I didn't make it to A'Formosa last year, after being run over on my bike by that infamous Ford Econovan I'd barely started training again and though I'd struggled through the Ironman I was in no shape to compete in a high intensity Sprint or Olympic distance tri. I told myself that this year was going to be different; but somewhere between Ironman Langkawi and A'Formosa I'd lost the way!!!!! Motivation was at an all time low, while my weight was high and my running and swimming distances were negligible for weeks. I also managed to crash two weeks before the race leaving me with some messy and unhealed road rash.
Sam gave me some good advice, he suggested I did the races with an open mind, enjoy the weekend and whatever the outcome I should use the experience as a springboard to bounce back to focus and motivation. Good advice - so then I did even less training - what I did do though was a really intensive swim on the Wednesday before the race and a really intensive bike/run brick session on the Thursday - the plan was to trigger all the "fast twitch" muscles, get the feeling of the pain and nausea of the intensity and to get my mind into race mode.
Not much of a plan but somehow it all came together. Wearing my new pink "Bike Boutique" trisuit I headed to the start with no great expectation but confident that I was going to enjoy myself.
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Seb and Sid loved the prize giving and were dancing away like little angels. Mr Chan came to say high and expressed how healthy they were. "Thank you" I said, "Not fat like their dad" Mr Chan replied. Everyone laughed, including me.
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What da lovely day
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