Race archive: 2015 to 2017
I raced professionally from 2011 to 2020. Through the middle of that I wrote a report after almost every race and sent it to my sponsors. They are unedited here, typos and all, because the point is what I actually thought on the day rather than a tidied-up version of it.
They are worth reading for two reasons. If you are weighing up whether to work with me, this is the evidence behind the CV on my about page. And if you are racing IRONMAN New Zealand, the Port of Tauranga Half or 70.3 Taupo, several of these are first-hand accounts of those exact courses from the front of the field.
Each one carries a short note from me now, in 2026, about what I would tell an athlete about that race today. More reports are going up over the coming weeks.
I coach working professionals through Ironman, 70.3 and marathon builds, 1-on-1 through TrainingPeaks, from Auckland. Most of my athletes train 10 to 14 hours a week around full-time jobs. There is more on how that works on the Ironman and 70.3 coaching page, or get in touch.
IRONMAN New Zealand 2017: 5th in a gale
5th at Taupo in howling wind, 8:31:01, and a 2:54 marathon that started with me standing still at 20km. Written at the time and unedited since.
IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship 2016: 16th at Mooloolaba
16th at the 70.3 World Championship in 3:52:36, off a build in which I ran fewer than 10 times in 5 weeks. Written at the time and unedited since.
IRONMAN New Zealand 2016: my first Ironman
My debut Ironman, 8:29:38 for 10th at Taupo. Written the week of the race in 2016 and unedited since, with a note on what I would tell an athlete now.