Archive for January, 2011

training in the ‘berra

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Hard times are good times. This is the not so romantic part of being a pro athlete. Not a race in sight. No podium flowers. No fancy trips to cool places. It’s punctures and sweat. It’s struggling in sessions. It’s sinking in the pool. It probably is better than it sounds. In fact, it’s one [...]

Queensland under water

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Queensland is one of the big “triathlon meccas” in the world. The home to athletes like Brad Kahlefelt, Emma Moffat, Felicity Abram, Courtney Atkinsson…the list goes long. My former training base prior the coach move to Canberra. Queensland is facing one of the biggest floods in history. There could be as many as 20 000 [...]