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Swimming Technique – TI Swimming 14 May 2012 | 01:43 pm
One of the things I didn’t do so well with last year, was with my swimming. I basically have not swum for 18 months now. But in the middle of it all, June 2011, I did the Total Immersion Swimming tech...
Things I Did Well When Things Weren’t Going Well 29 Apr 2012 | 12:58 pm
So as per my previous post, 2011 wasn’t the most productive year. That being said, I did make some really smart moves. Most of them involved putting the foundation building blocks in place so I could ...
2011 – A Foundation Building Year – Where To Now? 21 Apr 2012 | 11:58 am
Its been a long time since I have posted on this blog. My Coolangatta Gold Dream is still well and truly alive, but 2011 ended up being a really difficult year in basically all aspects of my life, lea...
Another Setback – Ankle injury 17 Apr 2011 | 12:16 pm
Well, about 6 weeks ago my left ankle pulled up sore after a short (5km) run. I thought it would be ok after a week or so of rest as I didn’t do anything to it (Ie, no twist, no “click”, no sprain etc...
Observations About Health and Treatment 18 Mar 2011 | 02:46 pm
Its been no secret I have been battling with health a bit this year. I can see this is really on three fronts. Illness – My immune system has been down, causing me to get sick quite regularly, particu...
Surf Life Saving – Why Its Great To Be Involved 1 Feb 2011 | 11:55 am
Its been a bit of a battle to get back into training this year. Among other things, I seem to be getting sick a lot and now there is another baby in my home.Once you are out of the routine, it can be ...
Another Challenge to Deal With On The Way To Gold 2011 26 Jan 2011 | 10:59 am
Well, now I have 2 children. Jai Damian was born on January 22nd. I have to admit, I’m over the moon – it is so nice having a baby in the house again. That being said – it does put an additional press...
Sick Again – Very Frustrating 13 Jan 2011 | 01:11 pm
Well, last Thursday I woke up with a sore throat. This progressed into a fever and fluey aches and pains on Friday, and basically I haven’t trained since. This has been the most frustrating 2 – 3 mont...
Back In Town – Training Started Up And Progressing Well 4 Jan 2011 | 04:57 pm
I am basically back into it now. I got through 5 training sessions last week and have started strong this week, I’ve done 3 sessions already and its only lunch Tuesday Yesterday morning I went down to...
Starting To Get Back Into Training – Still Struggling A Little Though 23 Dec 2010 | 05:15 pm
Well, I am slowly getting back into training. 2 weeks ago I had 2 training sessions, last week I had 3. I want to get 4 in this week, it could be hard though given Christmas. Then next week, hopefully...