I can't believe I have clocked up 2 weeks of my IM program all ready. Another week of swim focus for me. Funny I am actually starting to like it!!! The body is feeling better in the water. A total of 13.7km of swimming for the week. I doubt I will be saying the same thing about the bike focus.
I enjoyed a nice 2 hour ride out to Sandgate on Australia Day (Wednesday) with some of theBTS girls Bess, Kristen and Sarah J. It was great to stop for coffee on the way home at Nundah.
Thursday morning was the squad run with Robson. Hill efforts up a side street off Dornoch Terrace, followed by the usual coffee at Garage.
Saturday morning was the squad swim, followed by a 1hr 30min ride out to Sandgate. I nearly got blown off my bike a couple of times. The cyclones up north were making things very windy along the water.
After my Saturday morning session, I needed coffee before packing the car for the trip out to Hell of the West triathlon at Goodiwindi. We had a convoy happening with a group of us travelling out from BTS. My husband tried to convince a car full of women that there would be no toilet stops for 5hrs! Good luck Brett think you were out voted on that one. We stopped off for more coffee and snacks in Toowoomba before arriving in Gundy about 4 in the afternoon.
I had previously done the swim in a team at Gundy the year before, but because of the flood in the river the organisers moved the swim to the lake in the botanical gardens. It was a 3 lap course, with a run out over the timing mat after each lap. I loved the swim, I really started to settle in after the first lap. I did a 42min swim which I was happy enough with and felt good.
I then had an hour run on my program so I trotted up the road on the footpath that ran beside the bike course. I laughed when one of the TO's stopped me and asked me to take off my IPOD as they weren't allowed in the race. By this stage the Elite Men hadn't even finished the bike so I would have been having an awesome race if was on the run all ready!! It was great to cheer on everyone on the bike. My team the BTS Sweaty Betty's managed to place 10th in the women's teams. Hats off to Merinda for a great bike and Tara for soldiering through a 20km run with a back injury ( crazy but tough!!) Gundy certainly never fails to deliver a great event, the organisers are so friendly and its great to support such a wonderful community event with all the funds raised going back into the local community.
A busy but enjoyable weekend.
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