This year’s Wildflower long course triathlon was one wile ole race. It’s a half Ironman distance (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run) triathlon and billed as one, if not the, toughest half Ironman distance triathlon out there. This was my second year competing at this race and it was a tough one given [...]
I was addicted and I didn’t even know it! In 2010 I completed 11 endurance events culminating in my first Ironman triathlon. By then, after training 20+ hours a week, months on end, I felt burnt out…it takes a psychological toll…and at the end of November 2010, after 14+ hours to complete my Ironman race I stopped. [...]
After my accident back in 2006 I faced the decision whether to amputate my hand or not, at that point I had been through 8 surgeries and still faced a very uncertain future. Whilst I didn’t want to lose my hand, I also realized that I could not physically and mentally keep up the pace [...]
Over the last few years I have had cause to reflect back on my near-fatal accident in 2006 that resulted in the loss of my left hand and ponder why it is that I have coped so well? How have I thrived and not just survived one of my life’s toughest challenges? And are there [...]
