User: Grant.Edwards Time: 07-30-2013 10:17 Product: SMM PubDate: 31-07-2013 Page: EDITORIAL_01 Sunshine Coast Daily Wednesday, July 31 Mix business with pleasure By MICHELLE SINGER After the past month, no one knows the benefits of BUSINESS can be like a combining business with trek up the Pyrenees. pleasure than successful There’s peaks and troughs, Sunshine Coast with constant challenges businessman Mark on the route to success. Darling. But sometimes work can A self-described “cycling take precedence over addict” it was little wonder lifestyle and staying Mark threw himself at the healthy. To Page 2 Photo: Brett Wortman User: Grant.Edwards Time: 07-30-2013 10:17 Product: SMM PubDate: 31-07-2013 Page: EDITORIAL_02 Email us: [email protected] News Tour success provides newfound inspiration From Page 1 HUB105’s inaugural Tour de France challenge with 100% dedication. The low profile founder and managing director of SPM Investment Group was motivated to complete the 21-day cycle not to prove a point or beat others but simply to challenge to himself. “It was like riding 30km time trials every day for 21 days,” Mark said. Riders were required to ride a pre-mapped 30km section of every Tour de France stage of the 100th edition in the new virtual cycling studio on Brisbane Mark Darling is a strong supporter of Sunshine Coast cycling, sponsoring the Pensar SPM Road at Mooloolaba. Racing team. Of the 16 riders, ranging from former professional always focussed on heart VITAL STATISTICS cyclists to beginners, Mark rate, cadence and endurance. was the only one to complete “The flow on effect has Mark Darling snapshot: ■ all 21 stages, almost doubling been immense. Rides 250-300km a week. ■ Father of three children his power output (measured “I’ve come off the back of under 10 who all run, ride and in watts per kilo). this tour on a high. I look at swim. “Over 21 sessions that’s an what I’ve physically achieved ■ Tries to fit in two to three enormous gain and it’s not over 21 days: 700km of riding sessions a week with something you would be able and 15,000 metres of members of his professional to achieve when riding climbing. cycling team Pensar SPM outdoors,” he said. “Some people might scoff Racing. Generally Mark rides but it was a huge bucket-list ■ Currently rides a 2012 TCR between 250km to 300km per thing for me. I’m refreshed SL0 and a 2103 Cervelo P3 time trial bike. week and has found and focussed I’m on top of my ■ Increased his power over 21 achieving the TDF goal has work, I’m more productive days riding 30km (about an benefited other areas of his and I just come in and get hour a day) during HUB105’s life, including the office. things done.” Tour de France Challenge from Having worked 80 hours a Mark also realised a 2.7 watts/kg to 4.1 watts/kg. week for 21 years to build his long-held ambition to support ■ Hopes to encourage more financial advice business youth development, this year professional, youth and female (only ever taking three days inking a three-year deal to cycling events on the Sunshine off to visit New Zealand) the become a major sponsor of Coast. ■ Actively encourages his staff father-of-three is now the Pensar SPM Racing team to be healthy by changing the considering taking time out that competes in the National just throws cash over the office working hours to 8am to to experience the Tour de Road Series. The women’s counter,” he said, having 4pm to allow more time to France first hand in the elite team is on its way to followed the team to events, enjoy the Sunshine Coast’s coming years. defend the title it won in 2012 changing tyres, setting up extra-curricular activities. “If I’ve got a goal or an aim and the men’s development tents and providing much I want to do it the best way I team “is holding its own” needed hands-on support. amazing paths and bike can,” he said. against some tough “This is my way to give lanes. It’s the perfect venue “When I started the competition. back to youth, development and training ground for challenge I wanted to use it It’s an area of and women in sport as well. sporting groups to come and to see an improvement in my “philanthropy” that Mark “I would like to see cycling use, not just for events such strength and fitness. takes seriously and one he on the Coast supported as the Mooloolaba and Noosa “I saw absolutely serious hopes to develop as a way of perhaps with a regular night triathlons or the 70.3. Why improvements. I really hadn’t giving back to the criterium and other events not come here for training ridden in a cycle studio community. supported professionally. and enjoy the Coast, the before using watts as a “I don’t want to run it as a “We have the ideal location cafes, the roads and the measure for improvement; I’d business or be someone who for training, great roads, scenery?” Page 2Sunshine Coast Multisport Mecca, July 31, 2013 User: Grant.Edwards Time: 07-30-2013 10:22 Product: SMM PubDate: 31-07-2013 Page: EDITORIAL_03 News Email us: [email protected] Digger sets a cracking marathon pace NOMINATING as a pacer for VITAL STATISTICS a long distance run event isn’t just a matter of checking Tips for running with a pacer ■ your GPS every few minutes. Set a realistic goal time that reflects your ability and training Responsible for the goals times. If you’re running 60 of people around you a pacer seconds faster per kilometre requires some serious mental than you were in training and physical strength not to there’s a high chance of mention a generous sense of “blowing up” before the finish. humour. ■ Avoid surging and Among the pacers at this outrunning a pacer, any extra year’s 7 Sunshine Coast energy should be used in the Marathon will be renowned final 4km run to the finish line. ■ Try to sit near the front of a Brisbane distance runner pace group to help you get in Bruce “Digger” Hargreaves, the zone. By hanging off the 60, who will lead the back you risk the “rubber 4hrs30min group in what will Bruce “Digger” Hargreaves and Sue O’Brien at the Gold band” snapping, making it be his 125th marathon. Coast Marathon. Photo: PartnerRunning.com difficult mentally and physically Bruce is using the event as to get back up to speed and part of his training program achieve a personal best or need to encourage the people into the pack. for the Melbourne Marathon never achieved their goal as around you, entertain them, 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon in October, an event he has they’ve gone out too fast. help them understand how to pace runners (two for each time) run in every year since it “Running with a pacer pace themselves and to Half marathon – 1.24, 1.30, began in 1978. gives someone the chance to hydrate properly.” 1.45, 2.00, 2.15. “I’ve lost count how many achieve their goals so when The 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon – 3hrs, 3.15, 3.30, times I’ve been a pacer, you run down the finish Marathon will have 24 pace 3.45, 4hrs, 4.15, 4.30. definitely more than 20 times chute with them it gives you runners in the half and full though,” Bruce said. an enormous sense of marathon events. They’ve “I enjoy pacing as it’s a satisfaction,” Bruce said. been chosen for specific time “blowing out” or not being chance to for us older “As a pacer there’s slots based on their ability to able to finish. runners to pass on our enormous pressure on us. run the distance comfortably “Running with a pacer experience to those newer Yo u’ve got all these while encouraging others takes out all the thinking, marathon runners. Yo u get expectations from people and along the way. you can get in that zone and immense satisfaction from our job is to help them take Event organiser, Atlas you don’t have to worry being a pace runner.” their mind off running 42km. Multisports managing about what split you’re Bruce said two types of “You work out who you’ve director Jason Crowther, said meant to be doing, it’s just runners settle into a pace got around you within the pacing was an important role one less thing you have to group during a race. first few kilometres, you’ve that many athletes relied on think about,” he said. The first is the “scared” got to be careful not to to get them to their goal or “It’s not like drafting in the virgin marathoners, who accelerate too rapidly and just to the finish line. pool or on the bike but it have rarely run further than you need to be conscious that He said runners needed to makes running a lot easier. If 30km and don’t know how to around the 20km to 25km be realistic about their race you’re going to stay with the pace themselves. The second mark people are reaching goals before starting and to pace group it’s much easier is the experienced athlete their limits. stick with a pacer group that to stay close to the pacer group who may have “At that point you’ll be the matched the speed they were leader to avoid the ‘rubber previously struggled to only one talking and you comfortable with to avoid band’ effect from happening.” SPORTY SWIMWEA RFOR WOM EN | CLICK HERETOSHOPONLINE www.missmotivate.com.au Sunshine Coast Multisport Mecca, July 31, 2013 Page 3 User: Grant.Edwards Time: 07-30-2013 10:32 Product: SMM PubDate: 31-07-2013 Page: EDITORIAL_04 Email us: [email protected] News Top 10 excuses for a positive dope test 10.