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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

    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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

  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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

    “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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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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…

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Table of Contents: Introduction Bike by age and anecdotes from around the world The “Shelly” Years The Birth of “Sami” Sami vs Shelly The Future PART 1 INTRODUCTION We are […]