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The Comeback
February is always a nice month. January feels like a year in its own right, then we’re graced with a 28 day month to skip us straight into Spring. The weather also turns, generally, as we move away from the consistent rainy days and find some breaks with some sun. But February hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows in my world. My almost one year old has been having an amazing time at nursery, so much so that he’s decided to collect every illness possible and share with us at

Steve Barbour
Feb 273 min read


Pausing to Process Adaptation
This month I’ve had quite a focus on adapting to change. I’ve introduced my ADAPT model , looked into why we as humans are resistant to change and how change helps athletes to improve their performance . Now I’m taking my own advice and pausing to see how I’m making changes to continue growing as a coach and athlete. In the past, I’ve worked with a triathlon coach who got me over that initial hurdle of juggling three sports in one event, and we worked well together over this

Steve Barbour
Nov 2, 20253 min read


5 Ways to Combat Fatigue
When flying frontline operations, I frequently found myself working varying hours. Set shifts were certainly not a thing. One day we...

Steve Barbour
Aug 8, 20246 min read
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