2015 Hatt Rd Duathlon
Background, Course, Duties In 2014 I conceived the idea to hold the Hatt Rd Duathlon. The event which followed the old World Cup Duathlon distance would be a challenge but […]
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Rapid Ascent – 45K Larapinta Ultra Marathon
It’s 7:51PM, Sunday night. The moon is full, low in the sky to the North-East direction. Fiona just asked me if I can hear them singing up there; she’s referring […]
Weight Loss for Anyone
“An extra pound slows a runner by about 2 seconds per mile.” – The Paleo Diet for Athletes. This is equivalent to an extra .45KG adding 1.2 seconds per KM. […]
Alice Spings Running Festival – 2015 – Marathon Recap
Sit back and enjoy because you’re going to get hit with the typical information overload that I hope not only inspires you, but helps you with tips and suggestions you […]
Exclusive Interview with Professional Ironman Triathlete Stef Puszka
The Stef Puszka Interview by Kevin Coyle. August 2, 2015 So this past Tuesday Stef Puszka and I shook hands for the first time before a 6AM swim. She met […]
ABC Half Marathon & Ironman Australia 2015 – Base 1
The ABC Half Marathon has been going on now for nearly 8 years in Alice Springs, Australia. It’s a four loop course with a small incline that becomes a hill by the 4th […]
Inaugural Great Breakways Marathon – Coober Pedy, South Australia
Coober Pedy Marathon Race Recap By Kevin Patrick Coyle May 19, 2015. It was May 2013 and Fiona and I had were just starting out on a 2 week road […]
IRONMAN AUSTRALIA Race Recap (Fiona Coyle)
PORT MACQUARIE IRONMAN RACE REPORT Its Saturday 9th May, a week has gone by already since I completed the Port mac ironman. Its 120pm and Im sitting in the car […]
IRONMAN AUSTRALIA Race Recap & 3 Week Road Trip Adventure
IRONMAN AUSTRALIA, Port MacQuarie, 3-May-2015 It’s about the Journey so I hope you enjoy what took me 3 hours and several days to write. It’s 9:07AM and Fiona is driving. […]
Big Day Out #2 Ironman Australia Build Training
Big Day Out #2 – Ironman Australia 4.4.15 Today is the second big day of training in pursuit of Ironman Australia. Like the last BDO, this is inspired and comes […]
Testing and Swimming with Fatigue
Today Fiona and I did a 1.5KM Swim test in the outdoor 50meter pool. That’s because this is rest and test week of the Build 1 Phase. We are testing […]
Big Day Out #1 – Ironman Australia Build Training
Today is Big Day Out. We do this simulation race day twice in Ironman training. All details can be found in our training plan, Joe Friel’s book Training for Serious […]
Build Training
Coaches Corner by Kevin Coyle At the moment, I have one goal. Those that know me or pay attention to my numerous FB posts know what that is. It’s something […]
Alice Springs Triathlon Club Training Weekend
It’s 5:46PM, Sunday the 22nd of February. We’re between Ormiston Gorge and Ellery Creek on Namatijira Rd an hour west of Alice Springs. I am feeling quite good at the […]
2015 Geelong 70.3
2014/2015 Season Planning and Training In May 2013, Fiona and I were at the waterfront in Geelong, Victoria. It was here that she told me about Geelong 70.3 Half Ironman. […]
Challenge USA Race Recap
Challenge Atlantic City We’re on a German ICE train cruising from Dresden to Frankfurt at 129KM/HR. Soon we will be tearing it up at nearly 300KM/HR during the 5hour, 20 […]
60 Day Fitness Challenge
Fat as a noun is defined by Google.com, as “a natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain […]
2013 Ironman Western Australia (Busselton) Race Recap
Ironman Western Australia “Thank you for registering. You are confirmed for 2013 SunSmart IRONMANWesternAustralia”. That was sent to me more than 1 year ago on December 11, 2012, when I […]
Great Ocean Road Marathon and the South Australia Road Trip
The current time is 8:50AM on Monday May 27th 2013. Fiona and I just got back from playing Big Buck Hunter at the Marla rest stop south of the border […]
NT Olympic Distance Triathlon
The water was warm, the sky was dark, the buoys weren’t visible. The mark was set and start of the NT Olympic Distance Triathlon began. A few dolphin swims got […]
Challenge Wanaka
Eleven days after finishing Ironman Cairns on June 3, 2012 and before even getting to Ironman Mont-Tremblant, Canada on August 19th 2012, I registered for Challenge Wanaka on January 19th, […]
Ironman Mont-Tremblant
Ironman Mont-Tremblant Monday, August 20th, 2012 It’s 9:55AM and my father, step-mom, and I are making the eight and a half hour journey from here in the Canadian wilderness of […]
Alice Springs: Rusty Zipper Half Marathon
Two weeks ago from today I competed in Ironman Cairns. In the first week of recovery I did 2 20 minute runs with Sydney, my dog. I also did 2 […]
IRONMAN CAIRNS
MY IRONMAN STORY: Ironman Cairns 2012 6.10.12 It’s 10:14AM and I’m sitting here at the Cairns Airport with Ironman finishers all around me 2 days after competing in the greatest […]
