WA Triathlon Season wrap up

The best tri season ever!

2013/2014 achievements (all results refer to Age Group M 50-54 unless specified otherwise):

• • Podium in all 9 races in the TWA calendar
  • 2nd place at Armadale National duathlon and WA state state champion
  • 2nd place Bunbury OD 2nd (after a nasty fall).
  • 2nd place in Mandurah 70.3 , Qualified for Kona and Mt Tremblant worlds
  • 4th place in Ironman WA (9:44 finish time)
  • 1st place in Australia Day Tri at Point Walter
  • 2nd place at Mandurah Olympic distance triathlon and WA state state champion
  • 2nd places in City of Joondalup 1, City of Armadale and City of Rockingham.
  • 3rd place in Karri Valley OD+, for some time in pouring rain
  • 1st place in City of Joondalup 2 (finally beating Steve Mitchell in in a Telstra Series tri)
  • 3rd place in Busselton 70.3 , and a 6 minute PB.  (4 hr 31 min). (finally beating Francis Mahony from Queensland)

  Triathlon Western Australia state championships:

  • Duathlon, 1st
  • Sprint, 2nd
  • Olympic, 1st
  • Long Distance, 2nd

  Running:

  • 1st place in Busselton half marathon in the Super Vet 50+.
  • 2nd place in Lake Monger 10 km
  • 3rd place in the Perth Marathon (3:05:26)
  • 3rd place in 45+ Eagle and Child Perth Trail Series Half Marathon

  NCTC Aquathlon:

  • not sure about my place in handicap

  Championships:

  • qualified for Ironman World Championship Kona, Hawaii
  • qualified for 70.3 World Championship Mt Tremblant , Quebec, Canada
  • Telstra Series 2nd place
  • Obviously, can’t represent Australia because I’m not an Aussie citizen, but I would have made it to every team.

And Triathlon WA 1st place TOTY (triathlete of the year)

With Eve O’Hare (TOTY 1st place both in age groups)

 

With all the family together

With Simon Beaumont the best triathlon commentator of the world!

 

I’m publishing this post from Houston where I’ve moved with the family for work.

Just taking it as being too chicken to train in cold weather. It’s warm and humid now, ideal training camp for Kona Ironman !

So see all y’all in September, October and or December !

 

From Houston Texas

GILLY

Ocean swim like in a pool

After somebody said today that the ocean was full of stingers at the Sorrento Beach, I decided to swim at the Hillarys Marina (Perth, Western Australia). I’ve done it before, and if you swim at a reasonable time during the day, chances are that if there is a shark a lot of people will have seen it by mid morning. Gives me some peace of mind with the Trigg beach closed a few days ago because of a 4 m shark… 😉

It’s an ocean swim in a protected area of the boat harbour, almost like a pool. Even better, because you get to see decent sized fish close to the inner jetty, if people are feeding them.

The lap is 285 m long so a set of 5*2*285m makes a decent 2.850 km swim. Not bad! I measured the distance using a “Google Maps distance calculator“.

Ironman Melbourne 2013

The next big goal:

http://ironmanmelbourne.com/

1 year to get ready…

2013 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Melbourne

Sunday, 24 March 2013

Ironman arrives in Melbourne, the sporting capital of Australia. The course features a 3.8-kilometre swim in Frankston; a 180-kilometre bike ride on the EastLink Tollway; and a 42.2-kilometre run along Port Philip Bay towards the finish at the St Kilda Baths. 75 Kona qualifiying slots are on offer.

C2S race report – sorry I’m late…

Chevron CityToSurf Marathon 2011 recap. Yes, I know I’m a bit late with this, but sitting in front of the computer after this marathon is not what I wanted to do. I you are still interested, keep reading. 

Chevron CityToSurf Marathon – Perth – Strategy, plan and tips for newbies

If you are an accomplished marathon runner you can continue surfing the internet somewhere else… this is not for you! But if it will be your first time running C2S Perth, maybe your first marathon, keep reading.

My background: more than 10 marathons (including 2 Boston), and 5 years of running and triathlon racing. Not a pro, but with that compelling felling to share with fellow runners and amateur athletes.

C2S is not the easiest course for a beginner. Hopefully by now you know that the first half is fairly flat, while the second has rolling hills. Check the course map in PDF. There is also a course profile at the bottom

Perth Half Marathon – 2011

Ran the Perth Half Marathon on Aug 7. 1:30:33… Awesome day lots of PB’s. Same for me. I’ve only run faster once. in Austin, on a downhill course. So consider this a PB too. My half marathon times have been coming consistently down. Looking forward to break 1:30 in a couple of months.. 🙂 

Marathon training

I guess that as the Chevron CityToSurf Marathon gets closer, I need to dig into my bag of resources to justify what shape I am for running the marathon.

Just reading a post from LIVESTRONG: http://www.livestrong.com/article/491768-4-common-running-myths-debunked/#ixzz1UDk253r8

Interesting…:

Cyclosportif Swan Valley ride – Midvale

Cyclosportif Swan Valley ride with the Chevron Team A1 (80 km)

BWA and Track Cycling WA have come together to create a fantastic day of cycling for all cycling enthusiasts on Sunday 26 June 2011. BWA and Track Cycling are working together to support cycling in Western Australia.

Location: Midvale Speed Dome – Eddie Baron Drive, Midvale, WA…

All marathon results in Australia

Just by chance, I came across this really good site. It has all the marathon results in Australia in a tabulated searchable database.

Easy to use, they are also loading the half marathons. Check it out.

http://ausrunning.info/marathons/

Less than 7 days to the Perth Marathon

After suddenly catching a cold last week, I think I’ve been lucky enough to be recovering quickly.

I’ve run less than other times before a marathon. I trust my fitness level. I feel a bit uneasy that I haven’t gone for any long runs (>35 km). It’s just that I’m not sure if my feet and joints remember what it’s like to maintain a 3:10 marathon run pace… 😉

I’ve been able to bring my average weight down to 67kg. Now I need to focus on eating well and healthy, without stuffing my body with crap. I confess to drinking a couple of beers, but it was for a good cause (Oliver Acklin) and a classic place: the Paddington Ale House