Skin Strong Blog

Cycling
Surviving Winter as a Triathlete: Embrace the Chill!
Triathlon is traditionally a summer sport – for good reason – most triathletes (and lets face it athletes in general) prefer not to turn into icicles during training! As the temperature drops and i...

Running
Random thoughts of an endurance athlete
I have always maintained that endurance athletes (I included myself in that statement even if right now my distances are short in comparison) are a little bit and sometimes a lot crazy. We tend to ...

Cycling
I Want To Set You A Challenge
I want to set you a practical challenge. You see words (and thoughts) have power. Not just a little power a LOT of power. This year we are all about embracing your power, and smashing through limit...

Goals
Stop Making Resolutions
Yep, it’s a bold statement. Stay with me as I explain. I am writing this at the dawn of a brand-new year. This means the talk of New Year Resolutions is abundant and a little daunting, to be honest...

Cycling
Daylight Training
It is no secret that home for us in Melbourne. We love our leavy greenwedge suburb, hilly as it is, it really is home for us. Because we are in Melbourne we are now officially on Daylight Savings T...

Cycling
Spring has sprung
📸 @burkeys_life
So it’s Spring…
Have you got your armoured hat at the ready?
Yep, its officially Magpie season. For runners, cyclists, walkers and outdoor people everywhere it’s the time of year wh...

Running
What Happens To Your Running Form As You Fatigue - Guest Blog by Emily Donker
Emily (we super affectionately call her Em 😉) Is one of the world’s nicest humans. She is a super knowledgeable and qualified podiatrist, running and triathlon coach and Pro Triathlete! Sh...