The Journey to Race Day: After failing to qualify and missing out on racing here last year due to injury, choosing to make my return to long course racing at this venue was no coincidence.  It marks almost 12 months to the date from surgery, where I had a plantar plate in my left second…

Read more Sunshine Coast Ironman 70.3 – September 2017

Wollongong really turned it on for the Australian National Standard Distance Championships. The weather was fantastic and there was a really good atmosphere with a large contingent of BondiFit athletes there to compete. Even many of those who weren’t competing on the day, did their long ride from Sydney down to the race to provide…

Read more Wollongong – Australian Standard Distance Champs

What a day! Geelong had everything. I woke up feeling energised and ready to go. I still wasn’t sure what the body would give me when the gun went, but mentally I was prepared. My goal for the day was execution. I wanted to put all my energy into following my race plan but if…

Read more Geelong Ironman 70.3 – February 2016

After my best ever race to date at Sunshine Coast 5 weeks earlier, I was really looking forward to having my first crack at the very challenging Port Macquarie course. After a gentle week of training following Sunshine Coast, I had three solid weeks of training and was very confident of another good outing. A…

Read more Port Macquarie Ironman 70.3 – October 2015

Sunshine Coast was a big race for me. After the disaster that was Cairns three months earlier, I was really wanted to get things back on track. The training block leading up to Cairns was a little different as I needed to let my strained medial arch calm backdown before I could start to run…

Read more Sunshine Coast Ironman 70.3 – September 2015

Following a short break after a successful race as Husky long course in February, racing in Cairns was always going to be a motivator to knuckle down and get back in to training. What was evident from the get go was that the four weeks I spend overseas with next to no physical activity and far…

Read more Cairns Ironman 70.3 – June 2015

This year’s Husky Long Course was always going to be a milestone race for me for two reasons. Firstly, it is the first time I have returned to compete at the same event for the second time so my expectations were high. Secondly, it was my first event since taking up full time training with…

Read more Huskisson Long Course Triathlon – February 2015

This race was yet another milestone. This time marking my first race at the full 70.3 distance as opposed to the Husskison long course which is lightly shorter, mostly on the bike leg (2.0km swim, 83km bike, 20km run). After sneaking in just under the 5 hour mark earlier in the year at the Husskison…

Read more Challenge Forster – November 2014