Go Natural multi sport

After a extensive 16 day build up the body was ready to fire, or this is what i hoped!.

4am alert screened out in disgust, food in and gear in and on the car and off to pick up super mark (crew). Arrived to heavy fog and nice chill at Akuna bay at around 6am, i recalled the car telling me it was 6 degrees. Very fresh. registered and poured a hot cho

colate down the throat in an attempt to warm the cockles.

Gear all sorted i jumped on the bike for a 15 mins pre race.

Ride dropped a chain just before the turn around, so the bunch dropped me and worked to hard to get back.....

Paddle...toes were numb off the bike and could not get them into me booties, so lost time, on the water happy but should have pushed more, new boat was great.......

Run the legs were wanting and had to stop for a leak loosing time...... ran 12k

m no socks wore the skin of the top of toes!

Finished 20th 3hr 27min very happy

4 sleeps to go

A productive weekend of bashing the body on the bike and around the river as i attempt to get settled on the new ski. Did a hard 6km paddle yesterday and touch rugby last night and the body felt good (surprisingly!). Now after a few sessions in the boat i am starting to get good pace from it, but she can be a twitching bitch sometime.

Ran this moring with sleep train in the rain which i do not think helped my head cold pre race. But oh well can not change that now. Legs stiffened out towards the end ofhte run as they were getting cold, and the touch rugby did not help the quads coming up sun valley.

Doom Day

After almost 3months is the training abis i got an email from Max Adventure offer me a last minute spot due to a withdrawal. 16 day until race day. Given i can not turn down a challenge i took it with open arms and parted with my beloved $100.

This being last Tuesday i have since been out a about testing the body to see what state it is not, it is not where it should be but i still have not peaked, i now have 11 days to peak and taper my training. Thats right i need to train to have a peak or taper? While the body contemplates how to get fit the mind has been working on the body can gain mechanical advantage over the opposition. Race wheels, aero helmet, quicker boat, shave legs, loose weight, load with caffeine these are all things which may gain me seconds after loosing minutes due to fitness.

The plan is to enjoy race and push the body until it blows up.

Got the new ski on Sunday, very happy and will give me a little more speed. Mchanical tick number one.

Training is still light first five day

Run 28

Bike 62

Paddle 18