Congratulations to all of the Busselton triathletes who achieved their goals on the weekend. I am a proud coach... and an even prouder one... witnessing the calmness and confident faces on the starting line... NOW that takes a Champion Mindset!!! :lol: Winter Squads are NOW open for registration…. Starting next Tuesday 21st May!!! I have created an easy-peasy PAY-AS-YOU-GO card system just for you!!! So easy as 1, 2, 3… 10 session card $150 [buy now…] 30 session card … [Read more...]
Conquering Your Everest – How to Win the Mind Games Part II
May 9, 2013 by 1 Comment
Okee Dokee It is less than 48 hours until the starters gun goes off!!! Here are a few Champion Mindset Mental training techniques- simple to use and easy to implement - to help you prepare for the big day. I developed my own visualisation routine that helped me achieve 7 years ranked World No.1 Marathon Swimming Champion & still to this day .... the only woman to achieve a World Ranked No.1 for both men & women; when in 1991 I was crowned "World No.1 Ranked Marathon Swimming … [Read more...]
Conquering Your Everest – How to Win the Mind Games – Part I
May 3, 2013 by
This blog is dedicated to all the 1/2 Ironman Busso competitors on 11th May 2013 The starter’s gun is about to go off, and before you know it you’ll be taking off in pursuit of a personal record. It’s only natural to be nervous, but if you’re a nervous wreck at the starting line you’re hardly in a position to compete at your best. What goes on beneath those swim caps is crucial to perceived success and enjoyment of your next competition. The motto, "if you think you can, or think … [Read more...]
Not even one Red Bull… No Bull!
November 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This time last week I was gearing up for my role as “supporter” for Crazy WEST Aussie Aaron Richardson, in his MIDNIGHT 20km “Breast In The West Rotto to Cott” marathon swim. You’re probably asking yourself; “How did you stay awake Shelley?” Or... How many Red Bulls did you consume? Have you noticed when you feel fatigued and a friend comes over and asked you to come along to an activity that is your favourite thing to do? And..You seem to get a new release of … [Read more...]
Staying on course and current
October 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This coming weekend is the inaugural half ironman in Mandurah, Western Australia. The event in Mandurah is set in a gorgeous area in my home state which will quickly become a favourite. The race begins with an open water swim in the Mandurah canals that I swam in in my childhood. There is no better way to enjoy Mandurah than swim/race in it. While its depth s rarely exceed 3 metres and its surface is usually as calm as a lap pool, its placidity may lure unprepared triathletes, like many … [Read more...]
Mother of All Comebacks!
July 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Today I got asked how's my swimming going and what it feels like to back in training. It is just fun to be back in the pool and training with my buddies that I grew up with and shared in Western Australian State teams in the '70s! It makes me feel young. Swimming is a sport you can do at all ages. It never has left me or my soul. I know, for me, it’s part of who I am, being in the water... and when I'm away from it too long... it's like the air has been taken out of my lungs! Swimming … [Read more...]
Don’t Start A Resolution… Set A Goal!
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It's now 2012 and your thoughts have turned to setting goals... or what some call New Year's Resolutions! and none are more important than in the area of your Health & Fitness! Each January, people who resolve to get fit… get healthy and lose weight; flock to the gym, the pavement, the pool, the open water. Gym owners and managers say by the end of February, the place is almost empty. People stop coming -- Most people bite off more than they can chew on New Year's Eve when … [Read more...]
2012: A Sensational Year To Overcome Your Fears and Open Yourself Up to New Horizons!
December 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I’m planning on making 2012 a sensational year. How 'bout you? In less than four hours (dowunder), it will be a whole new year, where lots of people will be celebrating. Inspired by the Champions of 2011! Diana Nyad, Penny Palfrey, SAS soliders in Afghanistan, Peter Hughes, Steven Munatones of OpenWaterSwimming.com Janine Shepherd, Tim Cleland, Brad Hogg, Ky Hurst, Melissa Gorman & Paul Downie… I wrote today’s blog But before you say farewell to 2011... I want you to … [Read more...]
Want to overcome your fear of the Open Water in 2012?
December 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Hello Open Water Swimming Dreamers & Achievers –in-waiting! Have a fear of Open Water? Panic stricken the night before a Triathlon? Shaking in your wetsuit at the starting line? Frustrated that you can’t remain calm...no matter how hard you try? Overcome with anxiety ... and you don’t know why? Improving your OWS skill set in 2012 is one of your goals? Well fear no more... Santa Shelley is … [Read more...]
Isn’t Life About Determining Your Own Finish Line?
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
None of us want to be wrong, make mistakes and we like to win and succeed. Who am I kidding ~ this is me I am describing! However, sometimes you have to try the impossible, not achieve it and stretch your comfort zone to be a bit bigger. During the month of September the world sat back in awe of the amazing, age-defying, 62-yr old, American Marathon Swimmer, Diana Nyad, as she went for her Xtreme Dream; attempting to swim 103 nautical miles (160+km) non-stop and unassisted from Havana, Cuba … [Read more...]
