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2023: Road to Ironman Lake Placid

January 23, 2023by viper30ma 1 Comment

It’s the start of my 13th year in triathlon and my 11th year competing in IRONMAN. This year will see Fiona and I compete together at Ironman Lake Placid, 70.3 […]

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2022 IMAZ Race Report 11:09:43, 32/234 A/G, 238/2,505 Overall

November 23, 2022by viper30ma Leave a comment

In short, off on the swim from a headwind, current, and heavy water, brutal winds on the bike with a throbbing left leg, off the bike and the body struggling […]

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2022 IMAZ Race Week

November 19, 2022by viper30ma 1 Comment

I am ready and I am going to absolutely smash this race. In my prior 17 Ironman’s, I don’t recall ever being this fit, fast, or confident. But when you […]

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#IM703WC2022 Race Report

October 30, 2022by viper30ma 1 Comment

I am stoked, thrilled, happy, and super pumped on todays success at this years 70.3 World Championship in St George Utah. This post will be Race Eve following from Part […]

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2022 70.3 Ironman World Championship St George Lead Up 1 of 2.

October 29, 2022by viper30ma 1 Comment

Friday 10/21/22 – Up at 5am, 2.2KM swim with 200 w/u, 4x500m 2 with pull, 2 with pull/paddle watching the sunrise. Took wifey Fiona for breakfast burrito, and drove 9hrs […]

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Fiona takes 3rd A/G and 8th OA at 70.3AZ

October 17, 2022by viper30ma Leave a comment

This time last year we were finishing up a 2 week road trip to Vegas, Tahoe, Napa, Disney, and Phoenix. It culminated with 70.3AZ where I went 4:39. 3rd M35-39 […]

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Mt. Lemmon X2, Cookie X1

September 28, 2022by viper30ma Leave a comment

In May 2019, I joined Pro Triathlete Pedro Gomes on the Mt Lemmon Crusher. He was going to Ironman Boulder, and I was going to Ironman Cairns, 3 weeks later. […]

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Arizona TT Championship 3rd M35-39. 1:02:07, 24mph, 303/307NP, 139HR

September 19, 2022by viper30ma 1 Comment

It’s 6pm September 18, 2022. I am sitting in our 102F inflated hot tub with some epson salts outside in the 93F heat watching Lionel Sanders and Sam Long at […]

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Mt Graham AZ State Championship. 3rd M35-39 Strava 1:57:29 at 275/284NP watts, 135HR avg

September 12, 2022by viper30ma 1 Comment

Its been 3 months since my last post but if you follow me on Strava, Kevin Coyle from Sahuarita, AZ, you might know that I have been on it! Today […]

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Fiona’s RockNRoll 3:36:57 in San Diego

June 6, 2022by viper30ma 1 Comment

We are heading back from an amazing weekend get away to San Diego. Fiona competed in the Rock n Roll Marathon finishing 7th F35-39 in 3:36:57. She wanted a BQ […]

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IRONMAN World Championship St. George Race Report 10:47:29, 46th A/G, 268/2,294 Overall, 21% DNF

May 9, 2022by viper30ma Leave a comment

October 17th, 2019. It was 5 days after my 2nd IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii and Ironman St George had come back after an 8 year drought, planned to […]

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Taper time, IMWC St George 2022

April 20, 2022by viper30ma 2 Comments

Let the taper begin! Man, I am so excited to say that. After training for now my 16th Ironman over the last 10 years and third World Championship. I can […]

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Training for the 2021 Ironman World Championship, St George in 2022

April 11, 2022by viper30ma 2 Comments

27 Days to go till I get to compete in yet another Ironman and by the grace of God, my third World Championship. I have been training for 13 consistent […]

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Mesa Marathon 3:07:51 160/2325 Overall 29/186 A/G

February 14, 2022by viper30ma Leave a comment

FINALLY! Finally back under 3:10 and a race I am quite proud of. My Personal Best is a 3:02:34 (3/43) from Alice Springs Australia in 2015. The Green Mountain Marathon […]

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Reflect on 21 and in to 22 IMWC

January 9, 2022by viper30ma Leave a comment

It’s Saturday January 8th. I am on zwift doing a 1 hour recovery ride at <150 watts and watching Armin Van Buren on YouTube. The day started off with moving […]

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Tucson Marathon: 3:19:54, 53/607 Overall, 11/39 M35-39

December 7, 2021by viper30ma Leave a comment

My goal was Sub3 and a BQ (Boston Qualifier). I was way off my goal, moving backwards and not performing anywhere near my capability. I have finished 15 iron distance […]

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St George Double Ironman World Championship

October 25, 2021by viper30ma Leave a comment

This past Sunday I competed in my 10th half Ironman 70.3 in Tempe, Arizona. (Vermont Half, Syracuse 70.3, Geelong 70.3, Arizona 70.3, Oceanside 70.3, St George 70.3, MountainMan x2, and […]

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Kona Prep Begins

July 12, 2021by viper30ma Leave a comment

It’s only been 2 weeks since I qualified for Kona after going 10:18 and took 18/189 M35-39 at Ironman Couer d’Alene but I am already back with quality work having […]

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2021 Ironman Couer d’Alene Race Report: 10:18:14. 18/189 M35-39 A/G. 3rd KQ

July 5, 2021by viper30ma 5 Comments

It was just after 7:00 a.m. Fiona and I were walking up Sherman Ave. heading towards a local bakery ready to meet her teammates of the cupcake cartel. I pointed […]

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2021 Ironman Couer d’Alene Big Day Out #2

June 1, 2021by viper30ma 3 Comments

Yesterday I repeated Big Day Out (BDO) from 4 weeks ago in preparation for my 16th Ironman. Fiona and I did essentially the same thing for her comeback race from […]

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2021 Ironman Couer d’Alene Big Day Out

May 3, 2021by viper30ma 1 Comment

The 14,000′ mountains are covered in snow and the force of the plane just slowed on our final decent into Denver, our stopover en route to a family wedding in […]

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50 Mile Trail Trashed, Race Week (Las Vegas)

March 22, 2021by viper30ma Leave a comment

My 2nd ever 50miler is in 6 days at Bitter Springs, Nevada located 45 minutes from Sams Town where I have 3 free nights to stay. I will be driving […]

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2021 Ironman Couer d’Alene and 50miler training Rest week.

March 14, 2021by viper30ma Leave a comment

Its Base 2, Rest and test week. I have 2 weeks till my 50mile trail race in Las Vegas and 15 weeks till Ironman Coeur d’Alene. For 11 weeks now […]

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5K PB 19:26 & 50Mile Ultra Marathon training with a 4:11/4:22 marathon

February 22, 2021by viper30ma Leave a comment

Two weeks ago I turned 37 years old. And what I am, what I stand for, is Passion and Love, Grace and Peace; living everyday like its my last, living […]

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Cave Creek 50K Race Report: 4:53:07 5/69 Overall

December 20, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

It’s 7:39PM Saturday December 19, 2020. I got Sydney on a leash and my sore and aching legs are roasting at the campfire. We ate steaks over a bushcraft built […]

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Cave Creek 50KM pre-race.

December 19, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

2020, nothing more can be said than has already been said. We just gotta deal with it and “keep moving forward”. So when the Tucson Marathon was cancelled on October […]

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Racing Plan Update: Cave Creek 50KM

November 8, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

A week ago I came out of work (I am essential and go in everyday wearing a mask, getting temperature checked, and answering a survey), and saw crushing news; The […]

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Tame the Wold 5K 20:14 4th/97 Overall 1/6 A/G

October 18, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

We are in Chandler, Arizona this weekend for Fiona. After years of studies, she is an official licensed Physical Therapist in the US and is continuing further training for her […]

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Virtual Wineglass Marathon 3:03:24 Prelim 4th/113 Overall

October 5, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

Like many others, 2020 plans sort of went to shit. But as a famous comedian Ron White once said, “I Believe, that if life gives you lemons, you should make […]

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SUB3 – Closing in on my ultimate goal as a runner

September 19, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

Eugene Oregon, Manmouth Lakes California, and Flagstaff Arizona. The epicenters of Elite and Professional runners in the USA and from around the world. I’m here for the next 9 days […]

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Wineglass Virtual Marathon Training

July 27, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

In March 2020, the last episode of The Bachelor aired when Pilot Pete took his final two bachelorettes to Alice Springs, Australia. Fiona and I had been waiting for this […]

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Mt. Graham Hill Climb #2

June 7, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

8 weeks ago the family and I came to Roper Lake State Park for the first time to ride up the 4th tallest Mountain in Arizona. Yesterday, Sydney and I […]

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42KM in 42Hrs Treadmill Marathon

May 11, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment

My first marathon was Boston, for charity in 2009. Over the last 11 years I have now run 40 marathons: 21 Marathons (3:18:30avg), 15 Ironmans (3:44:36avg), and 4 UltraMarathons (up […]

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Roper Lake State Park/Mt Graham Hill Climb

April 12, 2020by viper30ma 1 Comment

I am 36 years old. Yesterday, my long time friend who I have known for 18 years since my Rowing days at Northesatern University, someone who I supported at his […]

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IM Training and Racing 2020

April 7, 2020by viper30ma Leave a comment
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Run Run Rudolph Half Marathon 3/94 Overall 1:33:50

December 16, 2019by viper30ma Leave a comment

My wife Fiona and I signed up for this half marathon back in August for $70pps. She was coming off 3 months with a sacral stress fracture diagnosed by Sam […]

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2019 Vega Ironman World Championship IMWC Race Report/Recap 10:26:38 (829/2,266) (144/200 a/g)

October 17, 2019by viper30ma 2 Comments

‘Ohana: “an idea in Hawaiian culture. The word ʻohana means family in the Hawaiian language, but in a much wider sense, to include not only one’s closer relatives, but also […]

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2019 Ho’ala Swim 1:02:13 168/689 Overall

October 8, 2019by viper30ma Leave a comment

For those able to arrive on the Big Island of Hawaii, a week before the Ironman World Championship, there is an opportunity to race in a 3.8KM/2.4mile practice swim called […]

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Kona Round 2.

October 4, 2019by viper30ma Leave a comment

We are on our first flight of three from our home in Sahuarita, Arizona, just south of Tucson, to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. We are leaving behind our fur-child, Coach Sydney, and […]

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IM#14: IRONMAN CAIRNS 10:08:55, 19/130AG, 100/1,069OA

June 10, 2019by viper30ma 2 Comments

In large, Fiona and I have been self-coached IRONMAN athletes since 2012 when I competed in my first ever Ironman, in Cains, Australia. Upon taking second at Ironman Arizona and […]

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Great Barrier Reef: Green Island 3KM swim

June 7, 2019by viper30ma 1 Comment

In 2011, Cairns, Australia debuted its adventure week culminating with Challenge Cairns. I started off that week with an Olympic Triathlon in Port Douglas, the 3KM swim at Green Island, […]

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2X Mt Lemmon with Pro Pedro Gomes

May 19, 2019by viper30ma Leave a comment

Facebook. Love it or hate it, sometimes it can give you a pathway to something incredible. And today for me, that was being able to ride with Professional Triathlete Pedro […]

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Big Day Out. IMCairns #1

April 17, 2019by viper30ma Leave a comment

I consider myself a “Mostly Vegan” athlete. I’m at Starbucks and paid $.60 extra for Soy Milk in my Chai Tea Latte but bought an everything bagel with cream cheese. […]

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2018 Old Pueblo 50Mile Ultra

March 4, 2019by viper30ma 7 Comments

Yesterday I competed in and finished my first ever 50 Mile Ultra-Marathon. When I think back at the hardest things I have done: Mt Washington Hill Climb, Ironman Western Australia […]

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Running: Mt Lemmon Acent & OP 25mile Sampler

February 11, 2019by viper30ma 1 Comment

In honor of today’s run I cracked open a bottle of Sonoita Vineyards Sangiovese wine made right here in Sonoita, Arizona. There are so many incredible areas of Arizona but […]

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Oracle Rumble 50k 5:25:09. 7th/77 Overall

January 28, 2019by viper30ma 1 Comment

I do this thing where I plan holidays, events, and adventures before I even complete what’s up next. Before I even started my first ever marathon, I was registered for […]

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Himmel Parkrun (5K) 2nd Overall: 22:03 and Sabino Canyon Run with EMJ

December 23, 2018by viper30ma 3 Comments

Today I competed in my first ever Parkrun at Himmel Park in Tucson, Arizona. Originating out of the United Kingdom back in 2004, these Free and Timed 5K Events are […]

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Holualoa Tucson Marathon 3:13:40, 5/32 A/G, 36/468 Overall

December 9, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

This morning I completed my 35th Marathon at the 25th running of the Holualoa Tucson Marathon (Fiona’s 17th). My marathon journey started with the Boston Marathon in 2009 when I […]

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IRONMAN Arizona 9:34:51, 2nd A/G, 52nd Overall, (KQ)

November 21, 2018by viper30ma 1 Comment

As always, this post is long but I promise it’s worth it! Please share and subscribe or follow!!! “Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all […]

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WattieInk HitSquad

October 28, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

Earlier this month my wifey suggested that I apply to the Wattie Ink HitSquad. As a member of the team, athletes “Rock the W” as an ambassador to the brand […]

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IMAZ Big Day Out #2

October 22, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

  I’m an analyst. So I analyze. Read and you may learn something. #IMAZ is only 4 weeks away from today which according to Joe Friel tells us that today […]

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Jim Click Run N’Roll 8K Race Report 35:44, 65/368

October 15, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

So how about that Kona? Man, if you are like me, then you’re not entirely happy with the results. I’m not the biggest fan of Ryf or Lange, pretty much […]

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Las Vegas Long Course Triathlon 1st A/G, 9th Overall

October 1, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

In May 2018 when building out our IRONMAN Arizona training schedule, I looked to see what races we could include in the lead up. I found a nearly half-iron distance […]

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Big Day Out. IMAZ 1 of 2

September 23, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

    Big Day Out. We’ve done these for every Ironman since 2013. 1hr swim, 90min rest, 5 hour ride, 90min rest, 2 hour run. All at race pace and […]

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Sandia Crest Marathon 3:17:51. 16/224

September 18, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

BQ. Boston Qualifier. It is the pinnacle of running for the average age group runner. It is the oldest, most prestigious marathon in the world and I am lucky to […]

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MountainMan Half-iron 4:55, 4th Overall

August 20, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

Less than 2 hours from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Northern Arizona exists a race that has stood the test of time. It started in the year […]

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Red Beard Rally 10K Elgin, AZ 43:56 4/46

August 5, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

We were wine tasting a few weeks ago in Elgin/Sonoita, AZ after a training camp weekend at Patagonia and saw a flyer for an upcoming race. It would be the […]

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#IMAZ2018 Preview

August 3, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

This week, I was on the IRONAMN Arizona 2018 page and found that there was a published Participant List. It was updated 4/5/2018 but I am going to assume that […]

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Zwift Training for IMAZ

July 23, 2018by viper30ma 1 Comment

Yesterday American IRONMAN Record Holder Linsey Corbin was drafting off of me. I also was behind 70.3 World Champion Tim Reed and a few other Pro’s. Today, I rode next […]

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Deuceman half iron Race Report 4:56: 1st M30-34, 4th OA

June 11, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

Friday June 8, 2018, 2:42PM. It’s the day before the final race of the season and the third and final half iron distance race in Arizona that is available to […]

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Flight of Fire 1/2 Trail Marathon 5/94, 1st M30-39

May 14, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

“I can sing it to you all night all night If I could I’d make it all right all right Nothing’s stopping you except what’s inside I can help you […]

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Post 70.3 Utah: 6hour 95 mile ride

May 8, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

The day after 70.3 Utah Jo, Pete, Fiona, and I met up and went to Zion National Park. We drove through the man-made tunnel, took the shuttle to the far […]

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70.3 St George Race Report

May 6, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

I love to write and I’m highly analytical. That means I write typically 2,000 words. I hope my Passion and Love of Life, triathlon, and travel emerge in my words. […]

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Mt Lemmon: Do it for the cookie

April 23, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

I first heard about Mt Lemmon from my former boss who is quite a talented Masters Cycling athlete. He told me then that it is known as the worlds longest […]

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Harrah’s Ak-Chin 5k Race Report: 1st/429 overall

April 15, 2018by viper30ma 1 Comment

Last November in 70.3 Arizona I set a PB in a time of 4:29:09. It was good enough for 2nd in my division and 9th overall out of 1,783 athletes. […]

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70.3 Oceanside RV Roadtrip (4:47)

April 9, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

2,400 words of Passion and Love. In July 2017 while still living in Alice Springs, Australia, but knowing that in just under 3 weeks we would be moving to Tucson, […]

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Saints and Sinners Half Marathon race report. 1:27:29. 12/633

February 24, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

When I confirmed the dates of my mother-in-law travelling from Melbourne, Australia to Tucson, Arizona, I thought where should we travel to show her some of the south-east? We were […]

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Patagonia Training & 5 weeks in

February 11, 2018by viper30ma Leave a comment

Five weeks ago, Fiona and I arrived back in Sahuarita, Arizona from a 3 week holiday binge fest eating and drinking anything we wanted. I hit the scales at 197 […]

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2017 Recap / 2018 Plan

January 3, 2018by viper30ma 1 Comment

Hello everyone and thanks for reading this blog. My name is Kevin Coyle and I am an IRONMAN athlete. I began running in 2009, became a triathlete in 2010, and […]

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Tucson Half Marathon: 1:27:57 22/895

December 11, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Robyn Stanley was a legend in the truest sense of the word. Fiona and I first met her when we headed to Darwin, Australia in 2013 to compete in an […]

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IRONMAN Arizona 9:44 (9th A/G) 50th/3,268

November 21, 2017by viper30ma 4 Comments

I am currently the AUSTRALIAN All-World-Athlete M30-34 Age Group Champion, two spots ahead of an absolutely incredible athlete and mate of mine, Blake Kappler. He won our A/G at Cairns […]

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9th Annual Pecan Classic & Season Recap

November 13, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

It was September 2009, just one year after I went on a Caribbean cruise in which I gained 10 pounds in one week. To lose the weight I began running […]

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Patagonia Olympic Triathlon 1st Overall & TMC Half Marathon 2nd A/G Race Reports

October 30, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

We paddled west into the sun just south of Tucson in the land known as Patagonia. The light wake startled little Sydney learning how to balance on a ten foot […]

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70.3 Arizona Race Report 2nd A/G, 9th Overall 4:29

October 23, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

RACE EVENING October 21st, 2017. 7PM Race Eve of 70.3 Arizona. I was here 10 years ago, in Tempe and reunited with my uncle today who met my wife Fiona, […]

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Oro Sprint Valley Triathlon Race 5th/164

October 9, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Sunday Evening. 7:35pm. I’ve got my Normatec’s on and I’m surrounded by Zipp wheels and Garmin’s charging while listening to smooth Jazz from our 75” LG. Because what else should […]

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BDO & Barrett Lake Olympic Triathlon (3rd Overall).

October 2, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

This blog entry is about Big Day Out and the Barrett Lake Triathlon Race Report. I’m starting this entry race report right now because, what else do you do when […]

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8th Annual Tri for Acts of Kindness Sprint Triathlon

September 11, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

“It don’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile, Winnings Winning.” When Dominic Toretto said this in Fast and the Furious, I don’t think that in the […]

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Base Recovery in Tucson

September 5, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Base 3, Recovery Week. 11 weeks till Ironman Arizona race day. I split 17 hours of training over 27miles of running, 199miles of cycling, and 4.7miles of swimming (3x). The […]

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1 Month in Tucson & MountainMan Race Report

August 29, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

Welcome to TucsonAthlete.com. Just over one month ago my wife Fiona Coyle and myself, Kevin Coyle moved from Alice Springs, Australia to Tucson, Arizona. It’s been an incredibly stressful, experience […]

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Welcome to Tucson!

August 15, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

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Goodbye Alice Springs, Welcome TucsonAthlete.com

July 24, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

Just before finishing our run down the thousand foot decent of Mt Gillen in Alice Springs, Australia, I had a flashback to March 2011 that made me appreciate how far […]

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Season: Ironman Arizona Coaching Approach

July 10, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

Yesterday Fiona and I skype’d with Sean Foster of Fluid Movements based out of Melbourne, Australia. He’s the real deal. A former professional triathlete with “4x Top 10 Ironman overall […]

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Full Analysis of Strava #MyMile PR 6:07

June 27, 2017by viper30ma 2 Comments

“I came off the bike with feet on the pedals, handed off the bike to a catcher and ran in. I had just overtaken Chris Rancie, the eventual 3rd place […]

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JDRF Run for a Cure 17KM

June 25, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

If you or someone you know is suffering with Type 1 Diabetes, there are many support groups available. Please refer to https://www.jdrf.org.au/type-1-diabetes/support-groups I admire people who choose to raise money […]

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BP Alice Springs Half Marathon

June 18, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

Seven days ago I completed IRONMAN Cairns in 9:45 coming 15th in my a/g. My run of 3:45 was far off from the 3:30 that I was planning for and […]

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2017 Ironman Cairns Race Report

June 15, 2017by viper30ma 2 Comments

The short: A course PB of 1min27s, a 10min9s bike improvement, but a slower run still going in the wrong direction. My 4th fastest ironman of 11 and back under […]

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IRONMAN Cairns Race-Eve

June 10, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

3:03PM, the day before the 2017 Ironman Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship. My Normatec boots are on and I’m sitting on the couch looking over the downtown marina from the 11th floor […]

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Desert Oaks 17.3KM Trail Race Recap

May 28, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Today was the culmination of the Desert Oaks Veterinarian Trail series. It debuted last year after the vision of Jamie Lines to share his passion for some of the Alice […]

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Tucson Training Camp May-2017

May 24, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

This blog entry is about a training week based in Tucson, Arizona, USA with 4 weeks till Ironman Cairns. The purpose of this trip was to buy a house which […]

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A Beautiful World

May 24, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

If you don’t realize how amazing the world is, fly during the day and look out the window. I’m currently in transit from Tucson, Arizona USA to Alice Springs, Australia […]

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Big Day Out: Ironman Cairns 2017, 4 weeks

May 13, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Ironman Cairns is 4 weeks away and we’re in week 3 of Build 2 which means one thing, BIG DAY OUT. It’s our 8 hour race-day simulation that includes a […]

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New FTP & Moving to Tucson Motivation

April 27, 2017by viper30ma 2 Comments

Well if you’re looking to improve FTP, find motivation. For me, that came in the form of a reply to a hiring manager for a position in the 2nd biggest […]

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ASTC: Tavis Johannsen Ultra 2017

April 25, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

INTRODUCTION It’s long, as always but I hope you enjoy it. Just over 10 months ago Deb, Tami, Lynn, and Pete surprised me along with Fiona by coming to OLSH […]

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Stawell Gift Fun Run & Pinnacle Training

April 18, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

With a half-eaten dark chocolate Easter bunny and a bottle of Seppelt sparkling wine split between two concealed Gatorade bottles, Fiona and I are on the train between Ararat and […]

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ASTC Olympic Triathlon 4/9/17

April 9, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

Just under seven years ago I competed in my first ever triathlon, the Mill City Olympic Triathlon in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. I finished the race in 2:33. My parents were […]

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Power Training to a new FTP

April 5, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

It’s 8:47pm on Wednesday April 5th. 9 ½ weeks till Ironman Cairns and I’ve got 48minutes left on zone 4 of my Normatec Recovery boots we picked up at Kona […]

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SAD to WFPB Nutrition

March 30, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Someone I know has recently sought my counsel on nutrition and the process of adopting a Whole Foods, Plant Based diet (WFPB). They were interested in understanding my 5 month […]

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Ironman New Zealand Race Report (Wife Fiona Coyle) 5th Amateur

March 18, 2017by viper30ma 1 Comment

I met my wife at a local triathlon in Alice Springs back in September 2012. Since then we have competed in races around the world with IMNZ being our 7th […]

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2017 Ironman New Zealand Race Report #IMNZ

March 7, 2017by viper30ma 3 Comments

So there we were, toasting to family, friendship, and memories that will last a lifetime. It was 9PM the night after the 2017 IRONMAN New Zealand and five athletes representing […]

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Ironman New Zealand 18 hours to go

March 3, 2017by viper30ma 2 Comments

It’s been a great week. After our phenomenal meal at the Aero Restaurant at the Park Royal Hotel outside the Melbourne Intl Airport, we boarded our 10:50PM flight and barely […]

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IMNZ Peak Phase Wrap-Up: 6 Days to go

February 25, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Saturday February 25th, 2017. Park Royal Hotel, Melbourne International Airport. With one more day to go in the Peak Phase heading into my tenth ironman I look back at the […]

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20 Days till IMNZ. Alice Racing.

February 12, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Motivation “Most people, they raise a family, they earn a living and then they died. They stop growing, they stop working on themselves, they stop stretching, they stop pushing themselves. […]

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Respect and Value

February 6, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Dear Duncan and Mark, At some point in your life you heard of the MARATHON. You learned what it entailed; running 42.2km. You probably thought how could someone run that […]

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IMNZ – 5 weeks to go

January 29, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

We’re now less than 5 weeks from the 2017 Ironman New Zealand. This is a bit of a recap of the past week and a status of my current mental […]

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Mike Reilly 2017 Events Schedule

January 27, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

Originally posted on Mike Reilly:
Thank you everyone for voting on where you would like me to announce in 2017. Over 11,500 votes were cast and I’m happy to say…

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IMNZ: Goodbye Car

January 24, 2017by viper30ma 2 Comments

Fiona and I are back at home safe minus our car plus a few scratches. The last 24 hours have been an adventure during our first and only training camp […]

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FTP Testing: Inside vs Outside

January 18, 2017by viper30ma 3 Comments

It was nice getting an email notification of my new FTP although I knew it while doing the calculation in my head. The graph is from Garmin Connect. The sporatic […]

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Training for Ironman New Zealand

January 15, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

In 7 weeks, Fiona, Duncan, Mark, and I will travel from Alice Springs, Australia to Taupo, New Zealand to compete in Ironman New Zealand. This will be my 10th ironman, […]

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2016 In review

January 2, 2017by viper30ma Leave a comment

  A year ago today I was on a cruise outside of New Caledonia gorging myself with the premium drink package and eating anything I wanted with my wife Fiona. […]

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Blogging article: A scary future

December 23, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

This article is about a prophecy I learned of as a sophomore at Northeastern University in Boston, MA and new revelations that I see in a terrifying future. I’m publishing […]

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Reindeer Run 5km – Franklin Lakes, NJ

December 4, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

After nearly 2 ½ years of living in Australia, Fiona and I travelled back to the USA for an American Thanksgiving during the base phase of training for Ironman New […]

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IMNZ Prep Phase: Action vs Words

November 6, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

With so many blogs, articles, and newsletters out there why would someone read this blog or follow it? What will differentiate what I have to say from others? Well, I’d […]

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Fiona’s / Wifey’s 2016 Hawaii Ironman World Championship race report

October 23, 2016by viper30ma 2 Comments

    “you spend far too much time training and racing for it only to be about win or lose” Brett Sutton    I’m not big on race reports, unlike […]

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Kona-NZ Transition Phase

October 23, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

SAD = Standard American Diet and it’s pretty much what Fiona and I have consumed since completing the Ironman World Championship. It started with pork rolls and domino’s pizza after […]

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30th Annual Alice Springs Masters Games: Individual Sprint Triathlon

October 15, 2016by viper30ma 2 Comments

Pre-Race 7 Days before todays triathlon I competed in the Ironman World Championship. For the week leading up to the IMWC, I gained nearly 4kgs of water weight including 2 […]

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2016 Alice Springs Masters Games Race Report: Duathlon

October 13, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Duathlon. A sport consisting of a run/bike/run. Wikipedia doesn’t provide much insight but I suspect that it emerged years after Triathlon was invented in 1974 in San Diego, CA, USA […]

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THE 2016 Ironman World Championship Race Report Part 8:

October 12, 2016by viper30ma 7 Comments

Swim 1:03:21, Ride 5:04:24, Run, 4:03:04, Overall: 10:21:23. 125/168 = 74.4%, 673/2,315 = 29.1% Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Three athletes were registered for the 2016 Ironman World Championship, but […]

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IMWC Part 8: Friday October 7, 2016. Kona, Hawaii 1 day to go. Full Rest

October 11, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

The day started off around 8AM. Dad and Donna came over soon and we reunited for the first time since Fiona and I celebrated with a USA wedding in June […]

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IMWC Part 7: Thursday October 5, 2016. Kona, Hawaii 2 days to go. Full Rest Day.

October 7, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

We started the day off with our carbo-loading adventures that continued through the entire day. We drove down to a parking spot and then I ran off to the King […]

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IMWC Part 6: Wednesday October 5, 2016. Kona, Hawaii 3 days to go. 25min Swim,45min Queen K Bike, no run.

October 6, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Wow, another major day and a bit of a historic day for Fiona as I. But, I’ll get to that later. It was a 5:40AM wakeup for a 6am departure […]

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IMWC Part 5: Tuesday October 4, 2016. Kona, Hawaii 4 days to go. 30min Swim, 50min Queen K Bike, 30min Energy Lab Run.

October 5, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Since it’s 9:44pm and a very long day, I’ll make this as quick as possible since I have to get to bed but it was a huge and massive day […]

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IMWC Part 4: Monday October 3, 2016. Kona, Hawaii 5 days to go. Full Rest

October 5, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Fiona was tired and she slept in. I went to the ART Massage tent in front of the King K hotel and met up with Natasha who my Chiropractor, Craig […]

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IMWC Part 3: Sunday October 2, 2016. Kona, Hawaii 6 days to go. BRICK 4: 1:30Bike/30minRun

October 4, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

I can definitely get used to waking up to the sounds of the ocean. It’s quite spectacular. We don’t typically keep the door open when we cruise so it’s a […]

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IMWC Part 2: Saturday October 1, 2016 – Hoala Swim 1:02:21, Recovery Ride 1:15, 4m Recovery Run.

October 3, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

We woke up at 5:30am and I had an English muffin, banana, RedBull. I put on my USA Scody Sleeved Tri Suit and grabbed goggles and my ROKA Viper Swimskin. […]

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IMWC Part 1: Friday, September 30th, 2016: 8 Days to go. ASP – Sydney – Honolulu- Kona

October 2, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Please click follow on the left side of the screen to receive automatic updates of when I publish these entries which I will try to do each day leading up […]

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Dream by Mateusz M

September 29, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Originally posted on Tucson Athlete:
I don’t know what that dream is that you have. I don’t care how disappointing it might’ve been as you’ve been working toward that dream, but…

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11 Days to go

September 27, 2016by viper30ma 3 Comments

11 Days to go till the 2016 Ironman World Championship. Yesterday I completed Brick 2. I rode 60.66m/97.5km in 2:33:05. The 90km segment was achieved in 2:20:15 at 285watts, 88rpm, […]

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3 Bans in 3 Days & Small Town Politics

September 24, 2016by viper30ma 1 Comment

In 14 days my wife Fiona Coyle (32), teammate Karen McPherson (61), and myself Kevin Coyle (32) will take off as the canon fires from the aquarium like waters of […]

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FTP Testing (New PB)

September 15, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

So it’s Thursday September 15, 2016. Two weeks from tomorrow Fiona and I fly from Alice Springs, Australia to Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and eight days later we compete in the Ironman […]

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Kona Training: Big Day Out #2

September 10, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

There is a reason why they say to not use new gear on race day. But I didn’t hear anything about training! Here what 2 hours in new Brooks Launch […]

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Road to Kona: Epic Riding

September 5, 2016by viper30ma 2 Comments

Build 3, Week 1. 5 weeks till the 2016 Ironman World Championship. This past week was the biggest week of training I’ve done all season and the largest since our […]

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Kona Training

August 28, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Firstly, thank you to the 10,010 views, created by visitors from around the world. I am constantly reading blogs and searching blogs about Ironman, Triathlon, and Kona and like to […]

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FTP Comparative Analysis

August 26, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

I’ll try and make this short and sweet as I look at some analysis at my two recent FTP Tests. 3 weeks ago I set a PB in my FTP […]

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Alice Springs Marathon 2016

August 21, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

So there I was in the Marino Center at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, running at 7:15/mile which is 3:10 marathon pace. After a half mile in, I was already […]

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Training Lessons FTP Intervals

August 11, 2016by viper30ma 1 Comment

I’m writing this blog post because of two things that happened to me in my training today which I wish to share. 1)      On my recovery ride to work, my […]

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FTP Testing PB!

August 4, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Since 2013 I’ve trained with a power meter. The first 3 years I used a Powertap Cycleops G3C power meter in the rear hub but I upgraded this year on […]

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Big Day Out – Kona 2016

July 31, 2016by viper30ma 13 Comments

Big Day Out. It’s Fiona and my 11th time doing this day of training which means that we are in our 6th Ironman Season together. It started with Ironman Busselton […]

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Ormiston Gorge Kona Training Camp 2016

July 24, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Six weeks ago I qualified for the 2016 Ironman World Championship at Ironman Cairns. Nearly every day I still can’t believe I did it. I mean, after staying disciplined and […]

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Training Camp: Kings Canyon/Glen Helen

July 3, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

I’ve lived in Central Australia for nearly five and a half years now and have come to know many of the tourist destinations surrounding this area such as Kata Tjuta, […]

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Ironman Nutrition: Status of my Health

June 25, 2016by viper30ma 2 Comments

June 25, 2016 This blog entry is to summarize some of my past experiences with nutrition, health, and fitness. First throughout my life as a non-athlete, then in pursuit of […]

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2016 Ironman Asia-Pacific Championship Race Report

June 17, 2016by viper30ma 8 Comments

I know that this is long but I’ll probably write a book someday. So please enjoy reading and comment below with any feedback and please share it! [Monday. June 13th, […]

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Why I Race: Ironman Cairns 2016

June 12, 2016by viper30ma 4 Comments

Prelude: I blog about things that are important to me and describe my thought process including why I am the way I am because it helps me to relive or […]

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Ironman Cairns 2016 Race Week is Here!

June 5, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

With one week till the 2016 Asia-Pacific Ironman Championship at Cairns I reminisce and analyze the lead-up of this season which started 21 weeks ago after a 5 week Transition […]

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FTP Testing & Brick #3

June 2, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

10 Days till Ironman Cairns and my 3rd Brick called for 20min w/u then 20min at goal race intensity, change in T2 followed by 1 hour run at race intensity. […]

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Selling My House

June 1, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Hi Everyone, The only reason I am posting this here is because like everything, I have a lot to say. And, it might help others out there make decisions about […]

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Dream by Mateusz M

May 26, 2016by viper30ma 3 Comments

I don’t know what that dream is that you have. I don’t care how disappointing it might’ve been as you’ve been working toward that dream, but that dream that you’re holding […]

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FTP Testing 1 & 2.

May 25, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

FTP Testing I wouldn’t normally make a blog entry about an FTP (Functional Threshold Power) test, but as with everything I post, I believe there is something to be taught […]

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The Birth of “Sami” Part III

May 22, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

THE BIRTH OF “SAMI”   BIKE FRAME In my 2017 budget, I allocated $10,000USD for my next bike. But, I put the house I own on the market and decided […]

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The “Shelly” Years Part II

May 18, 2016by viper30ma 1 Comment

26yrs – Current (Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada): In Sept/Oct of 2010 I went to Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. I was heavy into Craps having read several books on […]

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Big Day Out #2 – Ironman Cairns 2016

May 15, 2016by viper30ma Leave a comment

Leading into BDO We’re 4 weeks out, 29 Days till the 2016 Ironman Cairns. That means it’s time for the second installment of Big Day Out (BDO) of the season […]

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