Tony Brady - post mortem 2008-2009 Triathlon Season

• Tony Brady: Post-mortem 2008 -2009

"The man in the Arena"

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly;

who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy

cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while

daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

!- Theodore Roosevelt

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Bibliography !

• Past Life - Pre Triathlon

• 01/01/2008 The Beginning

• Thank You’

• 08/09/2008 City to Bay - Adelaide 2008

• Now What!

• 17/10/2008 Joined Tri-SA @ Age 55 Years

• 18/10/2008 Tri-Start Clinic with Nigel. (5 weeks)

• 16/11/2008 JT Cycles - Tinman Race 1

• 23/11/2008 Triathlon SA Triple Sprint 2008

• 28/11/2008 Challenge Series - Adelaide : Sprint Distance




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!• 22/02/2009 JT Cycles - Tinman Race 5

• 08/03/2009 ASIC Victor Harbour Olympic

• 22/03/2009 Murray Man - Long Course

• 29/03/2009 JT Cycles - Challenge Race 6

• 03/05/2009 Busselton Half Ironman - W.A.

• 05/07/2009 Norton Summit Challenge Half Marathon

• 18/07/2009 “Tour de Bakery”

• 20/07/2009 Training - Ironman begins

• 13/09/2009 ITU World Championship - Sprint Gold Coast

• 19/09/2009 City to Bay - Adelaide 2009

• 25/10/2009 ITU World Championship - Long Course Perth

• 08/11/2009 JT Cycles - Challenge Race 1

• 05/12/2009 Busselton Full Ironman - W.A.

• The End!

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Past Life - Pre Triathlon

• 10 years Endurance Horse Riding , Creswick, Vic & Birdwood, S.A.(above)"

• Distance’s - 80km, 100km, 120km, 160km - Typical."

• Horse Avondale Katrinka (Photo-Right - Pure Breed Arabian)"

• Other Horses - included Gipsy, Shar, Indi & Squoll"

• Biggest Disappointment - Withdrawing Lame at start of 4th Leg at “The Tom Quilty - Gold Cup” 160km at Mt. Pleasant S.A. (living in Creswick then), this with the Tevis Cup (in USA) are the equivalent to Kona - Ironman

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The beginning!

• 01/01/2008 Running start - Objective: Health/Fitness/Weight. AIM: Adelaide City to Bay - 12km. 1hr/day - 5 day/week - Training, Streets Adelaide - Boring. (Bought my first set of Runners in 15 Years - NIKE - Air Pegasus, lasted to the 2009 ITUWC, gave myself a present at Harbour-town at the Gold Coast and got some NEW Adidas.)

• 08/09/2008 City to Bay - Adelaide 2008, 12 km Run. time: 54min : 25sc, 5th - 55 years age group, 1,206 - 10,023 / 12km runners starters. Happy!

• Now What!

• 17/10/2008 Joined Tri-SA @ Age 55 Years. Value for money - 5 week clinic, Tri-SA Membership, Club of Choice Membership, Free entry to Triple Sprint. Clinic Started next day.

• 18/10/2008 Tri-Start Clinic with Nigel, 5 Weeks.(Main thing I remember. Very important, is to REST! Right! - must remember that at 4.30 in morning.)

• Joined Lakers Club - Reason : none really, other than Training session close to CBD, and liked there Web site, informative. Little did I know they were Hard Core! What have I got myself into?

• The fun begins.

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Thank You' (In no particular order.)

• Thanks - firstly to Cameron Mayer (CAM), For the invite to submit a few words of our experiences at the ITUWC-2009. I went overboard in this, but it was a good opportunity to record my year and have something to look back on, so I went the extra mile. Thanks also to Cam for his enthusiastic nature, everywhere he is, always with the - High 5! A great ambassador for the Sport. (Nice run in the Adelaide Marathon - Cam.)

• Thank you Kevin Duffy & Angela Potter, first to welcome me at my first Tuesday run session, and always supportive. does make a difference.

• Thanks to Nathan Menzies, Fred Chapman & Sophie Holt. Fellow first timers from the start, and always there to assist and confide. Hope you achieve your dream at Busso. i know you all will.

• Thanks to Frank Bennink, and stewart Lake for pushing me on the Hill runs, and in particular Frank for pushing hard at the City to Bay - Next year under 50min (I will try to keep up all the way).

• Thanks to the Girl’s - Rita, Sarah, Mary, Jan, Nancy, Shirley, Sue, Amy, annette, Andrena, Sam, Louise, Sophie & Zoe . You are a damm tough lot, and keep a guy honest.

• Thanks - Rob Edwards always positive, always chatting. Wait till Rob gets swimming, he is going to be fast, in any Triathlon.

• Thanks Richard Love & Shaun Richards always assisting and having a chat. I’m backing Richard Sub: 3hr marathon in Melb, or dam close. (no pressure).

• Thanks to Richard Pryor, Ian berry, Andrew Short & Grant Ironside. Always spurring me on. I am trying hard to catch you, - so go hard.

• Thanks Nathan Warburton (Rambo), best club Captain. Always giving encouragement.

• Thanks - Vincent Tremaine, Peter Lines & Kev Fergusson. - inspirational stuff. You have heard it before. I'm saying it again.

• Thanks to Nigel - always putting in the time, and a word of advise even though I’m not in his squad.

• Thanks - Lorenzo Peressin for assistance, and encouragement.

• Thanks - Michael Gallash & Aaron Bell for the Philosophy at Coffee - way back. A good morning. - Well spent.

• Thanks again, Kevin Fergusson for the coffee and conversation at Montmartre on Gold Coast. (Words from the wise!)

• Thanks Tommy J, & James for the invite to the triple spin up Norton Summit to 169. - I nearly died! (Tom - you where just sick!).

• Thank you Lakers, all. It is being in a club that has pushed me to a level, alone I think I could not achieve, I made the right choice. Definitely join a club. Thanks also to all the other people I have met in the other club’s, for the encouraging words and greeting.

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JT Cycles: Tin-man Series 2008-2009

!16/11/2008

JT Cycles - Tin-man Race 1 300m/13km/3km

46min:24sec 1st

17 Gen. Position - 149 Entrants !!21/12/2008


45min:02sec 1st

15 Gen. Position -164 Entrants !11/01/2009


46min:05sec 1st

30 Gen. Position - 156 Entrants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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JT Cycles - Tin-man Race 4 400m/17.5km/4km

59min:52sec 1st

51 Gen. Position - 200 Entrants !!22/02/2009


45min:44sec 2nd

36 Gen. Position - 200 Entrants !29/03/2009

JT Cycles - Challenge Race 6 750m/19.5km/5km 1hr:12min:44sec

1st 81 Gen. Position - 161 Entrants

I did well here for my first Challenge, (Don’t kid myself, all the talent was at Port Mac.) !!!

After I had done the first Tin-man, a few people that I spoke to asked why was I doing more Tin-man races and not progressing to the Challenge event. Answer! !

Firstly - I had pre-paid for the 5 Tin-Man race’s to take the saving (Scottish blood) and prompt me to continue all. !Secondly- I lacked confidence in the water, and the thought of the 750m swim in open water made me very anxious.

(After the first Tin-Man, 300M swim - No Wetsuit - I froze my butt off! Need more Fat.) Bought a second hand wet suit that day off Craig Newton, I was Hooked - Money down, have to go on. !

Thirdly - The tin-Man is a lot of fun, not to much pressure, plus I did all right in it, and this was a good confidence boost. (Plus, I needed more Glasses - never did make a set of 6 - always 2010)

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S.A. Triathlon - Triple Sprint (2 laps)

• Date: 23/11/2008

• Distance: 2 laps - 250m / 6.5km / 1.7km/ lap

• Time: 1hr: 04min: 05sec

• Place: 1st, 55-59 age group

• Gen Position: 3rd - 36 Entrants

• Comments: At the time I thought this was the hardest thing i had done (2nd event). i still in doubt whether I would like to do the 3 laps, it is intense.

• Funniest thing - On start of 2 swim lap, fronted to beach to begin and the guy on the surf board close to shore - yells to me, “You going to swim in those runners” - Embarrassing (I got over it), running back through transition with runners in hand.

• I think i was fatter them, and greyer (still got the Black gear - Nigel, and the white legs! )

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Challenge Series - Adelaide: Sprint

• This Race was a very-very-very Big deal to me! 3rd event and a big step up - Swimming in the sea - yo! thats like with waves and sharks, I'm not a beach person. Adelaide did it well. NO - exceptionally! Thanks Lorenzo for your encouragement, and Nathan, I could see that red cap you used to wear bobbing along in front but I just couldn't catch you, try as I did, I was knackered.

• Date: 28/11/2008

• Distance: 750m / 20km / 5km

• Time: 1hr: 17min: 36sec

• Place: 1st - 55-59 age group (only one)

• Gen. Position: 83 - 123 Entrants

• points: 29 for ITU World Champs - Sprint Distance (maximum 30 and still couldn't get it!) Funny!

• Comments: Hadn't heard of the World Champs until a couple of months later, when others where planning trips interstate to get points. I left it at one event! Put in my application for the ITUWC, and got a guernsey, its good to be old!

• I think I was the best dressed guy at registration, I had to leave a wedding at Henley Beach, to do the registration.

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ASIC Victor Harbour - Olympic Distance

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Date: 08/03/2009 Distance: 1.5 km /40 km/ 10 km Time: 2hr: 43min :57sec Place: 5th Gen. Position: 183 - 241 Entrants !!Comments: Race was a bit of a blur!r!r! Longest to date - last minute entry! Very Hot - for me, with a hard ride up the hill’s on the old pug! remember the Peugeot - (1975 model when steel was king with 10 speed analog shifters on the column, weighed in a 16kg with water bottles and spare’s: carbon: who need’s it!) It’s not dead yet - just retired. (waiting for the bakery run.) !Good night out at the Pizza House in Victor, with the Lakers crew (from memory - Nathan, Zoe, James, Angela, Sophie, @ others (sorry memory gone) and Hot Donuts for supper on the Esplanade. !!!!!!!!!!!!Photo: Top: Frank Bennink - (Triple Sprint) Go frank! Prefer the Safari Suit. !Bottom: Nathan Warburton. alias Rambo: Cub Captain - (Murrayman).

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Murray Man - Long Course

Date: 22/03/2009 Distance: 2.0km / 60km / 15km Time: 4hr:13min:25sec Place: 6th Gen. Position: 159 - 279 Entrants Points: 24 ITUWC-LC !Comments: Best event so far - Great organizers, very good turn out - and the main thing to remember great - FOOD - Ice cream, cakes, biscuits, lollies, you name it they seemed to have it! !I’m definitely doing the next one. !Note: Photo left - the PUG still lives. Was hard work into the wind, being Red helped. !Chrome steel toe clips and runners make for quick transition, but thats about all. !!!!!!!!!!Photo’s: !Top left: Chris Mehaffey - Looking good (Charging home.) Winner 55-59 age group !Bottom left: Samantha Sturm: Looking hot - but cool! !Top right: Me - Looking confused !Bottom right: Richard Pryor: - Looking relieved & tired. !!!

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Laker’s -Norton Summit Half Marathon

Handicap Placing: Start Finish Time 1 Tom Jeffrey 08:27:00 02:08:04 2 Vincent Tremaine 08:28:00 02:09:32 3 Mike Gallasch 08:20:00 02:10:29 4 Ian Lord 08:24:00 02:11:01 5 Cam Maher 08:25:00 02:11:22 6 Mick Tagell 08:35:00 02:11:28 7 Rob Edwards 08:35:00 02:11:35 8 Richard Love 08:32:00 02:13:08 9 Kevin Fergusson 08:38:00 02:13:54 10 Richard Pryor 08:22:00 02:14:17 11 Guy Griffiths 08:30:00 02:14:20 12 Nathan Menzies 08:00:00 02:14:22 13 Nathan Warburton 08:27:00 02:18:43 14 Tony Brady 08:22:00 02:19:53 15 Damien White 08:13:00 02:19:59 16 Frank Bennink 08:22:00 02:21:09 17 Peter Lines 08:18:00 02:24:24 18 Grant Ironside 08:20:00 02:27:18 Actual Placing : Actual Time 1 Kevin Fergusson 01:35:54 2 Mick Tagell 01:36:28 3 Rob Edwards 01:36:35 4 Tom Jeffrey 01:41:04 5 Richard Love 01:41:08 6 Vincent Tremaine 01:41:32 7 Guy Griffiths 01:44:20 8 Cam Maher 01:46:22 9 Ian Lord 01:47:01 10 Mike Gallasch 01:50:29 11 Nathan Warburton 01:51:43 12 Richard Pryor 01:52:17 13 Tony Brady 01:57:53 14 Frank Bennink 01:59:09 15 Peter Lines 02:06:24 16 Damien White 02:06:59 17 Grant Ironside 02:07:18 18 Nathan Menzies 02:14:22

Relay:1 Ben Noll and John Pidgeon 02:08:36 01:33:36 2 Rita Bennink and Shirley Lines 02:26:05 02:26:05

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Five Bakery’s in succession. !

Someone has to do it! !

- Don’t forget the coffee. !!

I’m going to have to train for the next one - I just have no capacity, those Lakers can eat. I think Johnny has hollow legs,

with the build of a drovers dog! (NO OFFENSE). It always seems the skinny ones surprise you when it comes to

eating. !My stomach was on the crossbar. result (left) !

West Lakes “Lakers” Triathlon Club Presents

2009 Lakers Tour de Bakery!

Saturday 18th July

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Busselton W.A - Half Ironman

!Date: 03/05/2009 Distance: 1.9km /90.1km /21.1km Time: 5hr:43min:04sec Place: 12th Gen.Position: 775 - 1800 Entrants Points: 19 ITUWC-LC !Comments: A race with the word “IRONMAN” all be it Half, this is starting to overstep the mark. Purchased a NEW - Second-hand Cervelo P2C (The Ducks Gut’s ) on Ebay. from W.A. Bike Turned up on Friday week before event, this gave me time to assemble, with a basic setup and do the Saturday Lakers ride on the NEW very unfamiliar Triathlon machine. No time for AERO Bar training - it will have to wait. Disassembly of bike and repacked for trip to Busso. One more practice ride at yallingup w.a. and setup tweak, that will have to do. !I think in had a week of anxiety attacks and was worn out before the race start. The whole process of the Entry, Booking, Journey, hassle with Car hire at Airport (Bike case wouldn’t fit in car), riding new bike, registration process and socialising with friends where I was staying at Yallingup (in a house owned by Taj Burrow) 45km west of Busselton, (Top Surfing & Whale Watching), It all wore me down, before the start. It’s what you have to do - life’s not at Triathlon. !Finally: The start, hit the water anxiety gone, the work begins. Swim uneventful, beautiful clear still water not on Bronze Whaler to be seen! !Bike: All going well until I crashed at end of first lap of bike leg. In a flash on the deck : “Shit “- that hurst, but it brought the crowd alive. While of was straightening bike - another rider comes down, crowd is buzzing - they like it! !I put it down to my inexperience, NEW unfamiliar bike, wet road and bad positioning of the Bottle exchange. I did learn sometime - Caution - Caution - did i say Caution! !Back on bike, my hip was starting to seize up where I landed hard, rest of injury’s only lose of skin & blood to elbow, knee, and shoulder. Finished next two laps mainly using left leg. (good to have two.) First time I had ridden 90 km straight. !Never did use AERO Bars - too scary, (had quite a few comments on passing riders telling me to get down on though Aero bars ( NO-NO way), it was nice they where thinking of me. !Run - cramped within 1/2km, on left leg, put it down to over use on bike, walked it out and settled into slow run, walked through all drink stops and kept well hydrated, best thing I did. At turn around point end of second lap, heard over P.A. - Richard Pryor’s name called as he finished - Great job, gave me some inspiration to get it finished too. !The end - fantastic! Elated! Tired! !Many thanks to Mary Mitchell - That lone Laker supporter in the crowd, and well done Andrew Short, in a great race. (I met Andrew for first time in Transition pre-race) !After event, a couple of hours sleep, then an evening of WII Golf & Bowling & Beers. Next Day sleep in, them went squidding off Cape Naturalist! This is what it is all about! Calamari for tea and some more Beers, and sleep. !Tuesday, drive back to Perth, do some business for the firm, and a relaxed flight home.

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Training - !Decision in July to do the Busselton Ironman. !Downloaded 20 weeks training program from net !http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=441 !Fairly comprehensive program and works for me, but probably not everyone. !Each week has a details schedule! - I just mixed it up (mainly days ) to suit my personal requirements, but in essence completed all components. !I liked it because it is based on RPE (my perceived excursion) so I became the taskmaster! !Note: After an initial read and evaluation, after I had started I did not look ahead in the program more than 1 week, it was to daunting to think about. But now I look back at all my jottings and notes, its a fantastic reminder. So keep notes: on a daily basis. !In a nut shell, summary at left. !I tried to incorporate as many Laker training events into the schedule as possible, but as the weekly hours grew it became harder. The Saturday ride was always a must, this always pushed me harder and more than required. (It pays off, along with the Winter hill running. Killed me but great value!) !The Sprint and Long course World Champs melded in O.K. with only small rescheduling. !At time of writing, training has peaked & I’m in the final 4 weeks. Nearing the Taper, 10 hr this week and only 14 hr next week then cruising, felling - good, well O.K. - Tired. !Fitted in the First Gatti on Sunday after a 19hr week, with included a 6hr bike & 1hr run on Saturday, and was amazed I still had energy - I don’t know where it comes from.

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http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cms/article-detail.asp?articleid=441

!ITU World Championship - Sprint Gold Coast Date: 13/09/2009 Distance: 750m / 20km / 5km Time: 1hr: 14min: 03sec Place: 9th - 43 males Gen. Position: 469 - 876 entrants Comments: Great time - Did to much before the race, but what the hell! Race, the culmination. !

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City to Bay - Adelaide 2009

!Date: 19/09/2009 Name: Tony Brady Distance: 12 km Run Time: 51min:36sec Place: 4th - 56 years cat Gen. Pos: 684 - 10,782/12km runners Photo: Above (laker top) !Comments: Thanks Frank, you towed me to a PB, next year i will try to keep up for whole distance. looking to go under 50min. !

Kevin Duffy

Annette Eastwood - with a bit of argee-bargee on line.

Frank Bennink

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Comments; Photos: l to r -Kev-Hawaii 5-0 on the Podium 1st: 50-55, Grin from ear to ear. Fantastic! -Me @ Little Creatures Brewery, Free’o a must - Nancy Cullen - Bronze - 5-54, Yes! -The cool “Queen of Kings.” - Wide flowers , Kings park (A must see park) -Fremantle, from the round house. - Mary Mitchel - 4th, not far of a podium, congrat’s. !!18

Montage-Victoria Ave, Perth."Any one remember this? - made up of thousands on photo’s, Great Art piece."

Vertical Garden - Northbridge."Just being completed."

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Graffiti & relief, next Town hall on Hay St."

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For no reason? - Perth Memorable Images to me, outside of

Triathlon! !!20

JT Cycles: Challenge Series 2009-2010

!08/11/2009

JT Cycles - Challenge Race 1 800 m / 25.2 km/ 6 km

Time: 1hr : 27min: 56 sec Place: 3rd (missed 2nd by 3 sec)

Gen. Position: 46th - 230 Entrants Comment: Did much better than i expected, a shock!

Congrat’s : Ian Berry on the win.(A.G: 55-59) !06/12/2009

JT Cycles - Challenge Race 2 800m/ 25.2 km/ 6km

No Show At busso ironman (9th AG: in 12hr:43min:49sec) !

10/01/2010 JT Cycles - Challenge Race 3

800m/ 25.2 km/ 6km No Show - again

Having I Pleat put in my back on the 04/Jan, can’t get in the water for 2 to 3 weeks. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!26/01/2010


Time: 1 hr: 58 min:13 sec Place: 3rd

Gen. Position: 99th - 235 Entrants !!21/02/2010


Time: 1 hr: 26 min: 32 sec Place: 1st

Gen. Position: 70 - 192 Entrants !28/03/2010


Time: 1hr: 27 min:44 sec Place: 2nd

Gen. Position: 72 - 181 Entrants !!!

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Bussleton - Ironman W.A - 2009

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!!IRONMAN - Western Australia !Date: Saturday 5 December 2009 Distance: 3.8km Swim -180km Bike - 42.2km Run Finish time: 12hr: 43min: 49sec Swim: 1hr: 09: 12sec Bike: 6hr: 05: 53sec (1 x flat tyre) Run: 5hr: 28min: 41sec Place: 9th of 33 starters, in age group: 55-59 years Position overall individuals: 659 Individuals Entrants: 1309 Finishers: 1122 Teams: 111 !!Comments: Awesome !!! - To be up the front of the swim start line, looking back to the beach into the 6am Sun to the East, chopper overhead, light aircraft (shark spotter) circling, music blaring, the crystal clear water of the Indian Ocean, 1300 competitors crammed in together for a mass start. I didn't even here the start gun! Where away! - nerves gone instantly - the work begins, adrenaline on high! !My last event for the 2009 Year! It’s be a long ride, and a sharp learning curve - from joining TRI-SA on the 17/10/2008. now I can reflect on the year to come, what will that hold.

Why do you do it?

The photo’s say it all !!23

Not the End - Just the start! !

Good luck all - in 2010. !

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Tony Brady - post mortem 2008-2009 Triathlon Season

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