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Steve
Pratt
April 19th 2004
Since my first Ironman in 1990 when I recorded
a time of 9hours 32mins, I have been trying to go under
9 hours. I read every book on training methodology I
could get my hands on and trained as much as 700km a
week on the bike and 130km a week on the run, but the
times didn’t get any faster than 9hours 27mins.
I new it was time to bring on professional consultation.
Australia certainly doesn’t have a shortage of
great coaches. After a lot of thinking I went with Nick
Croft. His 22 week program sent to me by email saw me
quickly recording regular PB’s with a lower mileage
base and a more solid structure than when I coached
myself.
I completed this year’s Forster Ironman in a time
of 8hours 58mins. An improvement of 30minutes, probably
more when considering two things: the race was non wetsuit,
and I stop twice on the bike to retrieve lost gel flasks.
I have found Nick’s approach to be very friendly,
personal and intuitive, something afforded to him no
doubt from his years as one of the worlds best triathletes,
coupled with his knowledge from years of coaching juniors,
pros, and age group triathletes. Nick helped me achieve
the best race of my life and I encourage anyone looking
to improve their performance to join his program.
 Louise
McNulty
Who would have anticipated a 40 min course PB and an
age-group placing after a two year break from Ironman
competition. My coach, Nick Croft and I achieved this
at the 2004 Snap Printing Ironman. A great listener,
Nick always responded constructively to my feedback
and subsequently, developed my programs with an individual
approach to my requirements. Training variety eliminated
boredom which assisted me to maintain focus throughout
my preparation. Great training with you Nick, and I
look forward to continuing our teamwork and building
upon our results.
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