Victorian Olympic Distance Champs- 1st

Yesterday saw the running of the Victorian Olympic Distance Champs at Yarrawonga in country Victoria. I had originally planned to race Port Macquarie 70.3 which was on yesterday too, however for a number of reasons I decided to give Port a miss, and instead headed up the Hume for a shorter hit-out and the shot at claiming the title of State champ. My prep has  been a bit of a scatter over the past month or so, so I wasn't sure how I would fair. However, I needed to put in a good race, more so for my confidence than anything else.

We entered the chilly 16 degree waters of Lake Mullawla on Sunday morning and kicked off at precisely 7.31am. The two lap, 1500m swim saw me exit the lake in 5th place. Since the bike was draft legal, I had some work to do during the 40km ride to reel in the fish up ahead. I managed to catch two of the girls and we worked fairly well together to take some time out of the lead girls. Coming into T2, I wasn't sure how my legs would feel heading out on the run. However, luckily I was feeling pretty good and managed to catch the two lead girls within the first lap of the 10km run. .

All in all it was a successful weekend. I found my mojo somewhere out the back of Yarrawonga, and I really enjoyed being out there amongst it all again.

Triathlon Victoria put on a great race, and thanks must go to all of the organizers and volunteers. It was one of the most professionally run and safest races that I have competed in. Congrats to all the other competitors who raced in one or all of the events over the weekend. Final shout-out to Brooks, Avanti, AvantiPlus Brunswick, Giro and Selle SMP for their ongoing support.

Since it was a solo expedition I haven't got any pics to share yet but will upload a few if I can get my hands on some.

Next stop, Mandurah 70.3 (Aus Pro 70.3 Champs) in 3 weeks.

Thanks for reading :)

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