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Getting to know....Fazz
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Favorite food?
I have a total sweet tooth - I'm a sucker for marshmallows (proper princess ones)... and haribo supermix!
In terms of meal times, I eat all foods - Italian would prob be the most common theme as a good pizza hits the spot.Morning or evening person?
Tricky one - I am a late night owl but I enjoy early mornings when I've had more than 6 hours sleep.
I can never go to bed early enough so I guess evening person..Worst habit?
I jitter/bounce my legs up and down under the desk in work a lot.
Not really much but I don't do the usuals that I'm aware of.
Can be stubborn.What do you want for Christmas?
Some more fitness would be nice but I'll take a good holiday with friends and family and good nights ahead - starting tonight to the drunken happy place!
What do you know now that you wish you'd known five years ago?
I try not to do regrets, life is too short.
The obvious is I'd like to have started swim bike run earlier...0 -
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What is your typical pre-race AND race nutrition/hydration plan for a HIM??
I follow a low residue diet for the 3 days before race day.
This is low in fibre, and basically eating fast releasing simple carbohydrates with little to no fruit/veg.
This clears the digestive system and ensures I race a little lighter but more importantly a simpler system that hasn't caused any upset to date.
Race day:
- breakfast of simple rice krispies/rice cakes/marshmallows!
- Energy drink sipping
Race:
- gel just before swim
- bar either as one or 2 x halves in early stages of bike - first 10-20km.
- thereafter I have a bottle which contains 3-4 gels mixed with water and I sip on that throughout as required.
- 1 x bottle/bladder of hi 5
- Run would be on feel - 1-2 gels maybe with sips of water/coke at aid stations depending on temperatures. I'll drink a lot more if it's warm.Most embarrassing moment in a race?
Athy - went to do first flying mount, went over the other side down onto my side/ass. Chain came off, shoe off bike, got back on humbled and laughing at myself... Amateur!Do you think you can suffer more when you train, or in a race?
In a Race, or in training if up against someone.
I love the competitive side, be it training with someone or racing against someone.When you drink on your bike, which hand do you reach for the bottle with, or are you ambidextrous?
Always right hand.What two boards peeps would you want on a killer tri-relay team, what leg would each person do, and why?
Interested for the fish like swim
I'd like to do the bike
Trinewbie for the run or huff n puff
Tough choices there really and could mix a few of those in diff legs.What is your biggest weakness?
Not going to bed early.
Swimming in open water has been a considerable weakness to date.Ever been to the US? If so, where? And how did you enjoy your stay?
Yes - Orlando Florida - fantastic holiday at disney/universal etc.
Yes - Miami Florida - raced the 70.3 and stayed a while, again brill place
So many places I want to go to in USA. California, New York, Vegas would prob be the top 3.Besides Kona, are there any events you'd want to do in the US??
Wildflower would be up there.
Prob another 70.3 or ironman there also as so many to chose from.Do you shave your legs? And if so, how often?
No I don't, but I did a few times during race season under peer pressure from the B2R clean shaven group!
I haven't quite been converted to the regular status yet and last time was pre lost sheep so safe to say not till race season kicks off again! 0 -
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Who do you train with now to push you across the disciplines since you left B2R?
I'm fortunate to be in a good area and have some training buddies such as:
Niall Somers, Mark Horan, Bill McCormack, Kevin Keane, John Connolly, Katie Fitzgerald, and others.
Don't train with them all the time but we hook up for sessions when it suits our plans and enjoy them all.What sort of nutrition regime do you follow - Paleo or the likes?
I wouldn't say I follow a particular nutrition regime, but I am a reasonably healthy eater prone to the odd let loose allowance.
I've experimented with no dairy, high fats, low carbs, fast releasing carbs, slow stodgy carbs etc and found a balance to be somewhere in the middle of all for me.
A few healthy items that would be in my weekly meals would be coconut oil, fruit/protein smoothies (typically sun warrier rice protein), chicken/veg stir fries, roast chicken/carrot/turnip mash combo's, bolognese with a lot of carrots either with wraps or spag occasionally, lasagne etc.
Some of the less healthy items may be an oven pizza, chicken goujons, white bread, nutella
,haribo supermix, marshmallows and lately festive chocolates & haagan daas! Who do you use as your sound board for training and planning?
I don't use these contacts enough yet as I'm somewhat in what I deem to be pre-training so to speak.
But Eanna McGrath and Joe Lynch would be 2 of my good advisors from time to time and much appreciated too.Are you all blinged out now or have you your eye on some some uber cool gear?
I've to pick up the Shiv Fuel Cell but other than that I'm good thankfully!Death row meal?
Hard to beat a good Steak really isn't it???
Followed with a quality Chocolate Fondant or brownie derivative...Choice of 4 guests to dinner?
Chris McCormack - love him or hate him, he's a genius in his field and I love his approach and zest for triathlon
Dave Scott - legend
Denzel Washington - love his work
Will Ferrell - maybe the other anchorman buddies along too!Was it the B2R academy that transformed your results? Would doing the same training outside the squad environment have yielded the same gains?
I think the B2R Academy sped up what I would hope was a path I was on anyway.
I don't see training in a group as paramount to progress, and in fact now do most of my training solo.
I see that it takes a certain mentality, dedication and discipline to be able to do the same quality of training that is done in a group environment with coach standing over several times a week.
Hard to match the coach element in fairness so whilst I don't think it's necessary, I do see the coach factor as a guidance and in many ways progression improver regarding time frame.How much down time will you take over the holidays?
Unplanned - completely on feel and enjoying the holidays/catching with friends etc.
As it transpires, I haven't taken any extra days off per say, more dialled back the volume as I was away from pool and bike for most of this week - still ran most days.
Basically, unstructured based on feel, still utilising time off from work but also enjoying the holidays and de-stress.What type of music do you listen to on the turbo?
Primarily Dance/House.
Electronic Dance Mix Euphoria has a good few of my current playlist along with a few others.
In the B2R sessions, I was one of the few that didn't actually use earphones on the turbo - there was usually background music of some sort.
Since doing these solo now, it's primarily up tempo tunes.
If not a suffer fest session, then anything goes - new Eminem album is great as is the Drake album.Have you a playlist for your FTP tests?
Just my go to dance/house playlist - used on most of my harder sessions be it turbo/run etc.Do you use the treadmill much?
I'm currently using it around twice a week - only short easy runs after a swim and strength session at present.
Will be using it for some speed work when schedule includes also.
I find it a lower cost to the body, perhaps not quite the exact return but for increasing leg turnover and working hard in a controlled environment I do find it useful.0 -
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Kurt Godel wrote: »A new victim for our entertainment, pretty please?
Sorry only backonline today since the hols.
Currently approaching next victim for sign off
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Some of these have possibly been asked already but:
Could you train full-time if money was not an issue? As in could you dedicate everything to triathlon at the expense of everything else?
Ok, if money was not an issue then yeah I'd love to be training full time.
Dedicate everything to triathlon at the expense of everything else?
Too hard a question to know without going through it I think.
I mean, of course, with the luxury of time I would love to be putting in 30-35 hours training per week, recovering, sleeping, napping, etc around that as the pro's do it.
Does it come at the expense of everything else?
What is everything else?
Social nights out as in no boozing? - I've done this and can cope without alcohol for medium to long periods so yes.
Tricky to really know as at the moment, triathlon I feel helps my work/life balance and is a great de-stresser as much as enjoyment factor.
If triathlon was "work" then who knows how it would affect you but the theory is Yes, it would be class.Money no problem what would your dream month long holiday be?
So many countries I want to see and places I want to go to so I'd probably try to match a few off if a dream month long holiday...
See a couple of Formula 1 Races - prob starting in Melbourne Australia, then see another week or so of travelling there seeing Sydney, Brisbane, Surfers Paradise and the coast/great barrier reef.
Quick trip to USA to see NY, California, Vegas, maybe up to Canada to see the Niagara Falls and return via Thailand for some paradise beach wind down/full moon parties...
So 1 week Australia, 2 weeks USA/Canada and 1 week Thailand would tick quiet a few boxesDo you have any consistent niggles that you have to manage?
Thankfully no.
I have areas that I can feel tightening when I know a massage is due or I'll be pushing the muscles too far and approaching strains.
This is primarily my calf muscles - and I do almost daily calf raises off the edge of the bed to keep the strength there.
I'm not a forefoot runner at all but calf muscles do seem to be early indicators for me.How much of your day is now dictated by triathlon?
I wouldn't call it dictated by triathlon.
I enjoy training, keeping fit, and also pushing performance levels for improvements etc.
If I was Banned from triathlon for copious drug usage
, then I'd still be training and look to specialise in bike or run more etc.
So hard to say triathlon dictates x amount of time per day.
Training and keeping fit dictates around 3 hours per day on average I guess.
Do I think about triathlon outside of training? Yes of course.
It's fair to say it's more than a hobbie, but aside from that it is also fair to say it gets whatever spare time I feel appropriate or have at that time.
As an example over the Xmas hols it hasn't got much - I've been socialising, eating, did the odd run as I enjoy it, relaxing, catching up with friends etc so it depends on what's around me at the time.Do you have swim advice from others now that you are not with the B2R swim group?
Not in place yet, but it is something I've been thinking about.
At present, I am getting good return from the 50m and swimming areas I feel are of benefit to me.
Going forward, I have the option of the B2R Flume with Eanna as well as a few training groups I can match up with.
I'm going to play this by feel and see when I feel it is needed.Do you get cravings and do you generally cave in or have you figured a way of suppressing these? If so how?
During off season/Xmas, absolutely and I'm of the opinion if you can't enjoy yourself then what's the point.
So yes I've been eating chocolate, ice cream, crap food etc but trying not to go too excessive.
Come Jan I'll try lock it down, I only rarely drink fizzy drinks and crisps, so it would be the odd choc or sweets that would get me.
I try to keep it in balance, but am a sucker for marshmallows and Jellies throughout the year and it's a part of me I've accepted
On that note, I think now is an appropriate time to hand over the reigns to yourself Bambaata and open the floodgates!0
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