Tassie Winter

Well I can't complain so far about winter, although it's cold there have been some beautiful days for riding and running..... let's hope it continues!

5th at Busso

In a "quick" trip over to WA for the weekend I finished 5th at the Busselton Half Ironman. The race was always going to be challenging, having finished 3rd at the Australian Ironman only 5 weeks prior.

I had a slow start in the swim but rode well to come off the bike in equal second place. The run was then one of mixed emotions, starting well but fading in the second half, to be overtaken by some girls who were running strongly. I came across the line in 4 hours 32 minutes in fifth place.

I'm not sure if I was fighting something off at the time but I now have an awful cold so I'm going to have a bit of a break and then plan some more events!

3rd at Ironman Australia

in 9hours 46minutes... a tough but satisfying day

Tasmanian Series

The fourth and final race of the Tasmanian Series was held on the weekend. I won my third race and took out the series title. It's now just over a week until Ironman Australia....can't wait!

Tasmanian Champion

I had a much more successful day at the Tasmanian Olympic Distance Championships and round 3 of the state series on Sunday. It was a wet day on a challenging course but I felt strong, fast and didn't experience any technical difficulties. I finished the 1500m swim, 40km cycle and 10km run in a touch over 2 hours and 14 minutes as first female and 10th overall.

I was also notified yesterday that I am a finalist in the TIS Tasmanian Sports Awards, Tasmania's most prestigious sports awards, which will be announced on Friday 12th March.

Training for Ironman Australia is going well and the next three weeks will be long and hard in the build up to my main race for the season.

Not such a good day at Geelong 70.3

It started ok. I felt good, had freshen up well and was excited for a good hit out. Swim was ok, tough conditions with the jelly fish, and a little chop but I exited the water in good time and feeling strong. I put the hammer down on my new GIANT SL1 (thanks CBD Cycles and Giant!) and was riding strongly until my bad luck with punctures struck again. i ran over a sharp rock heading through the botanical gardens on my third lap. I stopped ripped the tyre off quick but wasn't able to fix it. day over. disappointed and slightly frustrated....

Lorne

Joe and I flew to Melbourne for the weekend with my little sister. We travelled down to Lorne for the Pier to Pub swim and the Mountain to Surf run. It was great fun. Over 2000 people participated in the 8km run on a hot Friday evening and then 4300 took to the waters for the 1.2km swim on Saturday afternoon. Em, Joe and I did both events and were all happy with our efforts, times and placings. I ran into 11th in 32.45 and finished 24th in the swim in 14.45.