Broken to GBR triathlete

It’s been awhile since I have jumped on here but life has been crazy busy and I needed time just to focus on me, my business, my marriage and my training. The start to 2026 has thrown several curveballs and just as we thought we were out of the woods my mother-in-law was taken into hospital this week as she has managed to fracture her spine and it has become compressed stopping her being able to breathe properly. In typical Nannette style she discharged herself as she wanted to be home - you don’t argue with her as she is stubborn and determined. So once again life becomes a little bit more stressful just as the triathlon season starts tomorrow.

However one thing the last few months has taught me is that nothing in life is guaranteed, it doesn’t come as a straight path but life is a rollercoaster and unless we accept support from others we can go under! I have also realised that if you don’t fight to stay afloat and if you don’t face things head on you are going to falter and stumble at every hurdle.

The last few months Sarah and I have had to fight to keep our dreams afloat, to look after our own health, to work hard to keep our businesses going and fought against the negative thoughts that come in when you are tired and fear knocks at the door. Watching your parents struggle isn’t easy and it makes you realise however old you are that in your eyes you are still their kids needing them to hold you up, when that changes its hard to get your head around it.

In the midst of this I have realised that its important to know what we are chasing after and to not allow our own self-talk and others comments to limit us. It’s easy to forget what we are dreaming for as the walls close in and we begin to feel intimidated and overwhelmed. Intimidation gets louder if we retreat back and allow our circumstances to rob us of the fire in our belly that dreams produce. In those moments when intimidation becomes louder we need to EMBRACE IT and face it with FAITH and don’t let the fear win!

I have realised that in the darkest moments that is when we find a strength beyond ourselves and a hope that things WILL get better. We need to keep speaking our PEACE over FEAR, PEACE over DESPAIR and as a Christian I get to declare that in all things GOD will not let me fail, that in the hardest moments HE IS THERE!

I will never forget walking through a hospital with my mum talking about what we would do if dad never came back from his psychotic breakdown, we knew unless he was healed he couldn’t come home. Sarah will never forget seeing her dad just after he had a stroke, as in that moment the whole world she knew just changed.

However here we are a month or so down the line with both dad’s home as walking miracles. There are still hurdles to overcome and things to be healed, but we know that in ALL THINGS GOD WORKS IT OUT FOR GOOD! It doesn’t always turn out how we think it will but that is why we currently stand and believe that Sarahs mum will be fully restored.

So… what am I dreaming and fighting and believing for?

A thriving business, An awesome triathlon season, Freedom from the things that hold me back, A strong marriage and financial freedom!

I have realised that if you don’t fight for it you are not going to appreciate it. One of my friends challenged me when we were talking as she talked about making decisions in her today that affect her tomorrow! What we do affects out future selfs, so lets keep fighting to be the BEST we can be even when its tough!

As I race tomorrow my wife has challenged me to raise my expectation and go for top 3, so that’s what I am going to do as if shoot for the moon, even if I miss I will land among the stars.

WE NEED TO RAISE OUR EXPECTATION AND FIGHT FOR IT!