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After running the ‘Mt Taranaki 43km Around-the-Mountain Circuit‘ two weeks ago and enjoying it so much I decided that this weekend I would run the ‘Pouakai Circuit’ and have a crack at breaking the record. The ‘Pouakai Circuit’ is around 23km w 1800m of elevation gain over a mix of good tracks and very technical;Read more…
Promo Video: On Easter Saturday my brother Trent, Kyle (Bling) Bridgeman and myself set off to run around Mt Taranaki on the Round-the-Mountain tramping track. It’s advertised as a 3 day tramp staying in Huts along the way but we were looking to do it in 7-8hrs. We weren’t to sure how far it wasRead more…
Just over 24hrs since I wrote my Pre-Ironman NZ 2013 Thoughts Blog. As you will read, I headed into this race with some big expectations of myself. But today was very much not my day. The Ironman chewed me up and spat me out. I had a great swim, felt comfortable in a goodRead more…
It’s early Friday afternoon in Taupo. The sun is out. A light refreshing breeze in blowing from the East. In less than 24hrs I, along with 1500 others, will be battling our way through 3.8km’s of swimming, 180km’s of cycling and then running a marathon, 42.2km, to a finish-line where each one of us willRead more…
This was my first race of the NZ Season and would be used as a hit-out rather than a peak race with the focus of my training being towards IMNZ in March. I nevertheless planned to go into the race with some big goals and expectations having had a solid block of training in November and DecemberRead more…
The 1st October is upon us and I find myself back home at Mum & Dad’s in New Plymouth pondering the season’s successes, failures and lessons learnt; while also pondering what my future holds; with some big decision’s to make with regards my future in the sport at the elite level. Overview of my PerformanceRead more…
Tags: 2012, Canada, Cost of racing Pro, Financial, Ironman, Penticton, Shanon, Stallard, Triathlon
I have decided to share with you my revenue and expenditure in a simple Income Statement from my recent ‘2012 American Season’ as I know many will be interested - especially some of top age-groupers I know who are looking at racing professionally in the US in the coming years. I have been asked byRead more…
Tags: Cost of racing Pro, Financial, Ironman, Pro, Professional, Shanon, Stallard
When planning my 2012 Northern Season the Ironman 70.3 World Champs was never on the radar. To qualify as a Pro you had to rank in the Top-50 men in the world based on the points accumulated in up to five 70.3 races over the previous 12 months. The WTC (World Triathlon Corporation) wouldRead more…
Earlier in the year I hadn’t planned on racing an Ironman during my ‘2012 Northern Season’ as I was going to be racing Ironman New Zealand in the ‘2011/12 Southern Season’ and I figured one Ironman this year would be enough. I would again race a number of 70.3s in the US and CanadaRead more…
Tags: Canada, Ironman, Penticton, Shanon, Stallard, Triathlon
I got an email this week from the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). It said: “please accept this invitation to the Ironman World Championship 70.3 in Las Vegas on 9/9/12″ - BOOM! It was never my goal, nor something I even considered at the start of the season; qualifying for Vegas, the World 70.3 Champs. The top-50Read more…
RACE SCHEDULE:
NZ 2013 Season
New Zealand.
5 Jan 13 - Tauranga Half Ironman NZ.
2 Mar 13 - Ironman New Zealand, IMNZ, Taupo.
Future races to be planned.
Further races to be confirmed post IMNZ
Race Schedule subject to chance.
RACE RESULTS:
2013
7th Pro - Tauranga Half Ironman. 4:03:56
2012
1st - Kiawah Island Tri.
29th Pro - World 70.3 Champs, Las Vegas.
5th Pro - Ironman Canada.
6th Pro - Calgary Ironman 70.3.
5th Pro - Racine Ironman 70.3.
12th Pro - Muncie Ironman 70.3.
1st - Loveland Lake-to-Lake Tri.
10th Pro - IMNZ 70.3.
4th Pro - Tauranga Half Ironman.
2011
19th Pro - South Carolina Rev3.
9th Pro - Augusta Ironman 70.3.
DNF - Syracuse Ironman 70.3.
5th Pro - Muskoka Ironman 70.3.
14th Pro - Lake Stevens Ironman 70.3.
16th Pro - Vineman Ironman 70.3.
17th Pro - Portland Rev3 Half Ironman.
1st - Peoples Triathlon, Auckland.
10th Pro - Tauranga Half Ironman.