sparklefitnzMay 83 minHonest truths - May 2018Everything has changed! It has been so long since I last logged on that I don't remember my password. Not only that but the whole site...
sparklefitnzMay 82 min1 cup or 2?Did you know that our bladders are capable of holding up to 2 cups of liquid? Overnight this capacity can reach about 4 cups! Urgency...
sparklefitnzMay 87 minI'm going to Kona - phew!As I past the woman in my age group who was previously in 1st place I thought to myself “I can’t believe it! I’m in 1st place! Can I...
sparklefitnzSep 10, 20165 minHalf way there – Mooloolaba Ironman70.3My first experience at racing in a World Championship event was definitely an eye opening experience for me. You may find this strange...
sparklefitnzAug 2, 20164 minI’m about to drop a bombshell…I think I am allergic to chocolate! Life is over! I came to this realisation while trying to find out why my hay fever is so bad and...
sparklefitnzJun 28, 20165 minHeart A Cat/Kittiac ArrestI started out writing this post thinking that it was just going to be a brief recap of my race over the weekend. However, it turns out...
sparklefitnzJun 18, 20163 minGetting over chocolate, againWarning. This post is about chocolate…and then breakfast. At the beginning of the month I had to give myself a good talking to. I was...
sparklefitnzMay 29, 20162 minHow to not fall over – take your watch offToday I went for a run, but Strava doesn’t know that. So if its not on Strava then did it happen? But the whole point of today’s run was...
sparklefitnzMay 14, 20163 minRelax!Forrest showing me up Since starting training again for Kona and Moloolaba, I have noticed that I have been getting really tight muscles....
sparklefitnzApr 26, 20163 minI’m back!I haven’t had much to say or update you all with in the last month. Mainly I have just been eating chocolate. That would make a very...
sparklefitnzMar 9, 20167 minI’m going to Kona – pheww!Red bikes are fast… As I past the woman in my age group who was previously in 1st place I thought to myself “I can’t believe it! I’m in...
sparklefitnzFeb 22, 20163 minLet the Taper Begin!The (final) countdown is on – T minus 12 days until Ironman New Zealand in Taupo on 5 March. So how do I feel? 1. Exhausted 2. Ready to...
sparklefitnzFeb 1, 20165 minBreakthrough week on many levelsIt is almost hard to believe that there is less than 5 weeks now until the New Zealand Ironman in Taupo! At the moment I am still very...
sparklefitnzJan 17, 20164 minChristmas, holidays and trainingTaupo 70.3 (Half Ironman) seems so long ago now! I’ve already forgotten all the pain! This has probably been helped by a little...
sparklefitnzDec 21, 20157 minTaupo Ironman 70.3 December 2015Hubby’s mountain bike certainly gets around I swear that when you live your life event to event the time just seems to fly by. My race in...
sparklefitnzDec 4, 20152 minOne the first day of Xmas my true love gave me chocolateMy worst nightmare and best dream all at the same time Actually my worst nightmare is the zombie apocalypse. But back to chocolate – I...
sparklefitnzNov 19, 20155 minIt’s getting serious now…Hello, its been a while. Time for an update! The first race of the session is done and dusted and now it is less than 4 weeks to go until...
sparklefitnzOct 25, 20153 minAre you paying attention?This week was a forced rest week for me. I say “forced” because it was unplanned and put in place by my coach rather than me. In saying...
sparklefitnzOct 11, 20153 minI had chocolate for breakfast today…I friend said to me that she is trying to change her way of thinking and so asks herself when making decisions “what is precious to me?”,...
sparklefitnzSep 26, 20153 minChocolate 1, Sierra 1Luckily I don’t carry an umbrella on my bike. It is the end of week 5 of IM training. What a week it has been, and I don’t mean that in a...