Age should not be a deterrent to physical ability:
That is a statement that I have been making for over 20 years. Back in 1981 when I was doing marathons, I had the opportunity to fly to Taipei with a stop in Honolulu for refueling. As I was walking through the airport to stretch my legs for the next long flight, I saw a fellow with a T-shirt that said, “Finisher, Ironman Triathlon . I had seen the TV show on the Ironman and also read the article in Sports Illustrated.
I …

It’s just two weeks since we were running down Alii Dve in Kona. Running with no shirt, drinking water at the bubblers residents have installed to quench the thirst of the passing parade of walkers and joggers. There’s no other place I’d rather be in October.
I’ve race the Hawaii Ironman eleven times. I’ve had some great races and stood on the stage at the presentations, and like everyone who races in Kona, I’ve had a few forgettable experiences out there, where I’ve grovelled home throwing up and just managing to not …

We’re surrounded by fake things. We get so used to fake, we hardly recognise real anymore. My recent trip to Hawaii has reminded me of how much around us is not real.
A walk down the cereal/breakfast food aisle in the supermarket is a wake up call. Rows and rows of “food items” which bear no resemblance to the food they once were. In one corner we found the American version of muesli, granola. In the whole aisle amoungst the tons of junk we found something which would be nutritious enough …

When I write a training program for an athlete, what they want is a better performance in their next race. Their target race or a series of races over the next season. That’s easy to achieve.
What I’m aiming at is when they have been with me for a season, a couple of seasons or in some cases many years, I want them to be healthier, happier people than when they came into contact with me. It’s one of the rewards of being a coach, the ability to influence people …

 
As you travel through life, the further you go, the less you “sugar coat” the facts. If there’s something to be said, you usually say it, without worrying too much about what people will think. After all, you won’t have too much control over how people react anyway.
 
Over the last couple of years I’ve lost a couple of athletes because I told them the truth. The few who may dislike the flavor of truth so much that they want “to shoot the messenger”, have most likely been protected from the …