Michelles Sporting Life

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone have led to many success stories across the human race”
Calvin [...]

A lot of people struggle post racing an Ironman or after they have completed a major sporting goal, such as running a marathon. The high you feel on finishing an event of such magnitude is often replaced by what is commonly referred to as the “post event blues”. So why does this happen??
I can’t remember [...]

What defines a good race in an Ironman Triathlon anyway??
Some would say a good race is when you win or finish on the podium in your category….but what if it is a really strong or close field and you don’t finish near the top? Is it still a good race??
Others may say a good [...]

Hi Everyone!
I am currently in Cairns in beautiful Tropical North QLD. This is my first trip to the region and I must say I am impressed!! Relaxed atmosphere, beautiful scenery and t-shirt and shorts weather in June. You have to be happy with all of that!!
Of course, while the main reason I am up here [...]

Those who know me well know exactly how excited and charged up I get about all sorts of sport And at the minute there is a lot happening, so as Big Kev would say……I”M EXCITED!!!!!
Here are my personal highlights from the last week:
QLD Firebirds Netball Team – ANZ Championship Premiers

The Firebirds became the 2011 ANZ [...]

I am not normally a numbers girl. I failed Maths in high school!! English, talking and writing I was good at, but adding and subtracting by the square root to the power of nine???? Forget about it!!!
Although I do know that numbers do have some use in the real world. Like for instance, when I’m [...]

I was lucky enough to spend some time down in Torquay with Dale over Easter. Two long weekends in a row in QLD (including the “once in however many years” long, long, long weekend over Easter/ANZAC Day) allowed me to take only three days off work…..but have eleven days in total away from the office. Score!!!
We [...]

Now just because you haven’t heard from me for a while, does not mean I have nothing to say!! It just means I have been too busy to type it up 
So what has been happening??
In early Feb I went to Perth for my baby sister Kelly’s 18th birthday. She had a Hawaiian themed [...]

When I told Michelle that I was going to work in Toronto, Canada for three months, the first thing that she said to me was “oh cool, you can write a blog about it.” Whilst there are many amazing things to talk about from my travels so far, I thought that I would focus on [...]

As part of a fundraiser for the QLD flood victims, I was lucky enough to participate in a charity ride through central Brisbane organised by none other than the seven-time Tour de France Champion himself……LANCE ARMSTRONG!!

I feel nothing but admiration for this bloke……after finishing the Tour Down Under the previous day, Lance was up early and doing [...]