Week Three of Base Training

Yes I am doing another blog and no I didn’t spell check this….

Well it turned out that I have the motivation to post another blog a week after my last (yay go me).  I really thought it would be a year or so before the next. I am looking at this blog thing as motivation for my training as it drives me to find new and interesting things to do in my little life so I look exciting, cool and awesome on your computers as you read this.

I have just finished my third week of base training and I have come to the conclusion that if I swim, bike and run a lot then I am going to get better at this self mutilation we like to call Ironman. 

This week started off differently than any other as Monday I got my grubby little hands on a new Focus road bike from Geard Cycles in Launceston. Even though I wasn’t due to ride a road bike for three week as I am spending my life on the time trial bike, I just couldn’t wait. I jumped on it four times last week. (a very nice ride)

As it is getting bloody cold in Tasmania, I do struggle with the bike in the cold mornings.  I have been thinking to myself if I climb up one of these mountains caked with snow then this should help me mentally but then I stop and say to myself “what are you crazy” and then I am fine and I get on with my day.

Saturday I was to head out for a 160km ride with three mates but on the Friday, Tasmania was issued with a weather alert and all three mates pulled out of the ride and decided to stay home and try on their wife’s skirts (hopeless).

As it was going to be extremely windy, rain and very, very cold, I decided to ditch the 160km ride and head out to Scottsdale and back. For the people who doesn’t know much or nothing at all about Tasmania, Scottsdale is about 130km round trip from Launceston and it is very hilly (my God is it hilly).  There are hills on top of hills with one hill about 10km long. In the off season, you will see pro cyclists Richie Port, Wez Sulzberger and pro Triathlete Joe Gamble riding it (I don’t know about the other pro cyclists that live in Launceston).

My way of thinking was that if I rode to Scottsdale, the bush lands will shelter me from the wind and the hills would help build some much needed strength into my bright white legs that look like that haven’t seen the light of day in years.

All in all my training is going well and I can feel a big difference on the bike and in the pool. My Run is as good as can be expected but still have a long way to go.

My new Focus Bike

I'm about to head out for a run. Anara (my little girl) took this photo as she was going to bed

I am in Scottsdale and for anyone who has been there will know that Scottsdale is home to the worst building in Australia (Yup that is it behind me)

Took a pic of myself in action on the way out to Deloraine.  It was a sad moment as these $5 sunglasses were in the bin not one hour after this ride.I thought I could get a little longer out of them but they did last 6 months.