UltraHumps: Finding Ultraman with Qwik Kiwi’s Coach Ray
My previous two articles are a preparation for this one, with the first article indicating my journey to my first Ironman, showing ‘you’ can do it; and the second article telling how I ‘fell off the wagon’ in life, but…
ASA Supports UltraHumps At Ultraman
515km over 3 days An extreme event strictly for triathletes seeking a tougher challenge. Day 1, a 10 km swim and 140km cycle; Day 2, a 281km cycle; Day 3, an 84km double marathon – madness! ‘UltraHumps’ John (Humps) Humphries…
UltraHumps: How Ultraman Went
Hi blog followers Welcome to a final blog to wrap up the ‘1’ being Ultraman Australia of the 3+2+1=Charity. Apologies for the delay in publication, I wanted to get the amazing photos from Barry Alsop from Eyes Wide Open Imagery, being…
UltraHumps: Day 3 Ultraman – 84km Double Marathon
Hi Blog Followers and welcome to Day 3’s blog. I could simply write one word and sign off. Those that watched the online downloads from my Support Crew going live through Coach Ray would say, yep got it. That word…
UltraHumps: Day 2 Ultraman – 280km Bike
Hi Blog Followers Welcome to the adventures of Day 2 in Ultraman Australia. Just as I recall from last year, it’s a brutal course with hill after hill. On many I was down to my lowest gear and on occasions…
UltraHumps: Rego & Welcome Breakfast
Hi Blog Followers Well another 24 hours closer to the event with less than 24 hours to go. Yesterday (Thursday) was Registration Day where the crew and I turned up at Peppers Resort Hotel in Noosa and were walked through a series…
UltraHumps: the Business Begins
Hi Blog Followers Well we have arrived in the Queensland Sunshine Coastal town of Noosa for Ultraman Australia. A busy day on Tuesday with checking in at 0400 hours for a 0600 hours flight, so guess what that meant? We were…
UltraHumps: A Coaches Perspective
Humps asked me to pen this article for him, as he did with the other members of the support crew for the previous posts over the last two weeks. Read those articles here: Scott Cordwell and Derrick McMillan. Rather than…
Supporting UltraHumps
In May 2016, I had the privilege of being a member of an UltraMan support crew. Along with Scott and Ray, I went to Noosa to support Humps in his first UltraMan event. He has asked me to help again…
UltraHumps: Ultraman Australia – A Support Perspective
When John Humphries, AKA UltraHumps ,told me he was competing in UltraMan Australia I wondered just what he was doing and why. Back to back Ironman length events over three days. Why do that? Then Derek mentioned he was going as…
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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
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 - 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 - 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 - 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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