Last Tuesday, had a great run with Rodrigo on our usual 7.30pm effort for 19kms. We took over 3.5mins off our best time on the first 9.5kms. Cycle commuting to work all week. On Thursday, went with a couple of mates on a training ride for around 70kms, Friday I went on a 130km ride [...]
Busselton Half Ironman is getting real close now. I spent yesterday swimming at Port Beach and just relaxing (for about 5 hrs in all). On Thursday, I had a hard cycling session with 2 guys who are a bit better than me (one an A grade crit rider and the other did an Ironman 180km [...]
Its been a while between drinks. I had a 20km time trial today on the bike. Considering my last effort at Neerabup was 37.2kph average, today’s effort at 38.1kph average was a minor improvement. Its difficult to assess over a much shorter distance. I have a 16km TT at Bibra Lake on Good Friday which [...]
The last gasp of Perth’s summer (even though its Autumn) today with 37C. Today was the State 40km Individual Time Trial Championship and there was a veritable truckload of very fast cyclists out there. I was very happy to not only get over the magic 36kph but to up the ante a little for 37.2kph [...]
Its been two weeks since the last blog. I’ve had a great time reading the ‘Friggin Loon’, I posted a 35.7kph result at the Wandi 80km time trial. I’ve had a solid workout with an 80min run with Rod Mejias from Brooklands tavern to just shy of Willeri Drive via Ranford Rd and Roe Hwy [...]
Yesterday was going to be a 21km bushwalk on the Bibbulmun however we decided, so close to Kilimanjaro, that Dee would be better served with some training where snakes couldn’t bite her and she could otherwise stay healthy.
We are still kitting her out for the trip, even now. Its funny but on Jacob’s ladder, Dee’s many [...]
The new year has seen a steady introduction to the sort of regimen I’ll need to sustain and build on to attain a sub 5hr Busselton Half Ironman. My swim on Monday at Riverton Leisureplex was only for 30mins but a swim nonetheless. My cycling into work has been honest. Caught up with Andy on my cycle [...]
The year has flown and I reflect on what 2008 dished out to me in terms of my physical activities. There were many watershed moments including Painathlon, the Rotto Marathon, the Busso Ironman run, the Cyclosportif season, some ATTA time trials, a few WA Marathon Club runs, Busso Half Ironman and a few more events [...]
Ok, it was around 4 days ago that I went with Dee to Jacob’s ladder. As I’ve recounted to you, she went up and down with her backpack no less than 20 times in just under 2hrs. I think I did around 25 ascents but I had no backpack on. I am just waddling around [...]
Well, surely the two most exciting events have occurred in the last few days. The first is that we have a Dome Coffee shop in Canning Vale now that has just open 100m away from home. That’s just manna from heaven. The second is my Gravity Zero wheelset. Thanks to Mike Aviet for the opportunity [...]