What event are your training for and what is your goal? Longest Day C2C 2019. Goal is to finish before the sun goes down and have fun. What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? As an endurance athlete, the C2C is something i have wanted to do for a while. Having recently been posted to Burnham ( yes […]

“I can’t run to the top of the hill”, “I can’t swim 10 lengths” “We don’t have a cure for my brain tumour” Yesterday I had a great catch up with a good friend of mine Andrew Sloan who I used to do a lot of training and racing with in our university days in […]

Let’s talk sleep…we all wish we had more of it.  After attending a Exercise Recovery Symposium led by some of the greatest minds in the Sports Science Industry, I was made very aware of how important sleep is to…EVERYTHING!!!  If we are not sleeping, we are not recovering, which leads to a raft of problems […]

Training is easy when the sun is shining, the temperatures are warm and the daylight hours are longer. But with winter now officially here, the colder temperatures and darkness setting in before you even get home from work, enthusiasm and motivation can very easily waver. So to help you remain inspired and passionate for your training […]

The Winter Worlds Workshops are split into two parts catering for those new to bunch riding & racing – Bunch Skills (Part 1) – and those who have Bunch racing experience: ‘Race Ready’ (Part 2). This workshop is a PART 2 (‘RACE READY) and is delivered to you by Team CP and Odlin Cycle Coaching. […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Training for a st Clair half, chch half and the spring challenge What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? I just want to get faster and stronger- am currently a bit of a turtle! I also want my son to see how fun it is and to […]

  Great to be sitting on the ferry in the Awatere plus lounge (free food, including lamingtons, and drink) on the way home. All good for recovery I am lead to believe. I have had a great time at IMNZ, spent with Leah, friends, supporters and all other competitors.  The atmosphere at the race and […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? Iron Man 1/2 Taupo 2018 & Challenge Wanaka 1/2 2019 (sub 5 1/2 hours) – AND eventually a full Iron Man! Under 12 hours (at least) – because that’s the battery life of my Garmin. What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve […]

The other weekend I completed the Red Bull Defiance that is set in the hills surrounding Wanaka – what a brutal course with so much climbing and in hot conditions. This is a two person team event where you need to do the entire course together supporting each other through the ups and downs. The last […]

What event are your training for and what is your goal? My ultimate goal is the 1/2 Challenge Wanaka and then onto the age group worlds Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlon worlds in September. What it is your motivation for wanting to achieve this? Initially it was just to complete Challenge Wanaka but this has […]