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Nov - Deep Water Point run -Tara and Liz Dec - Busselton Ironman - Gem, Marc and Coach Mike Dec - 6inch marathon - Leah Jan - Aquathon State Champs - Cam and Libby Jan - Challegne Wanaka - Marathon - Bini Jan - Champion Lakes - Cam, Libby, Alex and Coach Mike Jan - City of Perth - Cam, Libby, Alex and Coach Mike Feb - Coast to Coast Adventure race - Pete Feb - Falls Creek Tri - Alex
Nov - Bunbury Tri - Cam won he's age group, Libby picked up 4th and I came in 2nd overall Nov - Anaconda - Pete had a huge day to come in 14th with a 40min PB!! Oct - Polar Cirle Marathon - Leah had a great day on the snow and ice to take home the win and top ten overall!! Sept 25th - Mainpeak Multisport - Pete got around in 7th place in 9.53. One solid day Sept 25th - Fremantle Half Marathon - Tara and Liz went around in 2.00 and 2.14!! Sept 11th - Fremantle 10k - Another PB for Marc with a 36.51!! Sept 10th - Triathlon World Champs - Cam came in 6th in the aquathon and then 19th in the triathlon. Solid work mate! Aug 28th - Canberra Duathlon - Leah battled the AIS girls and came home in 2nd, a great result on tired legs. Aug 28th - City to Surf Tracy had a great first marathon in 3.56 and Janet also got around in 4.11 In the half Pete set a PB in 1.24.30, Gem set a PB in 1.42 and Tara backed up from Perth with a 2.08 In the 12k Cam ran 44min in he's final build up to China and I ran 43min. Aug 14th - Alice Springs Duathlon - Leah picked up the win and took down many of the boys too. 7th August - Perth Half Marathon - More PB's Marc 1:22 8min PB Gem 1:43 PB Tracy 1:45 7min PB Tara 1:58 8min PB Great work by all and a good sign for bigger things to come. 19th June - Perth Marathon - Marc had an awesome build for this event and then backed it up on the day. Ran a little fast early, but was strong enough to hold it together for a 20min PB in 2.53 and 10th place!! 12th June - Lake Monger 10k - Tara ran a PB of 53minutes. Nice work!! 22nd May - HBF Run for a Reason - Ali, Tara and Liz got around. Liz taking in honours! 15th May - Challegne 10k - Marc ran a 2minute PB!!! Not bad when using the race as a tempo run. Busselton 70.3 - Great day for Pursuit PT's little tri squad. Results Chris 4.42.12 & a 9min PB Dean 4.44.30 & a 32min PB Gem 5.31.12 & a 7min PB Tracy 5.42.00 & a 20min PB Janet 6.16.29 & a 8min PB Great work all!! Tri season - Cam Storm has worked super hard this season, setting PB's and getting on the podium for most races. Results include Bunbury 3rd place, Rockingham 6th, Aquathon 3rd, Perth 3rd, Albany 4th, Karri Valley 2nd and a blistering 36.27 10k run in Adelaide for 5th. Update - Made the Australian Age Group Team. 7th Nov - James, a mate from high school went over and ran the New York Marathon and took an hour off his PB! Great work! 20th Sept - Freo Half Marathon - Liz, Tara and Tash all completed their first half mary!! A big congrats to Seb, who has been working hard in training and also importantly on lifestyle changes. He has drop 6kg so far, keep it going buddy!! City to Surf - Leonie, Simone, Michelle, Jody, Tara and Marie all did well in the 12k event. Chris had another great day in the Marathon by running 3.24. 6 minutes quicker than expected. Was also good to see Janet and Gem run the marathon, two former athletes who I coached for a few years. Good work all!! 1st May - Busso half - Big congrats Chris, Janet, Jade and all the Stadium Tri Club crew. Very proud of all of them, but special mention goes to Janet, who I have coached for a few years. She has had some tough obstacles to overcome, namely two broken wrists and another scare with a crash at the Hillary's tri a few weeks ago. But she is persistent and finished in 6.24.43. My brother Chris went around for his first half in a brilliant 4.51.34. It has been enjoyable to see him progress from no running at PT sessions to smashing a half ironman. Jade is one of the STC crew who I have been helping out with her running. From Jade: The run was a PB by 8mins! Happy to have run 5min/km, just snuck into what was planned - i had forgotten the HIM is so HARD and LONG! The 3rd lap was the killer avg dropped to +5.10min/km, but never felt like i had to walk (just couldn't move faster...) and wouldn't have been feeling that "good" without your extra run program - so THANKS!
31st Jan - City of Perth Triathlon - Chris improved in the bike and run, but slow swim conditions, meant no PB :( Look out at Pt Walter. 20th Dec Rockingham Tri - Chris had a PB with excellent improvement on the swim and run. There was also plenty of happy faces in the Stadium Tri Club's Beginners course. With many completing their first Triathlon. Well done all! Bright Boot Camp - Ann I originally signed up with Pursuit PT to improve my cycling fitness while working a Fly-in, Fly out job. I hadn't been cycling long and after a few months of building my base fitness, Mike decided "we needed a race." So I decided to do the Bright Boot camp in Victoria, which is 4 Days - 425 km -6,395 vertical meters of climbing. I had never done anything like this before, so those numbers didn't really mean anything to me. Mike assured me, with the right training I would be able to complete the 4 days of riding. The training plan Mike wrote for me was tough and required commitment. I really wanted to do well in Bright and the little achievements I made each week fueled my enthusiasm. I also had a PT session with Mike each week, to keep me focused (...and honest!) When I arrived in Bright I wasn’t too sure what to expect of the rides and myself. I cycled to the top of Mount Buffalo and Falls Creek in decent times and I had energy oozing out of me. The scenery was beautiful and the achievements were sweet. On the last day I was sitting in the cafe amazed that after joining with Pursuit PT 9 months ago, my little body had managed all that. Thanks to Mike’s effective coaching and the personal interest he had for me achieving my goal. I was in Bright, with tired legs and huge smile on my face. Thanks Ann. Ann worked extremely hard during her program, never quitting! No matter what I put her through. Well done, I'm proud of what you achieved Ann. Congrat to Geoff, has dropped from his holiday weight of 94kg in August down to 87kg. Keep it going! Update 86kg
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!!New Service!! Coaching Consultations These consults are designed to advise and improve the training and racing of self coached or un-coached athletes. For more information click on the "Triathlon and Running Programs" tab. Why I love my Job From Marc, before he's 20min PB at the Perth Marathon. I have learnt alot from you. Not just from doing this program, but by watching you and listening to you. You have put me on the correct path. That alone is something I'll always be in your debt for. I look forward to obtaining greater goals in life because of this. Most importantly I have enjoyed every step of the 624kms covered in getting to where I am today. Regardless of my finish time on Sunday, you have turned me into a runner that I didn't think possible. Marc Liz'z Sydney City to Surf Race Report Last December I started training with Mike to get fitter and lose some weight. At that stage I didn’t see myself as a “runner” and would have struggled to run around the block. Recently, I participated in the Sydney City to Surf Fun Run. Christo's Busselton Half Ironman Race Report My first look at the Busselton Half Ironman was in 2007 when I watched an awesome performance from Mike. At the time I was very unfit (10 years of no exercise!!) and I thought everyone competing was a little nuts! The inspiration from Mike and the desire to be a fit Dad for my little girl Emma got me going. After a slow start I got to the Australia Day event in 2008, then to the Perth Olympic Distance in 2009 and the Busselton Half as the goal for 2010. After a casual approach around Christmas, Mike got my program together for a mid January start and I finally took up his instruction to join a swim squad. Not only was Mike’s program effective, it allowed me to fit in family and work commitments without too much trouble….just a lot of early mornings!! My aim for the race was to be under 5 hours. I felt confident and had been surprised by the large number of kilometers I had covered in late March and April, but I wasn’t really too sure if it would all come together on the day. Race day was great and I just wanted to get on with it. I felt comfortable through the swim. Although it was crowded I got into a good rhythm and managed to stay reasonably straight…the swimming squad paid off! I managed to keep a good speed on the bike and keep it up for the distance. I knew getting off the bike that I was about 3hrs and 10 minutes in and was confident I could get home under 1hr 50m on the run. I had been running well in the few weeks leading up and I felt good. The first 2 laps of the run went well but the last lap was bloody hard work. My legs were tired and I struggled to keep the pace. It wasn’t until coming back into the spectator area with the finish line in sight that I could get a decent speed up. I was stoked to get home in 4:51:34 Enormous thanks and gratitude to Mike. To get from unfit to a half ironman wouldn’t have occurred without him. Thanks for showing the way, the expert coaching and answering all those questions!!
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Ann enjoying the satisfaction of climbing up Mt Buffalo. 1,723m above sea level.
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Big Congrats to Liz who has dropped 7kg since starting in November. Also congrats to Geoff who has dropped 8kg. Keep it up all!! |
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| 13th of August 06 Pursuit PT sent Lou, Naomi (both pictured above), Gem, Annika, Tamsyn and Sharon to the Joondalup 10k as a final warm up race for the city to surf. Weather was bad, but it was the fact I didn't tell them it was a state championship was apparently more anoying. My Bad ;-) | ||
