The past month or so has flown by and i have been so busy training, working and sorting out University that i have neglected this blog.
It is now the end of the season in Australia so our club is having a month off. However I am still training hard for some upcomnig races in Europe.
A few weeks ago i ran my first hlaf marathon at the Busselton Half Ironman Triathlon, and i can honestly say i have never experienced pain like i did that day! The first 7km i went too fast, i was running around my 10km pace and so by the last 7km i had nothing left, my legs had cramped and i felt like crawling on my hands and knees. I ran 1 hr 32 mins, but plan to beat that by around 5mins when i do the Fremantle half marathon in a few weeks time.
While our Tri club is on a break i have been swimming with another swim squad, the session are awesome becasue they are always around 6km and they are so much harder than the ones i usually do. Last Monday the main set was 15 x 400m!! We have been doing lots of hypoxic work with is working really well with me because it is benificial in triathlon, espacially in open water starts. I have been running track once a week and doing losts of longer runs with races at the weekends. As for riding i have been doing my usual group rides, which includes the testosterone filled Stockbrokers ride in which i red line for the whole 65km.
Training with UWA starts again in just over a week and i can't wait, i need Grant to crack his whip with me and i am looking forward to getting back into a routine with set sessions.
I am sick at the moment, i have a chest infection and have lost my voice so i am not training for the next few days. I will post again next week with what training i have been doing each day.