If you come here expecting it to be hot and windy, that’s what you’ll get.
As I rode up to Hawi the winds were mild by Hawaii standards, still windy but not as bad as I have seen.
I saw Pete Jacobs coming back in about 20th place and his body language was not good at that time. He must have been going through a tough patch, he was unable to get his special needs, they were just not organised in time for the lead group. I was pleasantly surprised later in the …

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 …

Race photos can tell us so much.
Looking through the photo collection from the Yeppoon half Ironman last weekend has given me lots to work on with myself and other athletes in the squad.
When I look at race photos, first thing I look for is core stability. You can’t hide lack of core strength when you’re racing. The dropped hip, the knee bending out under load.
Next thing I look for is stride length and foot placement/heel strike. It’s really easy to point out bad runing technique when the photo has stopped …

Last Sunday before the swim start at Yeppoon I swam out to the first buoy as part of my warm up. Greg Kelly did as well. Each of us swam out far enough and stopped for 30sec to see how the current was running. It was sweeping across from right to left strong enough to move us 10metres in 30sec. We knew to swim out aiming about 40m upstream from the buoy so when we got there we’d be swept across and go right round smoothly.
Ten minutes later the “pro …