This is the toughest race in terms of effort over time, I have ever done. Starting at the base of the Sydney observation tower, you run a mere 50m before hitting the first of 1513 steps that take you up to the top of the tower and the finish, some 250m above the ground. It was an eight minute, 39seconds max-out effort that hurt!

The start line is a mere 20m before the single-door entrance into the tower building so a good start position was crucial as passing people up the stairwell is difficult. After a bit of bumping and pushing I was through the door in third place and hot on the heels of the two leaders. The front guy absolutely flew up the opening stairs and ... [More]

I have been racing triathlon now for almost 15years and up until this last Sunday (16th August) at the Yeppoon Half Ironman in Queensland, I had never punctured during any competition. I was feeling ok, not brilliant but ok after taking a few weeks off following my efforts at Roth and a week or so of training before heading up to Yeppoon. I felt like was going backwards in the swim, but I exited the sea only about a minute 15seconds behind the main contenders in 29min30sec (including a long run up to transition from the beach) which was of great surprise to me.

On to the bike and I was making up a bit of time on the main pack before the pop and fizz of AUD$150 going ... [More]