Week In Review – July 8th, 2019
The Week In Review is a collection of both what I’ve put on my websites and what I’ve enjoyed reading from other sites.
UltraHumps: 1,000 Km Challenge
A recent article (blog) I wrote on 23 April 2019 was called ‘UltraHumps – Jacobs Ladder 7 Peaks Challenge‘. This challenge, which I came across in the gym whilst overseas for a number of months, was to simply climb the…
How Robert Raced Challenge Wanaka at 50 Like a 32 Year Old
Challenge Wanaka 2018 “Well another one under my belt. My 7th Ironman distance race since 1991… kind of like to space them apart lol!!
UltraHumps: Tough Day At Ironman Taupo
Hi Blog Followers and welcome to Blog # 34. A HARD DAY OUT! Well I did it. The 2 of 2 from my 3+2+1=Charity is now complete, having finished the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand two weeks after completing the…
UltraHumps: Training in Taupo for Ironman
Hi Blog Followers Welcome to Blog # 33 as I inch my way closer to Ultraman Australia, but not before completing my second Iron distance in two weeks as part of the 3+2+1=Charity. Unsurprisingly, I felt myself fatigued during training in the first part of…
UltraHumps: Merry Christmas
Hi blog followers and a very Merry Christmas to you all. I hope you had a relaxing day with family and friends and didn’t indulge to much. A shorter blog this week as we all enjoy the festive season.
Why Challenge Roth?
On 20 February 2016 I was stoked to improve on my previous Challenge Wanaka result. That’s all that mattered to me. In doing so, I (unexpectedly) won my 60 – 69 age group. All age group winners are offered a free slot in…
Lisa Rodgers Achieves Her Goal With Coach Ray’s Help
I just want to say thanks. It wasn’t until I progressed through the race and experienced all the highs and lows that your advice really kicked in. Before the race, I didn’t know I could do it physically – and…
So You’ve Done An Ironman ….Now What?
I recently conducted a couple of online seminars (webinars) on the topic of: So You’ve Done An Ironman ….Now What? If you missed it you can watch it here. If you would like further advice feel free to contact Coach…
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I had a busy weekend over in the Manawatu this weekend. Yesterday I helped my son-in-law with his @hivesmanawatu stall at the Winter's Day Out market held in Palmerston North and today I headed into the city to do a few things. One of them was to freedom run the park run course. No walking in my training today. I'm gradually regaining my aerobic fitness and it's a confidence building feeling. #freedomparkrun #run #runner #running #athlete former #triathlete #duathlete #keepinghealthy #keepingfit #fitover60 #oldandfit #maturerunner #womenrunners #consistency #consistencyisthekey #qwikkiwi #instagram #instarunner #runnersofinstagram #offroadrun #wintercolours #winterafternoon - 3 weeks ago
Park run #51 for me. I am currently only running once a week (including this run), so I ran 4 minutes, walked 1 minute. I realise I need to slot another two runs in each week. I usually am less motivated during winter and last week I didn't even get into the gym until Friday. I felt blah all week. I need some sunshine, like the rest of us ☀️😊 #parkrun51 #parkrun #parkrunnz #run #runner #running #athlete former #triathlete #duathlete #keepinghealthy #keepingfit #fitover60 #oldandfit #maturerunner #womenrunners #consistency #consistencyisthekey #qwikkiwi #instagram #instarunner #runnersofinstagram #offroadrun - 3 days ago
I felt blardy awful in my short warm up so I strategised to walk run the park run today. After the start I restrategised to walk run AFTER the turnaround. After the turnaround and despite the false flat return & wind swirling from all directions I seemed to come right so I restrategised again and ran to the finish line 😂 No walking involved. I think the strength work I'm doing is paying off. Now I just need to incorporate more run training into my week. It was welcoming to see the greeting on the long table @theofferinggreytown where we - 2 weeks ago
The pool is finally open so made the most of it for 2,500m this afternoon. Great to be back in there. Pressed the wrong button on my @garmin and didn’t record the last 200m of the Cool Down #garminfail 🏊♂️ #qwikkiwi #coachray - 4 days ago
I don't usually run on a Friday as I have a 60 minute gym session with a personal trainer, however I felt a strong need to run and so I did. I still managed the PT session just an hour later. I'm expected to feel a little fatigued on Sunday. It often hits me a couple of days later. #run #runner #running #runtraining #training #trainingsession #athlete former #triathlete #duathlete #keepinghealthy #keepingfit #fitover60 #nearlygoldcardstatus #maturerunner #womenrunners #consistency #consistencyisthekey #qwikkiwi #instagram #instarunner #runnersofinstagram #offroadrun #wintercolours - 1 week ago
#heretoride a great day in CAP with perfect riding conditions. Cheers to @matt_reido for the company and bed for the night. See you next time 🚵♂️ #QwikKiwi #coachray
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