HOW OFTEN ... is Dunstan ... training?

Thanks Haggis for the question!

Those of you who knew me well back in the UK will have been aware of my adddiction to physical activity. I took up triathlon in 2000 with the Cambridge Tri Club , and used to ride my bike to and from work when I was teaching at Saffron Walden as part of my training.

Well since I arrived over here in Sydney the quality of of my training and racing have risen to a new level. Over the next month I'll be completing 13 training session per week, a total of over 20 hours per week. Most of the training is 'base conditioning' at this stage - maintaining a low intensity over a long distance. My weekly totals will be up to 450km on the bike, up to 62km for running and up to about 15km in the water.

With these mileages recovery is obviously really important, as is the correct timing of all of those sessions to allow my body to rebuild itself stronger and faster. I've been training as part of the Human Endurance Racing Team (HERT for short) for about 10 months now. A wealth of knowledge, experience and support from my coach Mark Newton and my training partners in the squad has made it possible for me to 'step up'.

I'm loving the challenge and want to see how far I can go in the next 4 years

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