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7 weeks to Ironman Asia Pacific

As our next event approaches the excitement is building , Melbourne will be a great course I’m sure. The only reservation I have , as I’m sure others have, is what the Melbourne weather will do. As much as I can get myself fit for the race both physically & mentally, wind is not my … Continued

Big training weekend

While most people were celebrating the Australia Day weekend at bbq’s & functions across the country , Leanne & myself had 3 days of cycling training. Day one was an uneventful 80km ride which we both did easy , for the next 2 days we travelled up to the Sunshine Coast for a change of … Continued

Swimming with copd

Another week of training has flown by & we are happy where we’re at, while it was a quieter week with cycling & running, we did our biggest swim. 3.5 k is a big swim, for someone with copd it’s huge ! For those of you with lung disease swimming has many benefits , fitness, … Continued

Run training with copd

With 10 weeks to go its time to crank up our run training, while most people training for Melbourne Ironman would probably be well on the way to having their run sorted we have only been running 1-2 times a week. Main reason for this is that at best my run is 8 kph , … Continued

Pitfalls of training with copd

We’ve had a good week in training this week, the weather has been kind with a few exceptions. Managed a 2.5 & 3.4k swim couple of runs & finished the week with 100k ride in windy hot conditions & a 70 k ride in smokey conditions thanks to a large fire on Stradbroke Island . … Continued

Training with copd

We’re 12 weeks away from Melbourne Ironman & all is well today we completed a 120k ride after a 80k ride yesterday. The more intense the training becomes the better I feel & breathing is certainly easier. When I first started triathlons my rides were lucky to be 10 k , I couldn’t swim to … Continued

Copd Athlete

Welcome to my journey. I was diagnosed with Lung Disease (COPD) 2 yrs ago, fev1 – 22%. Like many people with this disease I was uncertain of what the future would hold for me. I started triathlons 8 yrs ago , participating in distances up to half ironman. In 2010 I entered Ironman Port Macquarie, … Continued