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Kia Ora everyone,
I hope you are all well and keeping active and healthy despite the grips of winter slowly descending upon us.
2011 - New Beginnings
As a new year begins, the time is right to reflect on 2010’s highs and lows, the lessons learnt, the mistakes made, the goals achieved and those that are still on the list.
Europe 2010 - A Retrospect
Family, friends, New Zealand: home. I’ve missed this place, and man is it great to be back! The last 5 months have been equal parts challenging and rewarding. In all, I’ve learnt so much about myself about my abilities, about how I handle pressure and challenges, about my place in the world, about where I am going and what drives me to do what I’m doing.
Loutraki ITU Cup - Greece
Two days before my race, I was feeling in great form. Legs were starting to freshen up, lungs were big and clear, the water felt great around my arms. Merely one day later, I had the ominous signs of an illness, with a tickly throat, a mild headache, a heavy feeling about the body and a stuffy mind. The next day, race day, I was out for the count. I only managed 3 hours sleep the night before and went to the race feeling flat, lethargic and almost hung-over. The race was pretty much over before it started. Actually, I don’t even think the race even started for me.
Race Report - 2010 World Champs, Budapest
Proud. That’s the one word that comes to mind when I think of today’s effort at the World Championship Triathlon in Budapest, Hungary. No, I didn’t win or place or even get a top 10 result. I don’t actually know my results just yet, but I don’t think it actually matters anyway. I haven’t achieved anything spectacular today, especially when you consider that there are still 75 year old athletes and people with disabilities still out there as I write this still giving it their all and doing themselves and their family and loved ones so proud of what they are achieving.
Germany and Hungary
Well this has been a long overdue update! As of the last 4 weeks, I’ve been based in a small Southern German town called Sigmaringen. A few friends happened to be based there with the local German Bundesliga Triathlon team, ALZ Sigmaringen, so I decided that I’d had enough of the heat and slightly relaxed nature of my base in Toulon in Southern France for the time being and I needed to get in some quality training in a focussed environment.
Hallo Deutschland!
Well, the time has finally come, I’m leaving France! It’s only temporary mind you. I’m just popping over the border to a place called Sigmaringen in southern Germany for 4 weeks leading up to the World Triathlon Champs. As you do. Still a weird concept to border-hop, but after 13 hours on 4 different trains to get there, I’ll be stoked to be anywhere to be honest. As I write this, the stunning French countryside is flying past, though it’s definitely changing the further north I head – more green, more farming, less sun, less heat…stranger people?
Update from Europe
Apologies for the time between updates, I’ve had a bit of a set-back and have been coming to terms with the implications. A few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with a late case of Achilles Tendonitis, which explains what all my late season niggles were. Rather frustrating as you can imagine as I have come all this way to lift my game, and compete at a higher level. But as a result, I’ve basically had to clear my schedule of all events so I can rest and recover. Bit of a bummer as it looks like my first race back will be the World Champs, so my goals for this race and everything preceding that have had to be completely re-adjusted.
TDF Twitter Comp Winners!
Well, this year’s Tour de France put on an epic display in all areas of the race. From the carnage and crashes very early on in the race eliminationg many Malliot Jaune contenders, to the unsportsman-like sprint clashes, the humour, colour and passion of the crowds, the controversial attack by Contador, the impressive battle on Le Tourmalet and to the final ITT decider and all the action in between, the 2010 TDF was an epic show. And for a couple of you, the race proved to be a rewarding event as well…
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