Jetty 2 Jetty 2012

It has been a while between drinks and by drinks I mean races and by a while I mean 70 days since I have been in any sort of competition with my last event being the Noosa Winter Festival

BSHS Awards Night Speech

Over my years I've attended plenty of sports awards dinners and heard even more guest speakers at numerous different events. Being the guest speakers is always an honor but it isn't without nerves that you get up infront of an unknown audience to share what you feel are words of wisdom and inspiration in the hope that the audience take something positive away from it.

DAT Awards Night 2012: The Main Event

I feel ample time has passed since I posted DAT Awards Night 2012: The Prequel that it is now time to move on to the main event. But for anyone out there unaware of the enormity of this event check out what went down at the 2011 DAT Awards Night and try to get your heads around the fact that this years edition was hyped up so much that we had club members flying home from holidays just so they could make the event and even athletes from other clubs putting themselves through the torture of a weeks training with us just to attend this event!

Bryton Cardio 35 Review - Oceania Bicycles

Training with GPS is almost considered standard practice these days and it is becoming an ever more competitive market with the number of new products hitting stores on a regular basis. And for anyone who follows this blog, you will know that on the bike my preferred method of data collection is via the use of my Bryton Rider 50T.

DAT Awards Night 2012: The Prequel

The DAT Awards Night may have been and gone for 2012 but after the wrap I gave it last year I thought I had to do the same again for this year. But even before I get into that I will tempt your tastebuds with what could only be described as one of the most hyped up speeches for the evening!

Sunday, September 4, 2011

The Shoe Lab

4:57 PM  Nicholas Hull  No comments

In my opinion one of the most important pieces of equipment for any triathlete are the shoes we wear for running in both training and racing.  With running being such a high impact activity and your shoes being the first point of contact for all of this force it is crucial to have the best footwear that suits your foot and running style to avoid any unnecessary injuries. 

Fortunately for myself I’ve had the assistance of the guys from Allsports Podiatry (http://www.allsportspodiatry.com.au/), Nike and more recently The Shoe Lab (http://www.theshoelab.com.au/) in helping me choose the best footwear for me.  All too often I used to have problems with blisters on my feet but since Allpodiatry have been sorting out my orthotics I haven’t had any issues.  I’ve also stayed true and have been training in the Nike Vomeros for close to three years.  I’ve been through several models in this time as you can see from what is clogging up my closet (and this doesn’t include what I’ve had to throw out).  Also on this, it is just as important to make sure you are changing your shoes regularly because with the amount of distance most triathletes are covering the support tends to wear out as quickly as 3-4 months depending on your exact mileage. 

In races I’ve been using the Nike Lunar Racers for the same amount of time now and I haven’t quite been through the same amount as I have with my training shoes because they don’t get as much wear.  I’ve had a pair of the Lunar Racers in almost every possible colour, including a pink pair that unfortunately made their way with some of the Vomeros into the rubbish.  I’ve just picked myself up a pair of the Nike Lunar Spiders for upcoming races and keeping with the trend, these shoes certainly stand out from the crowd.

I’m regularly visiting Allsports Podiatry to make sure I stay on top of my shoes to avoid any unnecessary injuries.  The Shoe Lab is also situated in conjunction with Allsports Podiatry which is great because with all of my new and old shoes I can jump on their treadmill and get my technique checked out with their software there.
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