The official unveiling of the new team BAMF logo for the year

Jet Plane Rides

Im off to Phoenix tomorrow to race in the Desert Duathlon on Sunday.  From there we are driving up to Flagstaff for a 4 week training camp leading up to the first race of the season in Mooloolaba, Australia.

Training has been going OK these last couple days.  The body is tired from the long hours but it will be recovered for this weekend.  I just got back from an awesome massage with Kim and getting adjusted with Rob before I go.  It helps to have a great support team here in Victoria to look after us.

The CCES were at the pool again this morning.  I do not like seeing them.  The least I have to see them the better.  The testing did not take too long though and I was able to get to breakfast shortly after.  When I got home I was surprised with a big package from New Balance, well I was expecting it but I did not think that it was going to get here before we left.  I tried on all the gear and it is cool stuff.  All of it is coming with me on this trip...it is all much needed gear!

I am off to bed now.  I fly out tomorrow afternoon.  Of course I have not started to pack yet...I will leave that for tomorrow...it's the only way I do it.

Ishigaki World Cup 11 Years Ago

so what's been going on....

I love it when people say "so it's been a while since my last post" or "I promise that I will update this more often" when writing a blog.  It never happens...so I will never say those things!

Training this past week was really tough...a different kind of tough that I am used to though.  I put in just over 30 hours (an no that does not include time to get to swimming...time in the shower...time on the massage table....time recovering by eating....etc etc etc....we know there are athletes that do that...."oh put in 40 hours of training this week".....BULL_H_T!  Although there are some who do put that many hours...many do not!) of solid training.  This included 31.3km in the water...425km on the bike...60km running.  Half of the time was on a saddle...oh yea, saddle sores here you come!  The rides outside were usually miserable because it is only a couple degrees and raining.  I curse Victoria for this.  The past Tuesdays ride a cold front must have come through with 40min to go and it started to pour.  Yea well, I was physically shivering on the way back home...took a couple minutes to get the keys out of my back pocket...my hands had no feeling in them and not working properly.  I get inside and just want to undress and get in the shower....well I could not get my helmet unbuckled to take off.  My fingers would just not work.  I was about to jump in the shower with all my gear on (including shoes) when the thawing started.  Wow, PLEASE GOD STOP, PLEASE!!!!  IF I COULD HOLD A KNIFE STRAIGHT I WOULD CHOP THESE F'ING FINGERS OFF TO STOP THIS PAIN!!!  I had to pace around the apartment, drenched in wet dirty clothes and pray that the thawing would end.  Five minutes latter the pain subsided (I was happy to have fingers and not resorted to chopping them off) and jumped in the shower!  Ahhhh, I just went from hell to heaven in just minutes.  Again, I curse Victoria.

This week is another big week.  Yesterday was a solid 5000m swim and a 100km HILLY ride...and you guessed it...IN THE RAIN (for most of it :D).  Last night was also the Pacific Sport Gala.  Three from our group were nominated for awards (Joel, Kirsten, and Simon) and Kirsten was the only one who brought home the hardware.  I went for the free food...it was good!

Tomorrow I have 6 climbs of the observatory...fun fun fun.  I cannot wait!....(maybe I can).

I am a Clean Air Champion

I recently joined the organization Clean Air Champions to help raise awareness to the many issues that are affecting the declining air quality all over the world. You can check out my profile by clicking here that is posted on their website.

I LOVE CLEAN AIR!!!