I Am Kiwi

The Other Invictus Games Teams Have Now Arrived

Nicki:   Well the other teams have started to arrive and we have been inundated with Aussies – great to ‘catch up’ with them. I…

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Taper Time

The Taper: Saving Energy and Getting Faster In The Last Few Day’s Prior To A Major Event

As I write this I’m currently at the Invictus Games supporting the New Zealand Team. The Invictus Games are a paralympics style event for wounded,…

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Fartlek Session

Friday Fartlek Run – Don Bosco Mountain Fartlek

This is a great session that will develop speed, lifting your pace at VO2 Max. Speed work is an important training session for all runners, as…

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70.3

Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: 70.3 Taper Session

The 70.3 Taper Session is a smart pre-race trainer workout designed for triathletes in the final phase before an Ironman 70.3. With a steady warm-up, a controlled build through Levels II–IV, then repeated blocks of Level III work topped with short Level V+ efforts, it sharpens race readiness without leaving you cooked. Includes free Garmin (.FIT) and Zwift (.ZWO) downloads.

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Invictus Games

Invictus Games: From Whenuapai to Toronto Only 30 Hours of Travelling

Nicki:   Somehow I managed to lose my wallet between getting off the Air New Zealand plane and trying to get through passport control. Yeah-nah,…

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Invictus Games

NZ Invictus Games Team go through their final preparation

Nicki:   The day started with a meeting explaining the day’s outline then I was then off to Indoor Rowing training – just a ‘little’…

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Tri Swim Training

How To Use The Garmin Forerunner 935 For Swimming Drills

Have you felt the frustration of not getting the full workout recorded when using a Garmin to record your swim if you include drills? It…

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