Australia Day Aquathlon

Versatile: the ability to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities. One of the things I am striving towards as a triathlete is the ability to be more versatile and this is perhaps why I feel so compelled to challenge myself to compete in my first Ironman 70.3 event later this season.  Not only do I feel this distance gives me a great opportunity to work my strengths but the challenge of racing over all distances from supersprint right up to Ironman 70.3 and having big expectations of myself in all of them in the one season is something I cannot wait to tackle head-on. The first challenge along the line is fast approaching...

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DAT Training Camp

While the festive season is usually a time when people sit back, relax and enjoy all there is to offer, for the high performance athletes of DAT Racing there was little time to indulge as we were smack bang in the middle of what is commonly referred to as hell week.  To the average person hell week would carry on for a period of 7 days but as years have gone by the 7 day theory has been thrown out the window, instead replaced with an ever growing period of time with no specific end point in sight.  This year’s edition culminated in a week long training camp in the delightful setting of the Sunshine Coast of Brisbane.  All of this...

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