Needless to say we're happy coaches.
Very happy to see the body in good shape and the training working for you.
GK
Saturday, August 31, 2013
10K PB for Lisa Luckin
Well done Lisa Luckin on her overall win and 10K PB at Lake Gwelup.
Needless to say we're happy coaches.
Very happy to see the body in good shape and the training working for you.
GK
Needless to say we're happy coaches.
Very happy to see the body in good shape and the training working for you.
GK
Thursday, August 1, 2013
The Super Ruth Posts on her awesomeness/racing and traveling
USA July 2013
Hi Team,
I’ve been fortunate to spend the last few weeks training and racing with the Super Kate and GMan. The plan for ‘my holiday’ was to race Lake Stevens 70.3 one weekend, and then do Tri at the Grove, an Olympic Distance race in Oregon the following weekend.
I met Kate in Denver immediately after her 2nd place finish at Muncie 70.3. The following day we spent 12hrs driving from Denver to Boise. This allowed me to have 4 days to taper in Boise before we all left on Friday for Lake Stevens which involved another full day of driving. Adding to the excitement of my first overseas race, was the fact that the pro list included big names like Crowie and Meredith Kessler… it was a novelty to see them wandering around. Saturday was a busy day, registering and getting familiar with the course. It soon became obvious that the bike course is brutal… there was relentless climbs, fast descents and it was generally more technical than I was used to (a problem when I’m not that good at turning my bike!)… I was out of my comfort zone.
The expectations I had for my race went from achieving certain goal times to ‘getting off the bike in one piece’. I’m not proud to say that most 70 year olds descend faster than I do! Bike handling is something I need to work on. Visibility on the swim wasn’t great, but fortunately for me there was an underwater rope which you can follow between each buoy. The bike course was picturesque when I wasn’t watching the 70 year olds pass me on the downhills. I think I was so relieved to get off the bike without eating dirt that I didn’t stop running. It’s nice to have some legs that are willing to run! I was excited to hear that SK had managed third place and Guy 7th in a stacked field.
After the race we left for Seattle and spent a few days there before heading to Eugene Oregon, the home of the famous runner Steven Prefontaine. It was great to see the ‘Pre’ tourist spots, and hear the tales from the locals. It took a few extra days for my DOMS to subside… my quads hated me. We did something everyday to get the body ready to go again 5 days later. Before I knew it we were on the start line again. This time, I found good feet on the swim and actually felt a bit tired on the bike despite the course being a lot flatter. Similarly I had tired legs on the run, but it was nice to know I didn’t blow up completely! I was surprised to take 2nd for my AG. SK made 1st place look easy (3 races in 3 weeks for her!).
We celebrated an action packed few weeks back in Boise with some great dinners, a few cocktails, plenty of laughs and a few pieces of chocolate (I went 50days choc free prior to hitting the US – a miracle!). Huge thanks to SK and Gman for having me tag along. We covered 3500km and crossed 5 states. Now I’m looking fwd to getting ready for Mandurah 70.3, Challenge Melbourne and IMNZ.
Happy training :)
SR
Hi Team,
I’ve been fortunate to spend the last few weeks training and racing with the Super Kate and GMan. The plan for ‘my holiday’ was to race Lake Stevens 70.3 one weekend, and then do Tri at the Grove, an Olympic Distance race in Oregon the following weekend.
I met Kate in Denver immediately after her 2nd place finish at Muncie 70.3. The following day we spent 12hrs driving from Denver to Boise. This allowed me to have 4 days to taper in Boise before we all left on Friday for Lake Stevens which involved another full day of driving. Adding to the excitement of my first overseas race, was the fact that the pro list included big names like Crowie and Meredith Kessler… it was a novelty to see them wandering around. Saturday was a busy day, registering and getting familiar with the course. It soon became obvious that the bike course is brutal… there was relentless climbs, fast descents and it was generally more technical than I was used to (a problem when I’m not that good at turning my bike!)… I was out of my comfort zone.
The expectations I had for my race went from achieving certain goal times to ‘getting off the bike in one piece’. I’m not proud to say that most 70 year olds descend faster than I do! Bike handling is something I need to work on. Visibility on the swim wasn’t great, but fortunately for me there was an underwater rope which you can follow between each buoy. The bike course was picturesque when I wasn’t watching the 70 year olds pass me on the downhills. I think I was so relieved to get off the bike without eating dirt that I didn’t stop running. It’s nice to have some legs that are willing to run! I was excited to hear that SK had managed third place and Guy 7th in a stacked field.
After the race we left for Seattle and spent a few days there before heading to Eugene Oregon, the home of the famous runner Steven Prefontaine. It was great to see the ‘Pre’ tourist spots, and hear the tales from the locals. It took a few extra days for my DOMS to subside… my quads hated me. We did something everyday to get the body ready to go again 5 days later. Before I knew it we were on the start line again. This time, I found good feet on the swim and actually felt a bit tired on the bike despite the course being a lot flatter. Similarly I had tired legs on the run, but it was nice to know I didn’t blow up completely! I was surprised to take 2nd for my AG. SK made 1st place look easy (3 races in 3 weeks for her!).
We celebrated an action packed few weeks back in Boise with some great dinners, a few cocktails, plenty of laughs and a few pieces of chocolate (I went 50days choc free prior to hitting the US – a miracle!). Huge thanks to SK and Gman for having me tag along. We covered 3500km and crossed 5 states. Now I’m looking fwd to getting ready for Mandurah 70.3, Challenge Melbourne and IMNZ.
Happy training :)
SR
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Coaching for you!!
THE START of something AWESOME!!
We have finally got around to making our own coaching page.
This blog will be for you the athlete and also for us the coaches to post training advice, group sessions, athlete profiles (yours), and a place for race reports, nutritional advice and general Tri stuff.
We want this to be fresh and open, those of you that know us well will know we are still trying to race at the top level, but we want to give back to the sport and create a coaching program that will entice the beginner and challenge the elite. We both feel we have the knowledge and understanding to do just that. We are looking forward to increasing our athletes, but will only take on a manageable level, because we want to see you achieve your goals.
Race reports will be posted from us and our athletes on this site, so please send them to us.
Also any Nutritional, training or general blogs are welcome.
We look forward to coaching you, and watching you achieve your goals.
Until the next post.
G and K
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