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23.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018/19 QTS Round 2 Today was Round 2 of the Queensland Triathlon Series and the first attempt at the Super Sprint race distance. I really enjoy racing this distance, as it is all about the intensity and the ability to push yourself at the limit from start to finish. There is no settling in, it is a lesson on being on the rivet from the hooter to the finish line. I set a course PB of 53:13 back in February 2017 and I really wanted to beat this time. Unfortunatel...Continue reading

23.01.2022 Hey guys! Long time, no chat! It has been a lazy few months since this post and my last one, so I thought I would fill everyone in on what has been happening over the last few months since I touched base with you all. I've been involved in some really cool events and doing some things with other people, instead of worrying about solo stuff like triathlon. I had the pleasure of supporting Sandy, Zoe, Sara and Renee during the Oxfam Trailwalk 55km event that they did in amazing... 9:49 and not only were the first team of women to cross the line, but were the first team to cross the line. The ladies were amazing all day on difficult terrain and it was very cool to be a part of it. I also completed the Gold Coast Half Marathon a few weeks ago and shaved 2:30 from my time last year in much more controlled and comfortable circumstances. It was a great day out watching my triathlon club team mates achieving awesome things across all distances. Sandy and I also had a go at the new Spartan Ultra and despite our best efforts, we were one of the many (nearly 170 people) who didn't make it to the finish line. It was a gruelling event and one that we both walked away from knowing that we gave it our all and that there wasn't much else that we could have done to finish. In saying that, we both came home healthy and happy and without injury so it was a good day out. On my own training front, I have been achieving some pretty cool things, and with the first event having just been completed on the weekend just gone, I will endeavour to keep you all updated on what I'm up to and what's going on! As always, a huge thank you to All Properties Group, Boss Money, 99 Bikes, Brakes Direct, Starfish Fitness and MAW Active for the ongoing support and encouragement and to TriathleteTed for his guidance. Until then, happy training! Ben

22.01.2022 TWEED COAST ENDURO TRAINING UPDATE - P2C3 I'll keep this short and sweet because I know that I tend to waffle, and nobody wants to read waffle. I've just finished the last Base training cycle of my training for the Tweed Coast Enduro - 3 weeks of brutal intervals and long training sessions. 6.5 hours in the pool, 17.7 hours on the bike and 12.2 hours out running for a combined total of 36.4 hours of training in the 3 weeks. The base has been built, the foundation set, and it'...s time to start building now with 10 weeks to go before Race Week. The long aerobic runs were mixed with intervals of 6, 8 and 10 minutes at around 4:30-4:45/km and the bike intervals were conducted at around 235-240W. Testing was thrown out of the window this Cycle because purely and simply, it's too damned hot to get any sort of reliable numbers and compare them to cooler weeks, so I swapped the FTP test for a 30 minute TT session at 70.3 pace and the run for 4:30/km controlled run to collect Stryd data. The 1000m swim test was conducted as normal and I managed to shave 24 seconds from my previous PB which now sits at 18:31. P2C3 also included the Queensland Triathlon Series race at Kawana where I took out 5th place in 1:15:35 after a good battle with Matty Lovell. I wasn't happy with the race, but I have learned from it and I'm looking forward to racing again this weekend back at Raby Bay for Round 4. I'll let you know on Sunday how the race went. Hoping for another good result after finding out that I'm currently sitting in 2nd place in the series. A quick congratulations to Matthew Lovell who set a new PB at the 70.3 in Busselton on the weekend, Lachlan Ireland who completed his first full Ironman and TriathleteTed who completed his 7th full Ironman. Until Sunday! All Properties Group | Boss Money | 99 Bikes | Brakes Direct | Starfish Fitness | TriathleteTed | MAW Active

20.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018/19 QTS Round 6 Today was Round 6 of the Queensland Triathlon Series held on the Sunshine Coast at Caloundra. This race was a Sprint distance race - 750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run. I really enjoy this race venue as the bike is fast and flat, but today wasn't the greatest day. I woke up this morning to the sound of quite a strong wind, but it was a block crosswind meaning that I can push on with the bike without too much fuss. When I got to the race venue, ...it was quite strong, with a bad chop on the water. The swim was brutal, the tide and the chop were forcing people backwards and at times, I saw some of the weaker swimmers literally going nowhere. I pushed as hard as I dared, but came out of the water in 18:23, which is about 4 minutes slower than I normally cover the distance. On to the bike and time to rip in. I knew that I had given up a few minutes to my team mate Matt and set about trying to chase him down. I slowly worked my way up to him and made the catch at the 10km mark. They bike course was tough, with some unexpected gusts keeping things interesting. I was able to average 37.1kmh and cleared the bike in just under 32 minutes. The run was a big part of today's race and I really tried to push. Unfortunately, I never felt comfortable on the run and was only able to manage around 4:45/km. I completely emptied the tank in the tricky last 1km and crossed the line in 24:03 for a total time of 1:17:28 and 6th place. This was a good hit out 2 weeks before the Tweed Enduro and now I know exactly where I am at. I've also taken a 3.5 point lead in the Series with 1 race to go which I'm stoked about. It's going to be a big 4 weeks but I'm really looking forward to it. Bring it on! As always, thank you to everyone who cheers at races, likes my posts or just has a chat to me about it. Your support means the world to me and I really appreciate it. All Properties Group | Boss Money | 99 Bikes | Brakes Direct | Starfish Fitness | TriathleteTed | MAW Active

18.01.2022 TWEED COAST ENDURO TRAINING UPDATE - P2C4 Hey all. I must admit, I really love the way that the end of this training block lined up nicely with the end of the year, but small things amuse me like this. This block of training has been really good, if not a bit more relaxed. I've mixed it up a bit and allowed myself to have a bit more flexibility, all whilst making sure that all of the boxes are still ticked. For example, I've started training a bit more outside instead of on t...he trainer and I'm letting my runs be dictated a bit more by feel rather than out-and-out HR rules. End result? I'm enjoying my training more and more and getting better results from it too. Training in this Cycle has shifted from Base training to Build training, which is best described as a shift from 'training to train' to now 'training to race'. I have just this 4 week block of training left before I start my 2 week Peak cycle so pretty much every training session is a race-like session at either race pace or race intensity. I'm also really starting to hone my nutrition as well which is something that I need to have locked down. Pretty much the only major training result of note from this training Cycle is that my 1000m swim time has come down again and now sits at 18:23 (1:50/100m) but my stand-out highlight was logging another PB at the QTS race a few weeks ago and taking the win there too. This Cycle consisted of 7.3 hours in the pool, 16.2 hours on the bike and 11.9 hours of running, for a total of 35.4 hours of training. The next 4 weeks will see a slight reduction in training duration, but even more of a shift towards race simulation and race pace intensities. I really enjoy this type of training and I can't wait to see what comes of it. I also have another QTS Sprint distance race in 2 weeks time so I'm looking forward to comparing times and tracking any improvement. 47 days to go... All Properties Group | Boss Money | 99 Bikes | Brakes Direct | Starfish Fitness | TriathleteTed | MAW Active

18.01.2022 TWEED COAST ENDURO TRAINING UPDATE - P2C1 I thought that for a bit of something different, I would give you guys some updates on how things have been going for me in my last block of training. My training for the Tweed Coast Enduro and the Sunshine Coast 70.3 were broken up into 4 week blocks, consisting of 3 weeks of training, and then a deload/testing week that allowed my body to recover and absorb the training from the preceding weeks, in preparation for what was to come. ...Continue reading

17.01.2022 PB RACE TIMES Super Sprint - 0:52:35 (09/12/2018) Sprint - 1:11:11 (17/09/2017) Half Ironman - 5:23:44 (26/08/2018)... Ironman - ?? 5km - 21:31 (06/10/2018) 10km - 48:50 (23/09/2017) Half Marathon - 1:57:30 (01/07/2018)

16.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018/19 QTS Round 1 Today was Round 1 of the Queensland Triathlon Series at Robina. I wasn't planning on racing much of the QTS this year, as my focus is solely on the Tweed Coast Enduro in February, but a quick discussion with my coach Ted and my wife saw me drop and entry in for the season. As these races aren't my primary goal, the whole idea was to go out, have fun, learn a bit about myself under race conditions and actually enjoy racing without any pressure...Continue reading

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15.01.2022 A huge thank you to Starfish Fitness coach Ben Luscombe for sharing the last few hundred of the half marathon with me. I was in pain and on the verge of full lower body cramp, but hey, it was a happy moment.

14.01.2022 Thank you to everyone for your support and messages today. I was going to write up a little race report but bed seems like a much better option right now. Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow for the post. Cheers again.

13.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018/19 QTS Round 5 Yesterday was Race 5 of the Queensland Triathlon Series, and the first race of 2019, held at Robina on the Gold Coast. I was racing the extended Sprint distance which suits me perfectly, as the bike leg is 24km instead of 20km, and as the bike is my favourite part of the race, happy days! The swim was pretty good by my standards. I got off to a good start and was able to settle in quite well. I was able to stick to straight lines from buoy to... buoy and cleared the water in 14:22, a pace of 1:50/100m. I decided to pull the trigger on the bike and let fly as much as I could. I started to do the thing and was watching my average speed go up and my heart rate come down. 3 quick laps later and I was able to sit at about 38.5kmh before slowing down a bit to prepare for the run. 37:15 for the 24km at 37.3kmh in the end. The run was nasty. My legs came good a little bit into the run and I was able to suss out what the plan was for the run. After the first kilometre marker, I made a conscious decision to back off the effort. The heat was starting to become overpowering on the bitumen part of the run, and it was going to take a big effort to run the pace I wanted to. Given that these races are for training and fun, I decided to race smart and in a way that would allow me to have fun and also allow me to keep training as normal for the Tweed Coast Enduro which is rapidly approaching. Instead of aiming at 4:40/km and turning myself inside out, I backed off to 5:00/km and brought it home in 26:01 for a finishing time of 1:20:26. As soon as I crossed the line, I went and sat in the water with the other likeminded people and cooled off. I made my way back to the club tent to find out that I finished 2nd. This is a great result for the Series and a good confidence boost ahead of the Enduro. There are 3 short weeks until Round 6 of the QTS and only 2 weeks after than until the Enduro. Bring it on! Until then, happy training! All Properties Group | Boss Money | 99 Bikes | Brakes Direct | Starfish Fitness | TriathleteTed | MAW Active

11.01.2022 Hey all! It's been a while since I've posted here, so I thought that I'd pen a bit of an update and let you all know what I'm up to. Following the last round of the QTS, I had a very easy week of training and just recovered which worked out well given the crash. I took the bike to 99 Bikes Capalaba to have it fixed after the crash, and I can't thank the guys there enough for all of their help and work on getting the bike back on the road and working better than ever.... I made a very conscious decision to go about my training differently this season, with intensity and speed taking a back seat in favour of building more aerobic fitness. I've always lacked fitness so to focus on that was exciting. I had a really good chat with TriathleteTed and we set about planning the next few weeks. My training volume has increased from around 4-5 hours per week to around 10-11 hours per week and after a small adjustment period, everything is settling in well. If I'm going to do this properly, I'm going to do it properly, so I've loaded up on some new gear. I'm now rocking some brand spanking Asics shoes and some WYN republic socks, which are legitimately the best socks that I've ever owned, and the first exercise socks that have ever fit me. I also invested in a decent indoor trainer to make things more time efficient, and given that this was previously owned by Ironman champion Luke McKenzie, I need to do it justice. I'm 4 weeks into my new program and loving it. It's frustrating at times for various reasons, but one of my favourite things about it is that my wife Zoe is now able to come along on my training runs and rides and we can do this together. My upcoming races aren't locked in and I have some goals, but I'm waiting to see how it all plays out before making any commitments. A huge thanks to all of you for support and also to Ted for his guidance through this process. Proud to be learning from someone as inspiring as him. Until next time, happy training! All Properties Group | Boss Money | 99 Bikes | Brakes Direct | Starfish Fitness

10.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018 Springfield Duathlon 3 weeks ago I competed in the 2018 Springfield Duathlon, which was made up of a 10km run, 40km bike ride and 5km run. T...his was always going to be a training session for me with the runs and and bike at a controlled intensity, and my split times were always going to be slower compared to what I was capable of. The race was fairly uneventful for me, which is why I haven't raced to put this report up, but I managed the first 10km run in 51:28, the 40km ride in 1:18:54 and the 5km run in 25:12. Absolutely nothing spectacular, but I did exactly what I wanted to do, which was to practice my pacing, race nutrition and also come home without having crashed. Boxes ticked and moving on to the first race in anger which is rapidly approaching. I look forward to sharing more with you over the coming weeks! Let me know if you have any questions or want to know anything. Happy training! All Properties Group | Boss Money | 99 Bikes | Brakes Direct | Starfish Fitness | MAW Active | TriathleteTed

08.01.2022 2 races. 2 finish lines. 1 special champion. The first photo was taken on the 17th of September 2017 - 1 year to the day since Luke's passing. The second photo was taken on the 23rd of September 2018 - 2 years to the day since we said our final goodbyes at Luke's funeral. I'm extremely proud to carry Luke's race number on my tri suit and also on my bikes. It's a constant reminder of how precious life is and how it doesn't matter how the race is going, it's important not to take yourself too seriously and have fun with it, just like Luke. Sometimes it's about so much more than just winning. #WeFlyWith23

07.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2019 Tweed Coast Enduro First of all, I need to apologise. I need to apologise because this post is probably going to be a doozy. I also need to apologise for this taking a week to post - not because I have been lazy, but because I've rewritten this about 4 times since finishing the race last Saturday. Last Saturday was race day. Everything that I'd worked for came down to last Saturday. All of my training, visualisation, nutrition and psychology was aiming in ...Continue reading

07.01.2022 Every year Strava do this cool thing where they collate all of your data together to show you what you achieved. This has definitely been the biggest training year of my life and I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their support and encouragement along the way, whether it be leaving a like or a comment here, chatting to me face-to-face or supporting me at a race. I've ticked a lot of boxes this year and 2019 is certainly going to be very different, but I can't wait... to see what it holds and how it will shape me as an athlete and as a human. I'm also incredibly proud of all of my clients and also my friends and family for what they have achieved over the year as well and I can't wait to see what they get up to in 2019. I know that this page has changed focus away from possibly what you liked it for in the first place, but I do hope that it helped to motivate or inspire you in some way to go out there and get after what you've always wanted.

07.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018/19 QTS Round 7 This season has flown by in the blink of an eye, and last Sunday was the 7th and final round of the Queensland Triathlon Series held at my home venue, Raby Bay. The situation heading into the race was that I had a 3.5 point lead in the Championship, and essentially needed to win to have any chance of holding on. The swim was great. The water was fresh, and for the first time this season I decided to get on the front foot on the water and try ...Continue reading

03.01.2022 TWEED COAST ENDURO TRAINING UPDATE - P2C6 ...and with 1500m of easy swimming in the pool tonight, that's it! It's all over! Done! All of the training and peaking ahead of the Tweed Coast Enduro is finished. Nothing more to do now except get to the race venue and roll up to the start line on Saturday. Since I started training for this event on September 3 2017, I have spent 40 hours in the pool, 104 hours on the bike and 74 hours out running for a total of 217.6 hours for an a...verage of 9.0 hours per week of training. I'm finding that this sort of training volume is enough for me to challenge myself at this race distance and continue to improve, without stressing family life or exhausting myself. For those of you interested, my race starts at 0731 (0631 QLD time) on Saturday morning which means that I'll be finishing somewhere around 1245-1300 (1145-1200 QLD time). I'll definitely update you as soon as I can about how the race went. It's looking like it will be very warm and very windy which could make things interesting, but I have my plans in place and all of the hard work is done. I'll post a few photos once I get to Pottsville but until then, I'm going to put my feet up and enjoy the day off training tomorrow!

03.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018 Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast Sunday. Race day. First Ironman event at the 70.3 distance. For those new to the sport, the 70.3 is the total distance covered in miles, which is a 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21.1km run. I woke up in the morning to the sound of torrential rain and pumping surf which was really frustrating after such a beautiful weekend up until that point. Nothing that you can do about it so I got dressed, ate and walked my gear down to transitio...Continue reading

03.01.2022 RACE REPORT - 2018/19 QTS Round 3 Yesterday was Round 3 of The Queensland Triathlon Series at Kawana on the Sunshine Coast. This race was all about having a bit of fun, banking the training and race experience, and doing doing a bit better than I did last year when I crashed out and had my first ever DNF in a triathlon. The swim was fairly typical for me. Swinging out way too wide and unnecessarily adding distance ot the swim. I managed to catch the group in front and logged ...a swim time of 15:07 at an average pace of 1:51/100m including the extra 50m that I added on for myself. The bike course at Kawana is very tight and technical, with lots of turns and a mixture of surfaces that are in varying condition. The first lap was all about having a bit of a recon and learning where to be careful and where I could push. After finishing my first lap and starting the second, I officially made it further than I had last year and I set about chasing down my team mate Matty Lovell, who had about a 90s lead after the swim. I managed to catch him at about the 7km mark of the bike, but unfortunately the wind kicked up, the course got crowded and I decided to err on the side of caution. I finished the bike in a time of 34:12 which is an average of 35.3km/h. By the time that the run started, the wind had really kicked up and the sun had come out. I settled into my pacing strategy and tried to keep Matty behind me. I felt pretty comfortable on the run, and Matty made the catch just after the start of the 2nd lap. The rest of the run was uneventful, with a late surge to try and catch another team mate proving unsuccessful as I ran out of race distance. I finished the run in 23:41 (4:39/km) which was disappointing, but I'm happy with how I felt at that pace. My overall time was 1:15:33 which I am equally disappointed and happy with. I know that the course was not conducive to fast racing, but I would have liked to have finished a bit faster than I did. I ended up taking 5th place and a healthy bag of points, finishing 61s behind Matty who crossed the line 4th. I'm really looking forward to Round 4 at Raby Bay on the 9th of December. On antoher note, this week is the last week of my Base building cycles in the lead up to the Tweed Coast Enduro in February. I'm really looking forward to moving into the Build cycles and adding some race pace efforts into my training. I will update you all at the end of the next week to let you know how it's all going. Until then, happy training! All Properties Group | Boss Money | 99 Bikes | Brakes Direct | Starfish Fitness | TriathleteTed | MAW Active

01.01.2022 Hey guys, I've been sitting on this one for the last little while but it's time to come clean. As you are waking up this morning and reading this, I'm in the middle of the biggest triathlon that I've ever attempted. I'm currently racing the 70.3 Half Ironman on the Sunshine Coast which is a 1.9km swim, 90km bike and 21.1km run. I decided to keep this under wraps because I'm a firm believer that nobody is ever impressed by what you say you're going to do so I just kept my head... down and will let my results make the noise. After 39 hours of training in the pool, 89 hours on the bike and 80 hours of running since the end of the triathlon season in March, I feel ready to tackle this next step. I'd like to thank my beautiful wife Zoe for her unending support and encouragement and TriathleteTed for his mentoring and guidance over the past 5 months. I'll let you all know tonight how it goes and I hope to do everyone, and myself, proud.