Team T-Rex Triathlon Coaching

20/06/2026

19/06/2026

17/06/2026

In collaboration with local Triathlon group T-Rex we have 3 Friday BRICK sessions coming up. Ride and Run. Don't fret cyclists the run is optional. We are skipping the week of the GC Marathon / Qld State Road Cycling Champs.

Register for for all 3 sessions for only $20!
https://entry.goldcoastcyclingclub.com.au/?page=entry&stat=2&event=1501

16/06/2026

Carbon-plated shoes are NOT for everyday training!
Wearing these for all or even too much of your training heightens likelihood of injury.

Race Day tool YES
Lifestyle trainer NO

14/06/2026

2026 Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 Cairns

🦖🌴☀️💧💨 🦖🌴☀️💧💨 🦖🌴☀️💧💨

Ironman Cairns

They call it the toughest single day endurance event on the planet. Covering distances that many only contemplate doing in a boat and vehicle (and even that is too much for most!), the Ironman Triathlon is iconic. Add in a tropical environment and crocodiles….this event is next level.

3.8km open water swim
180km bike over undulating hills (with wind, rain and Cairns sunshine)
42.2km marathon to finish (in heat and humidity, tropical rain)

Team T-Rex Triathlon Coaching had 5 athletes attempting this crazy feat. All 5 did us proud. The number 1 goal in these races is to FINISH. That they did. 1 first timer Andrew Watson, 1 new PB (Nigel Parker - Stephen Parker - who is a repeat finisher on this course, 2 first timers on the Cairns course Ryan Stone and Shane Hatton and 1 multiple Cairns finisher completing his 9th Ironman Danny 'Hecker' Harcombe.

The stats
1,051 athletes finished “officially”
Nick Thompson Male Pro 🥇 7h:49m (1st)

🌴🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️🦖 🌴🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️🦖 🌴🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️🦖

Team T-Rex Ironman Cairns “finishers”

Nigel Parker 11h:26m (30th AG 45-49) PB
Ryan Stone 11h:56m (75th AG 25-29)
Andrew Watson 12h:39m (38th AG 50-54)*
Shane Hatton 13h:11m (59th AG 45-49)
Danny Harcombe 13h53m (62nd AG 50-54)

🌴🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️🦖 🌴🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️🦖 🌴🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️🦖

Ironman Cairns 70.3
1.9km swim / 90km bike / 21.1km run

We had 3 crew hitting up the half distance Ironman (referred to as 70.3 distance)

1,420 athletes finished this race
Male Champion Kester McQueen 4h:00m
Female Champion Prudie White 4h:39m

KONA Queen Melissa Watson debuted on the Cairns course. Mel was sooooo fast!!!! 15 seconds off a podium too.

2 racing the distance for their FIRST TIME
Ned Jelenik and Hannah Coles. All 3 absolutely smashed the race. Overcoming obstacles and challenges is the name of the game. And this race had it all.

🦖🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️👋 🦖🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️👋 🦖🏊🏻🚴🏼🏃‍♂️👋

Melissa Watson 5h:12m (4th AG 45-49)
Ned Jelinek 5h:51m (98th AG 25-29) *
Hannah Coles 6h:07m (18th AG 18-24) *

🌴👏🦖 🌴👏🦖 🌴👏🦖 🌴👏🦖 🌴👏🦖

Thank you to everyone who supported from afar via the app, especially our on course spectators and family members of the athletes! I feel it is more difficult spectating these Ironman races compared to racing them. Well done all of you and thank you each for sharing photos of the day.

Our wonderful volunteers who were able to give special encouragement to our athletes on the day. You are true champions.

Volunteers
Stu Mealey, Tricia Freeman,
Sue Gildersleeve, Geoff Oliver and Beth Oliver and Amy Collins

🙏🏿👍👌❤️ 🚑 🙏🏿👍👌❤️ 🚑 🙏🏿👍👌❤️ 🚑

Until the next Ironman, that’s a WRAP.

Coach David Daffey

14/06/2026

Danny Harcombe

Ironman Number 9. Done and Dusted.

Onwards and Upwards towards the Legacy Program and that Kona Spot after 12 IM finishes. 💪👋👌

14/06/2026

Shane Hatton….

From a hospital bed 12 months ago….to this!

So proud. YOU ARE AN IRONMAN

14/06/2026

Andrew Watson….welcome to a very special club.
Not many can call themselves this…now you can.

YOU ARE AN IRONMAN

14/06/2026

Ryan Stone…”Iceman”….”Stoney”

YOU ARE AN IRONMAN

So proud!

14/06/2026

Nigel Parker is the first of the Ironman crew in
THE HOUSE……what a cracking race!