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Before I start on the races I feel the need for a quick update about the legs. I am super happy to say that after quite a lot of trial and error over the summer months and a lot of blood, sweat and tears from my amazing support team we have managed to find a formula that works for me, with the aim being consistent, smart run training – now it’s just a matter of keeping the ball rolling in the right direction, slowly but steadily.
The idea was to train through these last two races (and ... Continue reading ...
Here's a quick update for this weekend in Kinloch and my next few races coming up.
I am super excited to be lining up to race the NZ Sprint Nationals down in Kinloch this Sunday. The last few months for me have been a little up and down with the running. I have been having issues with my calves and after a lot of experimenting to learn what I can do and also what I need to eliminate I have finally found some consistency. My coach and I have devised a plan which will have me building up nice... Continue reading ...
I find it hard to sit down and write about a race straight away, there are just too many post race emotions to filter and make sense of, so after a few days of reflection I now feel able to write about my race on Sunday.
Just quickly I want to look back a few months to when I was feeling like I was at the bottom of the world and nothing seemed to be going right. I can now be proud of myself for the attitude I took when I just stuck my head down and got on with the things I could, like improv... Continue reading ...
Yesterday I raced to a 7th place finish in Korea. It was my first race in almost 7 months! And only 3 months after surgery and with only 8 weeks of training under my belt. So to say I was a little unsure how it would feel would be an understatement. But in saying that I did go into the race with some clear goals and steps to get me through the race. The race course and conditions were rather challenging. The swim was held in a river through the city I think anyway, because forgive me if I am ... Continue reading ...
2010 was great year for me, I had some fun times and met some awesome people. It is hard to believe 2011 is here already! Training has been going well, I have been enjoying all my sessions. My first race for the year is the Whangamata Contact Tri Series race on the 3rd of January - it will be good
to see how I am going as this will be my first race since the World
Champs in September. It is a pretty challanging course with a hilly
bike and half of the run on sand. I struggled on the run las... Continue reading ...
I was looking forward to this race in more ways then one. Partly because
I would be going home after this race and mostly because I had quietly
been feeling good in training and could not wait to go and see how hard I
could really go!
I love to race because that is when there is no holding back, nothing to save myself for.
Race day dawned wet, cold and miserable. Start time was 10.45am.
It was a wetsuit swim, luckily we had been wearing our wettys in Germany for the last few weeks so I w... Continue reading ...
My overseas adventure continued with a drive to Lausanne,
Switzerland on Thursday. It took around 4hrs in a van chocka with bikes,
luggage and people. We made it just in time for breifing at 5pm which
was held in the Olympic Museum! I felt pretty lucky to be there!
I like Lausanne it feels very much like Wellington waterfront and has
helped suppress the feeling of unease I have had by being in landlocked
Europe! Race day (Saturday) was beautiful. Clear blue skies and temp in the high 20'... Continue reading ...
On Saturday I am racing the World Sprint Champs and on Sunday I am racing in the Team World Champs. You can follow live updates here - http://www.triathlon.org/live/ Continue reading ...
Well we arrived at the race hotel in Tizzy at 1am Friday morning. I think I am starting to get the hang of this travel thing... apart from the staying well, I always seem to get a little sick after travelling. But lucky it didnt get any worse than a sore throat and runny nose! The town really loves this race. They spent all day friday setting up the finish chute and race course just below our hotel only to have it all blown down in a massive thunder storm that afternoon, it was quite scary, i... Continue reading ...
What a tough race! I had a good swim, came out near the front, then out of transition I got stuck behind some girls and a split happened. So I put my head down and tried to bridge the gap. Looking back now I think I worked way to hard in those first few laps and I am not yet strong enough to do that. Anyway, so I was not feeling great on the bike, which is weird as I usally feel quite strong and can sit in the bunch. But my back and quads were seizing and I couldnt push the pedals. So when one... Continue reading ...
Well I had great weekend in Iowa! The weather was crazy tho, thunder storms every night/morning, then it would clear and become really hot and humid. Race day dawned just the same. The ages group races in the morning had to be shortened due to the weather, but by the time we started at 12.30 it had stopped raining, and started heating up. I had no idea how I would go during the race. The days in Des Moines leading into the race, I had been feeling very average. But I knew all I could do was my ... Continue reading ...
Had a great time in Mooloo. Travelled over a week before the race to try get used to the heat, but when we got there it was not very hot due to a cyclone just up the coast... But did some good training/exploring and felt great going into the race. The race itself was very tough. I swam very well, coming out of the water around 5th. Had a good transition into the front pack and tried to just sit in and not do too much work. Onto the run and I was feeling good and comfortable for the first lap...... Continue reading ...
2nd NZ U23, 6th Oceania U23, 14th Overall. Had a good race in Wellington. Swam well, came out with the lead pack but again had a bad swim/bike transition, so ended up in the chase pack. But rode smart and had a great run. Had lots of energy and felt good the whole race apart from my feet which went completely numb about 2/3k into the run, weird...... So flying to Mooloolaba on Saturday for a week long heat camp then racing on Sunday 28th in my first World Cup! Continue reading ...
I raced Takapuna super sprint a few weeks ago, it wasnt my best race, I finished 2nd u23 and 8th overall. Next weekend I am racing in Wellington, it is the National and Oceania Champs and also the first of two qualifing races for worlds. So its a pretty big deal. I will be racing in the elite womens race in the u23 category, to qualify fr worlds I need to be the first kiwi in the top 8. Then two weeks after Wellington I will be Racing in Mooloolaba, Aus. It is the second qualifying race for w... Continue reading ...
Training has been going well these past few weeks. Just been ticking along getting ready for Kinloch and Takapuna in Feb, then Wellington and Maloolaba in March! Exciting! Raced Stroke&Stride last night. I didnt manage to pull off another win, but I was happy with my run. Finished 3rd. Continue reading ...
Well, what can I say? Today was a big step up to the standard distance, and man was it long! def felt the tour in my legs. It was also very hot and really tough course, half the run was on sand, it was rather hard to get my head around. I was going well untill the run... the last 2 laps of it (there were 3 laps..) I would rather not talk about... But I finished the race! which was the main aim! Also really enjoyed wearing my new Performance Bicycle Tuning race suit! very comfortable. Whanga pu... Continue reading ...
I am looking forward to the Tour de Femme in Nelson at the end of December.
I will be competing in many of the Tri NZ Contact Cup races over summer, building towards the U23 qualification races in Wellington and Moloolooba.
I hope to get some overseas racing experience next year - can't wait! Continue reading ...
I am spending two weeks in Christchurch on a high performance camp. Continue reading ...
Raced the first Stroke and Stride on Wednesday night, 500m/5k. Had a good swim and happy with my solid run to finish 3rd. Not so happy that I hurt my calf somehow and now I can't run for a week or so. But thats ok! Looking on the bright side I get to swim and bike more.... Quite good timing to get my first real injury (sort of) So physio and massage for me. Oh and also discovered yoga? Was a skeptic, now a convert! Continue reading ...
Whoa, two weeks turned into four weeks... Here is my late race report from World Champs. Overall I was pleased with my performance in the World Champs race. I had a strong swim, leading the entire 750m. I made an early break on the bike, with one other competitor. We managed to maintain the break over the first two laps; however we were caught by the following group during lap three. I felt strong on the bike and comfortable riding in the pack. Both transition 1 and 2 went very well. I was disap... Continue reading ...
One week turned into two weeks! Only light training at the moment as I am trying to shake off a cold. Hopefully I can get back into training soon. Next goal is to qualify for the U23 World Champs. Continue reading ...
Had a week off! I am currently training for World Champs in September at the Gold Coast. I will be racing in the elite Junior Women category, 11.45am on Sunday 13th. Continue reading ...
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