i have really been very neglectful of this blog and i am going to catch up over three blogs. the training for ironman australia was not easy. i had a great programme but a difficult one. towards the end of it i was struggling with niggling injuries - my elbow and my left leg hammie/calf thing. i would have three days great training and then fall over for a couple. at one point i went to swim squad after a tough windtrainer session in the morning and could barely swim 100 metres. it was the worst feeling. i dont want to go to that place again. i think i was fatigued and just plain worn out.
however what i did like about my training was the new type of sessions. more interval running, i discovered i liked the hard spinerval windtrainer sessions, i rode more hills and more rolling hills on the tri bike. i really enjoyed the time trial races with ATTA. i want to do more but with fresh legs. they are true time trial races where you set off at 30 second intervals and there is no drafting. i had a couple of good hit outs. i did the kalamunda 100 on the road bike. this was a very hilly ride that lasted close to five hours and was poorly organised. i actually stopped with another rider and begged some locals for water. i did a few open water swims and there was the busselton weekend where i did the half marathon and jetty swim.
i decided i would do a sprint distance triathlon at hillaries just to go through the process and get some transition practice. however on race day the weather was bloody horrible and i decided i could not risk coming off the bike. i also had a another brick session to do later in the day anyway. instead i stayed and watched the real hard core triathletes compete. these girls are just awesome competitors. while everyone was out on course i snuck over to the specialized tent and met a true legend of the sport. i was very nervous but he is extremely friendly and loves a chat. got some tips on how to deal with the course at port macquarie.
when i think about how i was feeling around this time there is only one word that comes to mind and that is TIRED. leading into an ironman on a tough course this is not where you want to be. stay tuned for the trip and race report.
i decided i would do a sprint distance triathlon at hillaries just to go through the process and get some transition practice. however on race day the weather was bloody horrible and i decided i could not risk coming off the bike. i also had a another brick session to do later in the day anyway. instead i stayed and watched the real hard core triathletes compete. these girls are just awesome competitors. while everyone was out on course i snuck over to the specialized tent and met a true legend of the sport. i was very nervous but he is extremely friendly and loves a chat. got some tips on how to deal with the course at port macquarie. when i think about how i was feeling around this time there is only one word that comes to mind and that is TIRED. leading into an ironman on a tough course this is not where you want to be. stay tuned for the trip and race report.
