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August has been pretty crazy.I can't believe I am still here, with energy and managing ...

My Artistic energy returns...and some ra

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Since winning the WEMBO SOLO World 24hr Championships in Italy back in May, its been ...

Success is never as easy as it may seem.

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  With daylight comes renewed energy & excitement that the race is coming to a close. I ...

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Every day passes by so quickly, I recall the days as a child when a day would last forever and school holidays felt like an entire year!
I turned 40 this year, Norm will be turning 43, our daughter Saskia turned 19 and left home last week and I often do not know what day it is, what the actual date is and what is even in my diary to achieve tommorrow.  I just wing it, I just go to bed, wake up, do what needs to be done and somehow life just unfolds.

I recall back in my 20's I had to have control, Norm still says I am a control freak, but he forgets how much I have changed.  I now am beginning to grasp the wisdom of people that have been around longer than I, and often find myself imparting my wisdom on the younger...

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So much time passes far too quick, and then I am a month down the track...

Creative juices must flow to write for me, I really don't enjoy writing a race report for the sake of advising my readers what I have been up to.

Today, rather than wait for creativity, I am going to let it flow...

since my last update about the...

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24hr Delirium – Cycle Race

Cowaramup, Western Australia

Sat 20th – Sun 21st April 2013

I came to Western Australia on Thursday last week, knowing full well I had a 24hr road race to ride on the weekend.

I had talked about it, planned...

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The Giant “gigantic” Mt Buller Bike Buller Festivus!
March 9th 10th & 11th - 2013

This is the 5th year of doing this amazing event and it does keep getting better and better.
3 events over 3 days. These are tough races and I personally know of people who took...

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I have always used the annual Otway (now Kona) Odyssey as my gauge to see where my form is at every year.
This year was my 7th time in doing the 100km MTB Marathon event.

However this time was a tad different. 
Numerous events had taken place in the last year leaving me with some altered perspective on what was priority and...

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A reflection on the year that has been, 2012...and what is to come of 2013?

We are all asking this every January of every new year.
In 2012, I achieved so much and crammed in so much more than I ever thought or dreamt that I could do.
Racing and achieving grand results, winning another World 24hr Solo championship in Italy...

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