WEEK 4 - The Life of a Nomad

As I sit here on the couch listening to a replay of Triple J Hottest 100 countdown, watching the tennis on tv and sweltering in 40 degree heat, I ponder what to blog about for week #4 of my Ultimate Challenge. This week has been a fairly stock-standard week of training and life in general. Life at the moment seems to be a constant revolving wheel composed of the never-ending search for a temporary place to live until I go back overseas, trying to find work that fits in around training AND pays the bills (have discovered that this actually doesn't exist), pondering if I should go back to Uni (one day in the very distant future), and trying to plan for the 2011 US Tri Season. The last point being the very reason of my nomadic lifestyle.

Training on the other hand has been going great guns and all is on track for a good race up at the Falls Creek Long Course in 2 weeks time. This week I completed my longest ever run (28.5km) and managed to pull up well, with even the extra ankle bone behaving! Following the run I managed to consume a copious amount of food at Sam's B'day/Aus Day Celebrations that sufficiently replaced my fuel stores. I also put in some really solid sessions on the bike. So all is on track training wise. Next week is Gatorade #4 at Portarlington which is always a fun race then the taper for Falls begins...woo!

I must apologise for the lack of excitement in this blog, but I feel that my sudden enthusiasm in blogging this past week has really caught up with me and as such I must rest, refuel and re energize in preparation for a rippa entry next week.

Until next time;
stay cool, sit under a tree...

WEEK 3 continued...

Sam managed to come through with the goods and helped me post this link to the SEN interview I did on Sunday night. Thanks!

Click Here: SEN Interview

WEEK 3 - The Wireless

This weeks blog is pending....

I did an interview on SEN 1116AM on Sunday night. I've been trying to upload it but have come to the conclusion that I'm really not tech savy, so have handballed it onto Sam. Hopefully he has more luck!

But I am good at pointless quick facts! Quick fact #1: when the numbers are added together, every AM radio frequency equals 18, eg. SEN 1116AM is 1+1+16 = 18!,
ABC 1026AM is 10+2+6 = 18!! ect. etc.

Stayed tuned...

WEEK 2 - VIC Champs

After getting home from Falls I was really looking forward to putting in some good training before the Victorian Olympic Distance Champs held on the following Sunday. However unfortunaelty I got sick on the Monday and had to spend the week trying to get better as quickly as possible. I did very little training that week and only started to feel good on the Saturday (day before race day). I was a bit worried as to how I'd go Sunday morning as I'd done no intense training that week, but I knew I had a strong base behind me and if I gave it my all then I should be in with a chance.



The race went pretty much to plan, and I came away with the win by about 3 minutes. This was my 3rd win in the 2010/11 Gatorade Tri Series and the 4th time I have won that race. Sandy is a good place!!

WEEK 1 - Fun in the Sun at Falls

Sam and I spent a few days up at Falls Creek over the New Year. During the summer months Falls is transformed from it's usual winter wonderland into a training hub for athletes. There were about 100 runners training when we were up there which was a pretty crazy sight!



As we weren't up there for too long I tried to keep the training fairly light since there wasn't enough time to get used to the altitude. I did a few rides, including the bike course of the Supersprint Falls Creek Long Course Champs (on in Feb), and some awesome runs along the aqueduct trails. The views from up the top of the mountain are amazing...I could run forever up there!!
We will be heading up there again in a few weeks for the Long Course race...cannot wait! Woo.

The Ultimate Challenge

I have decided to take on the ultimate blogging challenge. A challenge that will surpass all of my other one minute wonder ideas. This challenge will take all of my determination and commitment to achieve. I will blog every week for 52 weeks - the whole of 2011. Epic I know! (It's sort of like running 52 marathons in 52 weeks...well not really, but it could be just as brutal). And since I have put it out there in the cyber world...then yes I must stick to this obligation.

Seeing as we are already in week 3.5 then I must play catch up. Each week I shall blog on something I deem significant to have occurred. Now small things amuse small minds...so I'm not promising greatness or riveting reading for that matter. But I will try to make it as interesting as possible. Maybe a training session I did in a cool place, or a session that I smashed or got smashed in, or an awesome race I did.

For those that have no interest whatsoever, don't read. For those who do the occasional pass by read...kudos to you! And for those who want to check back weekly...welcome aboard!! Now I will keep the blogs short and sweet and try to put in some pics/vids once I get my hands on one of those devices called the digital camera (I seemed to have been left behind in this technology phase, and as such find myself camera-less).

To keep it regular and consistent (as all athletes know that consistency is the key) I shall blog on a Sunday night, unless Hawthorn is playing in a twilight match then I will have to reschedule to a Monday morning.

So to kick things off, my next blog will feature Weeks 1-3! Here goes...