Happy new year- Bring on 2011!!

Happy new year!! It is hard to believe it is the 3rd of January 2011 already. I have spent the last few weeks with family on holidays, dividing my time between Maleny and the Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast.

Christmas Day was held with Mum and Dad up at Maleny. My sister Megan is training for the Half IM at Port Macquarie so we went and did 10km of speed work on Christmas Day.  As we were sitting in the car park of Cairncross Park watching the rain pelting down outside it was tempting to turnaround and go back home and start the preparations for Christmas lunch. But not deterred my sister and I encouraged each other. Whilst I don't have any set program I wanted to support her to keep to her program as she lives out in Emerald and doesn't have the benefit of squad or heaps of training buddies like I do. The run was actually really nice. We ran along with a view of the Glasshouse Mountains- pretty awesome!!

Santa heard the call of a newbie in training for an Ironman.  I was lucky to receive a Garmin 305 and Triathlon Training Diary. I love my new watch(the battery lasts for 20hrs- I am hoping my IM wont take me that long...) 

I started my training diary on the 1st of Jan. Nothing to see there a pretty lazy day after a few wines and lovely dinner at the Boatshed Restaurant at Cotton Tree (Maroochydore).  I did however manage a ride to Yandina on the 2nd, followed by swim in the pool and on the beach.

The reality of my IM commitment started to sink in yesterday when I received an email on the distribution list for BTS IM athletes from my coach Mark outlining some training ideas over the coming weeks.  I had to think twice hang on is this right, I shouldn't be on this list???  I am sure there will be many times over the next few months that the little voice of self doubt whispers in my ear, however I keep on remembering why I am setting myself this challenge.  I am determined to enjoy this journey.  My husband doesn't call me a "stubborn little mule" for nothing!!