This past weekend I continued my foray back into racing and participated in the Balmoral Metropolitan Championships race weekend. The event consisted of a criterium on Saturday, followed by ...
An “Ironman” coaching and training success story!
Recently I had the pleasure of training a terrific athlete (and person) for his first Ironman triathlon. Sean and I were originally teammates on the Koiled racing team. However ...
A Mad Fun Coot-tha Challenge!
It's been awhile since I have done the Great Brisbane Bike Ride, including the Mt Coot-tha Challenge. In fact, I set a personal best time up the hill in 2013, a time that I had not been able to beat ...
Life Rolls On
As I mentioned in my last post, Battle on the Border was looking to be a shaky prospect due to the torrential rain that flooded the Murwillimbah area at the end of March. Sensibly, the event ...
Battling to get to the Border.. four weeks to go
As the title suggests, not all is well with my campaign to race the Battle on the Border event. The inclement weather that I discussed being the bane of a cyclist's life morphed into a cyclone, which ...
Battle on the Border prep – T minus five weeks
Training for Battle on the Border commenced this week and already I've been "battling" on several fronts this week. Firstly, it's been a battle to get out this week and train due to rainy weather. ...
What’s next? First, a little physiological testing!
It seems a common phenomena for those participating in a big event to feel some type of "post event letdown", however I attribute a good recovery, a little time off the bike, and some thought about ...
Three Peaks Challenge done! The ride report!
My thoughts around completing Three Peaks Challenge Falls Creek revolve around cheesy song lyrics. During my many years of teaching RPM/spin classes, I amassed an incredible amount of music with dodgy ...
Three Peaks Challenge – one week to go!
With one week to go and starting my taper towards the big day, I was concerned that I wouldn't have a riding story to tell. After last week's epic adventure where my mental strength was tested just as ...
Three Peaks Challenge – two weeks to go!
You know that you are getting to the pointy end of your training when you do your last hard ride and make a start on tapering for the big day! In less than two weeks' time I will be lining up to start ...
Three Peaks Challenge – Three weeks to go!! (the long tempo effort goodnight edition)
There is now only three weeks between me and the Three Peaks Challenge, and time for another training update. Again, this week of training has involved some successes - a PB up Highgate Hill chasing ...
Three Peaks Challenge – four weeks to go!
Last week's post revolved around endurance and a little help from my friends to get through a 225km ride with 4000 metres of elevation. This week was all about recovering sensibly, yet maintaining the ...