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 [...]
Australian National Duathlon Champs in Canberra August 16 2009
I finished one of my toughtest weeks of racing and training in my short triathlon career with the Australian National Duathlon Championship in Canberra on August 16, 2009. This was the first ‘longer’ distance duathlon I have done. Previously the Sydney Duathlon Series (3.2/19.2/3.2) was the longest. I approached this race as a training hitout [...]
Another City2Surf done and dusted!
As someone who is fairly new to competitive running (first race in 2007 at 39 yrs old) I am finding it incredibly satisfying and intriguing as I get to know more about running. Over the last Australian summer I picked up the basic running techniques that I have never had the chance to learn. This [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
South Curl Curl to Freshwater Ocean Swim
The 2km South Curl Curl to Freshwater Ocean swim in Australia took place today. This is one of the last ocean swims of the year for the Sydney region. The weather gods smiled on the race today. The huge swells fromt the previous few days subsided and the poor weather of recent was gone. The [...]
