The 2009 ITU Triathlon World Championship on the Gold Coast, Australia was my first time representing New Zealand. As someone new to the sport and having started at 39 years old this was a great experience. A memory that I will enjoy for years to come. Whilst I am not any danger to the top [...]
Sydney Duathlon Series 2009 – Race 2
Race 2 of the Sydney duathlon series was held yesterday at Parramatta Park, Sydney. The weather just managed to hold out for the race even though we had slightly more than a few spits just before the gun went off. Once again the race was a sell out. I had a goal of shaving one [...]
Balmoral Triathlon Club – Age Group Winners and Club Awards
The Balmoral Triathlon Club has awarded the age group winners and special trohpy recipients. I am both proud and a little embarrassed to have been awarded the 2009 Guy Yates Memorial Trophy for clubmanship. I didn’t do anything for the club this year to gain this sort of recognition. Triathlons and the Balmoral Triathlon Club [...]
2009 Sydney Duathlon Series – Race 1
Race 1 of the Sydney Duathlon series was on Sunday. The conditions were almost identical to the races in last years Western Sydney Duathlon Series. There were some fast times with Tim Reed going well over a minute quicker than last year to again take out race 1. Personally this was my first real opportunity [...]
The Great NOSH footrace – Lindfield to Seaforth
I ran my first Great NOSH Footrace yesterday. This event has been going for 35 years. It was my first decent run for a month and boy did I feel it. I took 79mins to complete a grueling 15kms through some of Sydney’s most beautiful bushland. The tracks were wet and very muddy, the rocks [...]
Just had my first altitude training session at the new room at Fox Studios, Sydney
I was lucky enough to be able to have training session in the new altitude room at the Total Body Conditioning gym at Fox Studios, Sydney. I took it easy, under the advice of Marc Battistella from Cycpro Bikes. Marc is a sports scientist and an encyclopedia on everything triathlon. I ran for 50 minutes [...]
2009 NSW Triathlon Club Championships
A fantastic result for my triathlon club this weekend just gone. The Balmoral Triathlon Club finished 3rd overall at the 2009 NSW Triathlon Club Championships. This is the highest placing ever for the club. The attitude and culture at the club has this year climbed to a new high. As for myself I came 12th [...]
