TS Coaching

16/10/2026

You have heard the expression about herding sheep?

Well try herding a group of ladies as they do a ride in preparation for IRONMĀORI. On roads they are unfamiliar with.

The fast group had to come back two minutes in to get help with the course map. Then one went the wrong way and two got lost.

The slow group lost one on the first hill.

Then there were the phone calls. 'We are lost. Where do we go?'

Keep in mind they all have a tracking app I can follow (if they remember to turn it on!) as well as a map on their phone.

I love these ladies and I am so proud of the progress they have made. But navigation is not an area some of them excell in!

I am looking forward to our last brick session at St Heliers next Sunday. Sheep are boring. 😂

13/10/2026

I have always had a lot of anxiety about putting a wetsuit on. I may have had a few meltdowns trying to find my first one in 2015! Nothing has really changed. So when I finally had to replace my winter suit due to it falling apart, I had no idea what to get and trying one on in person was never going to happen!

I found a suit which on paper should have worked. It is an amazing wetsuit but simply didn't fit. That is the problem with buying on line. None of the Auckland shops had any that were big enough and it is still a bit cold to start wearing my sleeveless shortie. I did try! 🥶

So when Dan at GlydeSwim said he would find one he could make work I was very skeptical. Plus it would mean putting my big girl panties on as my athletes like to say and trying it on in person! My idea of hell. 😂

Well it took me almost 2 weeks to find the courage. But I went and saw him at the My Eden shop today. I only swim with my coaching group and for fun so there was no reason to get an expensive open water wetsuit. Oh but the ones I had seen looked like they were so soft. Like buttery soft. I just wanted to see if they felt as good as they looked! I told myself I would just look for now.

From the minute I walked in Dan could not have been more helpful. We discussed my mobility issues and what I wanted the suit for. I had to be able to obviously get into it of course. But I also had to be able to get out of it. Both things I was struggling a bit with. He recommended the Glyde Equinox wetsuit and said I could go a size bigger if needed. Then he gave me the space I needed to try and put it on.

Well what do you know! It bloody fitted! His sizing was spot on. I won't say it was easy. But it was not impossible and I know a few uses it will get easier. The material has enough give I was able to pull it up high enough and yes. It is soft as butter!!! But the best bit was taking it off again. No more sitting down while someone tugged it off my legs.

I know I said I was not going to spend this much on a wetsuit. But sometimes it is worth paying a little bit more when you find the right one.

So if you are wanting to ocean swim and you simply do not know where to start. Go see Dan at Swim T3. Then come along and join Twisted Sisters Club on a Saturday morning at 7am. Let us show you what you have been missing.@

10/10/2026

Training for a triathlon isn’t just “turning up on the day.” It’s respecting the sport, the distance, and your body.

As a coach, I see the magic that happens when women put in the work — the confidence that grows, the strength that builds, and the pride that comes from knowing you earned your finish line. But I also see what happens when someone tries to wing it. And trust me… triathlon is not a “wing it” kind of sport.

The ocean doesn’t care how busy your week was.
The bike course doesn’t care that you meant to train but didn’t.
Traffic won’t give you a free pass because you’re nervous.
And your body absolutely knows the difference between prepared and hoping for the best.

Training isn’t punishment — it’s protection.
It’s how you respect the sea you’re about to swim in.
It’s how you respect the roads you’ll ride on.
It’s how you respect the run that will ask more of you than you expect.
And most importantly, it’s how you respect yourself.

Doing the bare minimum might get you through the day… but doing the work gets you through safely, confidently, and with the kind of joy that makes you want to come back for more.

Show up for the training.
Show up for the process.
Show up for your body.

Race day is just the celebration — the real achievement happens long before you cross that finish line.

09/10/2026

With IRONMĀORI quarter and half a month away, things are getting serious. My crew joined Boost Coaching today for the first of two sessions to get them ready for race day.

23/09/2026

As a coach, I'm so focused on my athletes that sometimes I forget I'm supposed to be improving too. So recently I decided it was time to put some effort into my own swimming.
The fact that all my swimmers seem to be disappearing into the distance while I admire their technique from way behind had absolutely nothing to do with it, of course... 😂
With my mobility gradually resembling that of a rusty garden gate, I knew technique was becoming more important than ever if I wanted to maintain any sort of pace. So I booked some lessons with Andrew at Boost Coaching.
As anyone who's ever had swim coaching knows, the first lesson is a wonderful exercise in humility. You arrive feeling pretty pleased with yourself and leave wondering if you've ever actually swum before.
You spend the drive home thinking, "OMG, I'm never going to get this."
But then you trust the process, follow the drills, listen to the advice, and eventually things start to click. Or at least that's what I kept telling myself.
Last night was lesson number three, and if I'm being honest, I'd been quietly dreading it all week. If a perfectly reasonable excuse had presented itself, I might have accepted it with both hands. But I put on my big-girl pants and turned up anyway.
Then Andrew texted to say he'd had a cancellation and could fit me in earlier.
Fantastic.
More suffering, but sooner.
My biggest challenge is probably my legs. They simply don't move the way they used to, and we spent a lot of time working on my kick. Up and down the pool on my back, trying to get my legs moving correctly. Then working on foot position. Then onto my stomach. Then finally adding my arms back in.
Not for speed.
For stability.
And then something unexpected happened.
I did it.
Well... for about half a length anyway.
But honestly, half a length felt like winning Olympic gold.
I'm still not sure which one of us was more excited or more surprised. 😂
For the first time in a long while, I caught a glimpse of what might be possible. Not where I am right now, but where I could get to if I keep showing up and doing the work.
That's the thing about improvement. It rarely arrives in giant leaps. It sneaks in through tiny breakthroughs, little moments when something finally clicks.
So I've got two weeks until the next lesson. Two weeks to practise, repeat the drills, and convince my legs that they're actually part of a swimming stroke.
For the first time in a while, I'm genuinely excited to see what's possible.
And maybe, just maybe, I'll stop getting left behind by my swimmers.
Well... most of them.

12/07/2026

Feeling incredibly humbled and grateful

A huge thank you to the entire Twisted Sisters family for awarding me The Sisterhood Award at last night's End of Season Awards Dinner.

What an amazing evening from start to finish! The food was incredible, the laughter was endless, and it was so much fun finally putting names to faces without swim caps and helmets!

Being surrounded by such a supportive, inspiring, and fun group of women (with the odd guy) is something truly special. This award means so much to me, and I am genuinely humbled to accept it.

Thank you all for your friendship, encouragement, and for making this club feel like family. I'm proud to be part of such an amazing sisterhood.

Also a shout out to Belly Worship for letting us take over the restaurant for the night! Amazing service as always.

01/07/2026

The perfect time to sign up. It does not matter how fast you run (or walk). It is all about experiencing something new

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22/06/2026

When your athlete is away on holiday and promises they will swim every day. Then says they forgot to take their watch! She is obviously training really hard! 🤣

22/06/2026

An amazing event last year. I can't wait to do it again.

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12/06/2026

My husband and I always joked about sympathy pain. When I was pregnant with Sam, he had an upset stomach every morning. When one of us is hurt, the other one feels it. It has become a bit of a family joke.

But when one of my athletes has a sore ankle and so do I, that is simply taking it too far!

Another one has a twinge in her shoulder. Today my shoulder was not happy.

So to all of my athletes out there. Can you not hurt yourself any more? 😂