How did he get there? Was he training with me all along? I never saw him coming and he is right here! Those are the usual questions everybody asks when they bump into The Ninja on a training session. Today we spend 5 minutes with the ever consistent and very resilient athlete, Michael Egan. Training […]
Hailing from the beautiful country of Italy, today, we spend 5 minutes with Andrea Campi. Andrea has been part of the Davey Black Tri Club for a long time, and has faced many races alongside the group. With his family, he has brought joy and happiness into the group, as well as inspiration to his […]
This week, Coach Nestor got the chance to get to know a bit about Mark Harland, an unstoppable and incredibly disciplined athlete. From the freezing but friendly lands of Canada, Mark has lived all his life in contact with the sport. From his early years when he grew solid through rugby, agile through ice hockey […]
A message from Alexandra Fehon – Triathlon Australia National Age Group Manager: I just wanted to let you know that I have placed the 2021 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Selection Policy, Appeal Policy and 2021 Australian Age Group Triathlon Team Application Links onto the Triathlon Australia website. I would like to take this opportunity […]
Hi Team,This is just a quick post to let you all know how to sign up to the Tri Vic Zwift Race Series for our triathlon coaching Melbourne athletes. Triathlon Victoria have created an exciting and unique Club v’s Club virtual race series to be run via the Zwift platform. It will consist of 6 […]
Some say that life is not about fighting, but about flowing and adapting. In the middle of this pandemic, and the different restrictions that have come with it, a very unique athlete has risen and is building her way to become one of the toughest in the field, Leah Therese. Not only she has faced […]
There is a popular phrase in sport that says “Success is 10% Physical and 90% Mental.” This is a core value of the club at Davey Black Triathlon and today we’ll sit down with an athlete who embodies this value so you can see what it takes to train for an Ultra Distance event. Erica […]
Written by Behavioural & Mental Health Counsellor – Nestor Rivera with Performance Triathlon Coach – Steve Davis Injuries in sport are inevitable. The best you can hope for is to sleep, eat, recover, load correctly, strengthen and lengthen to help minimise the risk of an injury occurring. We’ve all been there, sitting and listening to […]
Triathletes are competitive by nature. Triathlon is the sport that starts as an opportunity to socialise and get healthy, usually changes once the race is on. Some of us are racing to get on the podium. Some of us race to beat our mates. All of us are racing to beat our previous best time. […]
The current world wide pandemic has brought all triathletes to one same crossroad. All of us have collectively been through the agony of a race cancellation in 2020. We spend months and months preparing for a race, following a triathlon training plan consistently, keeping our hopes up, thinking about crossing the finish line and proving […]