing about this race is I can sleep in my own bed and cook at home. The race went to plan and I was second in my age group (1 st place was Daniel Unger) and 13 th over all so I…
My first long distance race. This was a very special race for me as my father (Phil) and a good mate (Gregor) and I were all racing together. This was the first long distance race for Gregor and I. Just to put a bit of pressure on me I was getting married in one week…
This is my first race for 2012 and I was feeling really excited to race. This was nearly a perfect race for me. I hit all the splits I had planned and tested in training. With only a few km’s left of the run I made a slight mis-calculation on my nutrition (one gel short). What…
My first marathon and a good wake up call to see how it is to run a marathon in preparation for my first long distance race next year. My preparation for this race went really well and so did the race. My goal for this race – 3:30. I finished the race in 3:31, so…