Week 11 & 12

Week 12 - Again a low key week as i felt very drained early on, Ran BMMC Tuesday and Thursday and Ride/swim/run block Saturday, Kayak 4 Kids Sunday.

Kayak For Kids - 16km Kayak Race

Conditions that met us on the morning were more friendly than a couple of weeks earlier and with half as many boats the event had a very different atmosphere, this one was for the life start foundation for the kids. The 3 person sit on tops set off first around 8.30 with us to depart 925am. I entered the water with a few wobbles as there was no beach due to high tide and ferry wash bouncing off the stone wall next door. With a hand of a follow paddler the new skirt sealed me, which later proved to be water tight! yippee.

They yelled out once the ferry passes we will start, and before the ferry got to us the honked and we were underway, this was a shock to most as we were all rafted up in the harbour chop. So by the time we let go and got away the skis were heading for the horizon. Luckily i had a gap and pushed through to get away clean, as usual around the base of the bridge it was a mess, back wash, forward wash, side wash and the token idiot who can not paddle.

By the time is settled into a rhythm, i got away clean and set about catching a double mirage which i could use to ride, rest and drink, about 3km in i picked them up and had a good rest for about a 1km as they brought me up to 2 other skis, they started to drop off so i pushed past as another ski came up on me. Around middle head (about 11km in) was fun as we hit manly ferry wash right on the point so we had about a 3/4m swell from front and side of the rocks, the race photographer as there so should be so good pic's. As i turned into middle harbour a ski shot past on a runner which i also got but i was in deeper water so lacked distance therefore giving him around 3-4 boat lengths. Into balmoral beech and along the beach and i was catching the ski as he was not going well into the wind, 1.5k to go i had him the water flatten out and i pushed on home. On the beach where we had to drag boats up 50m and run 75m to finish. I think top 10? 1st Sea Kayak 1hr 29min. Very Happy.

Week 11 -This week was every low key with plenty of rest as wifey was diagnosed with glandular fever, so if i felt tried i rested to ensure i did not get it a few weeks out, luckily she is now on the improve and has colour back in the skin.

Fitted in 11hrs with a lift in intensity rather than distance/time with a good mtb/run block session on Saturday.

Run 28.6 Swim 3.5 MTB 84 plus 2 morning run/walks pushing the pram as bubs would not sleep