Yesterday the Kilimanjaro trainees and I walked from Kalamunda Northern Terminus on the Bibbulmun Track to Hewett’s Hill hut and return for a total trip distance of 21kms. We had each packed around 3 litres of drinks for hydration knowing that at the halfway point, we could refill with water.
It was a challenging walk with [...]

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 [...]

Another year rolls by and I’ve managed to elude the Great Perth Bike ride yet again. Lots of great efforts from friends in the 106km effort. Brendan McSweeney put in a sensational effort for a 39.6kph average. Shannon Arnott just shy of a 36kph effort putting her among the top female efforts. If you check [...]

As we draw closer to Ironman WA it’s incredible to think there are 1200 individual competitors at Busselton Western Australia on 7 December for this epic event. There are also 72 teams of which our team, Three’s Company, is but one.
Tonight, I worked hard on my running with Front Runner. There are so many good [...]

The weekend involved a fair bit of training with a fair bit of Spring cleaning. On Saturday, our BFSR group detoured from the Narrows to Fremantle for a coffee stop then down Marmion St and back to Canning Vale. I think we’d done around 80kms instead of our usual 60kms and it was a sensible [...]

At around 80kgs, I’m around 5kgs heavier than this time last year. But I had Ironman WA to prepare for last year. On Sunday, I will attempt the Rottnest Marathon at around 5min30s pace. Slow and steady for this little black duck!
Good luck to the BFSR Force team in cyclosportif at the 75km Pickering Brook [...]

Have just spent the long weekend at Bluff Knoll in the Stirling Ranges. Its the highest peak in Western Australia at approx 1050metres. Looked at it thinking Dee has to climb 6 times this height at Kilimanjaro in around 12 weeks. Actually, the Bluff Knoll carpark is around 350m above sea level so its only [...]