Hervey Bay Triathlon

My initial plan had been to compete in the Luke Harrop Memorial Triathlon last weekend but the opportunity to compete in an Olympic distance event was just too good to turn down.  And after only what could be best described as a disappointing season thus far, the possibility to turn this upside down was at the fore front of my reasoning.  It's fair to say that my training has been somewhat on the backburners and slightly neglected since Mooloolaba Triathlon due to some extra work commitments but never the less I was ready to race.  The weekend was off to a great start before it even began with the ever hospitable crew involved...

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Luke Harrop Memorial Triathlon

While I couldn’t have been any further away from the Gold Coast and the Luke Harrop Memorial Triathlon I thought it was still worthy of a short blog entry for a few reasons.  Firstly, it is a race that means so much to so many people and had extra significance being the 10th anniversary.  Secondly, with some special performances from many of our DAT athletes I just couldn't let this race slip by without a mention. Rumors and speculation were rife throughout the week with the possibility of certain members of the DAT family coming out of retirement for only the second time since the 2009 world championship race on the Gold...

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Sydney Triathlon Weekend

The dilemmas involved in travelling to compete in a triathlon often involve that last minute panic of fitting everything in your bike bag, packing and re-packing to make sure you’re under the weight limit and of course getting that thing through the airport without taking out every sign or person who happens to get in your way, and that’s before you’ve even boarded the plane! For the contingent of DAT athletes making the journey down to Sydney for the opening round of the ITU World Series and the final round of the Australian Triathlon Series this is part of what they would have had to tackle but for myself, Holly Grice, Anna Coldham and Brayden...

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