To say I highly recommend Stuart Payne as a coach doesn’t go far enough. I feel like Stu worked a miracle on me. In just under a year I went from not being able to walk/run 2 mins to completing a For an entire year he had to gently steer me away from all my self-doubts, fears and concerns, and he steadfastly maintained his absolute faith that I could do it …..if I CONSISTENTLY stuck to the training plan he had devised. Not only that, but it would reduce my risk of injury and hopefully not put me off by with the increased training loads. Don’t get me wrong, it was hard work (and tiring) esp. towards the end with the much longer rides and runs There were little injury niggles along the way, I also got the dreaded Covid, but overall, when I got to race day I was healthy, happy, relaxed and ready to go! As I said, a miracle worker. I even managed to squeeze in a half Ironman (70.3) in September as a bit of a warm-up. There is so much more I could say and this is probably already waaay to long, but mostly I just wanted to say a big thank you Stuart Payne for believing in me, and for picking me up (figuratively) and giving me that little nudge I needed every so often to get me over the finish line, and achieve my dream goal of honouring my darling dad. For anyone considering Readytotri Triathlon Coaching, you will not be disappointed, and I was one of Stu’s online clients residing in Sydney while he is based in Queensland. Connecting with a coach really works. I’m solid proof of it!full distance Ironmaori triathlon (3.8km swim, 180km cycle, 42.2km run) in Dec 2022.