Ironman

IM is a hard day, regardless of how physically fit you are. It is highly likely that the day will be a roller coaster of emotions and ups and downs. Inevitably things will go wrong. The people who can stay consistent from a mental and emotional stand point will generally perform well… Regar ...

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Variation in training and racing

The body loves variation… it adapts, evolves and generally thrives with variation.

So in training, vary the stimulus and really embrace the different ways you can change it: cadence, effort, duration, length, terrain, location. This keeps it interesting, motivating and engaging menta ...

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Countdown to Busso 70.3

Day 1: The coaches diary leading into Busso 70.3🤘

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The Game Changers Movie

Highly recommended for anyone interested in health, fitness or performance, but also those who are confused by the constant commentary regarding ‘plant based eating’ on social and main stream media.

It is simple, easy to follow, informative and educational. It explores many ben ...

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The ‘Taper’…

As we approach race season it is important to discuss ‘Tapering’

Many endurance athletes across multiple sports utilize a model of training whereby they train very hard at high volume for long periods of time and then rely on a 7-14 day ‘taper’ to freshen up in time to perform opti ...

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A return to racing… some striking thoughts from the Coach!

As most of you may know I recently raced my first 70.3 in two years… and my first ‘proper’ race in many more years at Sunshine Coast 70.3

The race was placed at the junction of the build phase and phitness / race specific phase for me so I went into the race fit, robust and gener ...

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Ironman 70.3 World Championships – Taupo 2020

Do you want to race in Taupo in November next year?

Have you considered your options for qualification?

Conventional wisdom would suggest you need to be prepared to go and have a top 10 or higher finish in your age group to give yourself a chance… but there are other ways to a ...

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Food…

Eating and fueling…

Make better choices!

– Eat wholesome, REAL food

– Eat lots of plants

– Avoid packaged, refined foods

– Avoid excessive sugar

– Eat to you needs

– Stay hydrated… mainly with WATER

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Racing Relaxed

Remember this… (Hint: also works in training and for performance in general)

Relaxed is efficient. Efficient is fast.

So rather than focusing on the desired outcome of going ‘fast’ (which is relative to each of us, of course) focus on the process of simply staying relaxed& ...

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Race Day Fueling And Hydration

Do you prepare your body and your gut for the rigors of race day by sampling race day nutrition AND hydration? You should!

By the time you enter your ‘race phase’ you should have a fair idea of your bodies needs versus your guts tolerances. Then you can start to sample timing and volum ...

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