It’s hard to put in words what an athlete feels when everything he/she has worked for gets dealt a cruel hand.
The days leading up to the IM 70.3 World Champs I felt pretty wretched. The legs ached on every ride and run, and I felt slow and uncoordinated when swimming. From
There is certainly nothing exciting to report on after my first race on this tour. Luckily I wasn’t expecting any fireworks, otherwise I might have been disappointed at the outcome, but it would have been a good confidence booster to get off to a better s
After eventually winning the Ironman South Africa title again for the second time last year, five years after the first, I felt far less pressure to prove anything this year...
Raynard Tissink takes Ironman SA to win his 7th IM title.
The Ironman distance race in Roth is considered to be one of the greatest triathlon events in the World, and by the Germans, who are arguably the strongest triathlon nation in the World, the biggest event outside of Hawaii...
At last, something positive to write about as far as my racing goes.
The 2009 edition of the Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa ended up in huge disappointment after just 7kms into the marathon. With so much time and energy going into this event, it was extremely difficult to face the fact that I had to pull out of the bigge
Well, it's 2 weeks to go now till IMSA, and it can't get here quickly enough. The competition will be very strong this year, with 4 IM Champions all vying for the title.
Well, Christmas has come and gone and we are now well into 2009 with the first key race of the year coming up on Sunday. I have had an excellent training period over the holidays and was able to stay focused and disciplined throughout all the festivities,
If you’re curious as to what has been happening in Raynard’s life since the IM in Roth, you’ll be pleased to know that everything is back on track with his training for 2009.
Raynard s performance yesterday at the Quelle Challenge in Roth, was probably one of the most difficult and most courageous performances he has had to date.
Raynard Takes Yet Another Podium Finish At IMSA
Raynard Tissink's race report of Ironman Korea 2007
After my DNF in Hawaii last year, I decided that I had had enough of the Big Island, and my end of the year goal would be Ironman Western Australia instead. I had never been to Aussie, and this seemed to be a pretty flat and fast course, so it would be ni
Raynard Tissink's race report of Ironman South Africa 2007
Raynard Tissink's race report of Ironman Western Australia 2007
Today, Raynard raced the Ironman World Championships in Kona.
Raynard Tissink's race report of Ironman South Africa 2006