With Kona just days away, Southern Spin is in full triathlon mode. Without question, the Hawaiian Ironman is toughest one-day endurance race in the world. With so much anticipation in the air, Southern Spin decided to get the inside scoop from one of the […]
There was a time as a professional athlete I used to stand and give motivational speeches to executives about time management and priorities. Now that I’m an executive myself and running a place like Thanyapura, I actually need to set priorities […]
Great to find some form for the longer distances and come away with a win at Ironman 70.3 Japan. I duked it out with my training partners Murph and Freddy and they kept the pressure on the whole way through. […]
RUNNING FOR LIFE I grew up near the beach in southern Sydney, Australia. My brothers and I lived, ate and breathed surfing. I always dreamed of being a professional surfer but my Dad shut down the idea. He was a waterside […]
Dubbed the “World’s Fittest Man” by ESPN, four-time triathlon world champion Chris McCormack recently joined Thanyapura Phuket as executive chairman with an aim to turn Thailand into Asia’s next sports training hub and help Thai talent reach the next level. […]
Ironman great Chris McCormack, Thanyapura Phuket’s inspirational Executive Chairman, has again shown what a rare talent he is by producing a herculean performance at the Bintan Triathlon in Indonesia to claim both the Sprint- and Olympic-distance titles – beating mostly […]
Chris McCormack chats about adjusting to life in Phuket, Thailand where he recently relocated for a new full-time role. I had a chance to chat with Chris “Macca” McCormack over breakfast this morning at the Camayan Beach Resort in Subic […]
