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…
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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…
DetailsThis 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…
DetailsMy 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…
DetailsMan this was a hard race, but I had a lot of fun. I ran this race with a good mate (Gregor) and Mauricio (client). Apart from some cramps at the Down Under Beach Run in the swim and entering the water again. But other than that the swim went to plan. The bike was…
DetailsThe weather was ordinary in the morning but improved as the day went on. Generally the swim is my best leg but I found the water was really cold and found the swim hard. The bike and run were Both a lot of fun with my over all finish time of 2:26:55 – getting quicker!
This was a great pre race hit out before I attempted my first Ironman 70.3 distance race. This race consisted of, 1 km swim, 100km bike and 10 km run. This was a superb race to understand what it would be like to run after 90km plus bike whilst not taxing my body too much.…
DetailsMy first triathlon back in the endurance world after a long absence. This was a great fun race and I was very happy with my result and I had dropped from 110kg to 95kg for this race in Approximately 8 months. The race start was really cold and I did not have a wetsuit, so…
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