tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34177533900023772382024-03-14T03:26:45.361+11:00Ashleigh GentleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675812922157610398noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-82382173034819219802014-11-12T15:30:00.000+11:002014-11-12T15:30:18.434+11:00Beijing International TriathlonAfter my race in Edmonton, I headed to Mont Tremblant to watch the 70.3 World Championships and to pick up a very special parcel. I received my very first Felt IA time trial bike with thanks of course to Felt and also SRAM, who did the build with sram red 22! A few days later, Josh and I were headed to Beijing to compete in the Beijing International Triathlon which was being held in the Fengtai district. After a fairly choppy swim, we got to ride on some of the smoothest hot mix I have ever ridden, although the bike course was certainly a challenging one with a considerable amount of climbing and a tricky descent! The 40km bike was followed by a gruelling 10km run which included over 600 stairs. It was a great experience and it was such an honour to be invited to to such a professional race, I hope to be back! <div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675812922157610398noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-23639311622039900072014-10-13T21:14:00.002+11:002014-10-13T21:14:43.458+11:00Part I Commonwealth Games and Edmonton WC<div class="MsoNormal">
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Commonwealth Games, although obviously it never made the cut. Reading back on
my words, I thought you would probably not appreciate the long and tedious
recap of my racing experience. It was probably exactly what I needed, an
opportunity to vent and share my thoughts, even though I was essentially just
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had an amazing experience at the Commonwealth Games, but
the result itself was most certainly disappointing. We raced on the first day
of the Games and the Scots were having some unusual weather, the sun was out
and it was actually hot! We were all prepared for a wetsuit swim but apparently
miracles do happen, because they weren’t needed on race day. I was with the
front group of girls after the first lap of the swim and when we dove into the
water for the second lap, a few of us lost touch of the group and the gap grew
considerably over the next 700metres. Lucy Hall was setting a fast pace and I
knew that I was in trouble considering how small the field was. On the bike I
was isolated with Kate McIllroy, and she had 2 teammates up the road, it wasn’t
looking great for me. It was difficult to keep my head in the right space after
getting time splits each lap, each lap losing time to the front group. I never
gave up and although pulling out would have been easy, it wasn’t going to
happen. When I got off onto the run, I actually felt quite good considering the
ride. I was about 3 and a half minutes down, and it was a very lonely 10km run.
I ended up catching a couple of girls at the end and finished in 9<sup>th</sup>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Glasgow and 2 weeks of fun cheering on my Australian
teammates, I headed to Bend in Oregon to prepare for the World Championship
grand final in Edmonton. I can’t thank Heather Jackson and Wattie enough for
welcoming me to their home for my time there! Bend sure did blow me away and it
was the biggest highlight of my trip. I felt as though I was getting fitter
each week after Glasgow and for me and my running, there was no substitute for
time! I ended up heading into Edmonton feeling fitter than I did before
Glasgow. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also great to finally
meet my coach Cliff English and have him there in the final stages of my
Edmonton preparation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I won my first ever World Cup in Edmonton in 2011, so I was
definitely happy to be heading back. Once again, my swim heavily dictated my
overall result. I was feeling a lot more confident after some good weeks of
swimming training and the fact I would be around a lot more girls than in Glasgow.
I had a mid pack swim, nothing disastrous at all, but it still turned out to be
a lonely 40km time trial. There were two packs chasing each other in front of
me, and one big chase pack behind me. Yes, there I was stuck in the middle. Unfortunately,
being the Grand Final, there were races within the race and it turned out that
Gwen had called upon super swim/biker Sarah Haskins to help her out on the
bike. So while I was riding solo trying to catch, Sarah was time trialling in
the second group trying to pull Gwen to the front group. Mmmm, not good for me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fun bike sesh with the group before I left for Edmonton. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I got off the bike with a few girls who sat on my wheel all
day, and surprisingly I felt pretty good. I knew I was in good run shape, but
unfortunately there were just too many girls up ahead for me to pull off a
result which I would have been satisfied with. I ended up in 18<sup>th</sup>
and with the 3<sup>rd</sup> fastest run split…but hey, that means nothing if
you’re not in striking distance. In saying that, I do walk away with some
confidence for next year. Since March/April this year when I started working with
Cliff, I have not been injured, and that is a huge step forward for me. Patches
of missed training from injury problems were catching up with me and it feels
so good to walk away from the ITU season with some CONSISTENCY. I didn’t race
much and my results on paper were not fantastic, but I have a foundation to
build upon for next year and that makes me very happy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TBC…….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675812922157610398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-53492031596332380792014-07-16T04:16:00.002+10:002014-07-17T06:38:41.365+10:00Hamburg<div class="MsoNormal">
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of months I have been based back on the Gold Coast focussing on my training for
Commonwealth Games. After a rough start to the year, I wanted to be settled at
home to get some consistent training under my belt with my new coach Cliff
English. It was a perfect opportunity for us to work together and establish a
solid coach athlete relationship. I am very grateful for his support and I
thoroughly enjoyed my time at home training. I also underwent a solid strength
and conditioning program and I definitely feel healthier, fitter and stronger
than I have in a long time. I am in one piece and have no injuries holding me
back, which is always a good feeling.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early morning swim squad at Miami. Winter sunrises at home are simply awesome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to my beautiful girlfriends and family friends who gave me a fun farewell party :) </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The time had come to race again and I was eager to get back into it at Hamburg World Triathlon Series race. I had not raced since Cape Town, which was about 2.5 months ago, so I was definitely feeling the nerves. Hamburg is a favourite race destination of many of the athletes and I have great memories from each time I have competed there. It was my forth year back to the course, my first experience being Junior Worlds is 2007 when I was 16. The crowds were just as passionate as I remember each year and once again they came out in huge numbers to support us all, it’s a truly special race to be a part of.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">I have made previously made the mistake in coming to Europe without enough time for my body to recover from
the travel and to adjust to the time zone. I made sure that this didn’t
happen again and I was settled into Girona at the start of July. I am very
thankful for the help of Emma Snowsill in helping me organise my stay here in
Girona with Moffy and Kirsten Sweetland. We have a share apartment and we all
love our first experience of training in Girona. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It was a Saturday race in Hamburg
and all the big names were on the start line. It was going to be a great test
and I knew it was going to be a fast race, and I was most certainly right about
that. My ranking coming into the race was terrible and the traffic around the first bouy was HECTIC, to say the least! I came out of the water mid pack
and had some time to catch up on the bike. It seemed as though the front pack
was riding hard and aggressively through the flat and technical course through
Hamburg City.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The group that I was with
slowly dropped in numbers in the chase and I was very pleased to catch onto the
front pack on lap 3. The bike went super fast and I was convinced we had
another lap to go when I saw some girls taking out their feet from their bike
shows. Turns out I was wrong, and in a terrible position coming into t2, oops. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Out on the run and
I had some time to catch up from my poor effort coming in and getting out
of T2. We had a significant sized group coming off the bike and 5km isn’t much
time to separate us all that much. I found my rhythm and start to make my way
up through some girls. I was running with Sarah Anne Brault from Canada the
whole 5km, but I pulled away from her in the final stages to come across in 10</span><sup style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">th</sup><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">
place.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Gwen Jorgenson took away the win
and I was extremely pleased for Emma Jackson in second and my roomie, Kirsten Sweetland in
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The race was over
before I knew it but I am very satisfied with my result. It was a true test of
speed amongst the best girls in ITU at the moment and it was perfect
preparation for Commonwealth Games, which is coming up ridiculously fast!! I’ve
unpacked here in Girona, to only leave again on Sunday for Glasgow. I am extremely
excited for what lies ahead for me. It will be my first major Games which will no doubt bring many new experiences and memories, I can’t wait to be apart of team
Australia! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The individual race
in Glasgow in on the 24</span><sup style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">th</sup><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> of July (the relay is on the 26th but the team hasn't been picked) and I will be staying in the
village until the closing ceremony on the 3</span><sup style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">rd</sup><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> of August. I will be
venturing to as many events as possible to support the rest of the Australian team so be
sure to check back in as I will be sharing some of my Games experiences on this
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reflecting back to the very start of the year, I wanted to <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">better my 2013 season and remain
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a
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coach, Craig Walton, decided to move on from his coaching role. I crashed in
Auckland to end up finishing 20<sup>th</sup> and then made the huge trip to
Cape Town only to be disappointed again. The feelings I experienced out on the
10km course were some which I had never felt before, even compared to times
where I had only just returned from injury. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Confidence was low but I knew I was much
better than the athlete I was at the time. Running is my strength and when I
don’t do that well, it’s not a great feeling. The few weeks after Cape Town I
battled some sickness and initially had to take some complete rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is all behind me now and I am currently working
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7L4ZgFmna0bDdLOZVc4B4iLQXff_J6Ji_MXNwNPpaPEllu2uFFFrRqYbcgF3Y9PT__5gPw2zvdxTZLISZWHprAJVD68NvarQ7My3JyBeHCbfwNGPrm9K-993Atl8wSJmfABI4CSkG0bm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-05-08+at+3.31.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><span style="font-size: small;">After Auckland I raced at Luke Harrop Memorial Triathlon at home on the Gold Coast. It was a great morning celebrating Luke's life, and a bonus to come away with the win with Melinda Vernon second and Gillian Backhouse third. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">On our way over to Cape Town we were able to get a view of Antarctica , very cool!</span></td></tr>
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Auckland I was picked to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games in July
this year. I had been thinking of the Games for a couple of years now, so to be
named in the team was a big relief and obviously a huge honour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the announcement, and my race in Cape
Town, 2014 is shaping out to be a little different than previously planned. I
pulled out of Yokohama and I also won’t be racing Chicago. The Commonwealth
Games only comes around every 4 years and I do not want to let this year go
past without doing all I can to produce the best possible result in Glasgow. I
am still very young in the sport of triathlon and I have many years ahead of me
to focus on the series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I needed
a block of consistent training, especially to get some running done. It has also been a great opportunity to get further </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">acquainted with </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my new coach Cliff English, and I'm throughly enjoying the program. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Celebrating Mothers day at home on the Gold Coast</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">First
reactions post Mooloolaba was disappointment, but reflectin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> back now, it wasn’t so bad.
Athletes can be their harshest critic. Preparation had been mixed and a little
conservative on the runnin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> front. I had confidence in my swim and a rou</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">h start made for a bit of a
battle the whole 750m. I definitely didn’t have the swim that I had envisioned.
Racin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> is a whole different beast and
although it’s so easy to </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">et
frustrated, every racin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">
experience is one which I learn from, especially lessons learnt at the start of
the season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Onto
the bike, it was on. Thankfully I exited the water with Andrea Hewitt and we
were able to work to</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">ether
to brin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> join with the main pack. Once
we were there, we both went to the front and </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">joined </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Paula Findlay</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> determined on chasin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> down the fast swimmers who had
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">ot away from the start.
Mooloolaba is a tou</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">h
little course and it felt so </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">ood to brid</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">e up to the leaders before the
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">In
scorchin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> hot conditions, we entered t2
ready to take on the new 4 lap 5km course. The first few steps felt horrible
and it didn’t really </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">et
too much better. I felt as thou</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">h I found my le</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">s a little more towards the end
but the race was already over. In hindsight, I couldn’t have expected much from
my run and I was so </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">rateful
to be out there racin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">
in front of an Aussie crowd, even thou</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">h I feel disappointed I
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I came
across the line in 10<sup>th</sup> and second Aussie behind Moffy who placed 6<sup>th</sup>.
</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gw</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">en outclassed all on the run to
take the win in impressive early season form with Katie Hursey in 2<sup>nd</sup>
and Ai Ueda in 3<sup>rd</sup>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Thank you
for all the support and I hope everyone who participated across the weekend had
a </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">reat time in the Sunshine
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I’m
now lookin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">
forward to kick startin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">g</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">
my World Triathlon Series campaign in Auckland in 3 week’s time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">When
the Noosa Triathlon concluded, my challenging 2013 season was over! I was troubled with some difficult times with injuries but to finish in 7th on the World rankin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">gs is somethin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">g which I will always reflect on and feel quite proud of. I learnt a lot and will continue to do so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">It felt great
to come across the line in 2<sup>nd</sup> to Emma Moffatt in the Noosa Triathlon, with one of my best swims
and very satisfying effort on the bike. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Once out onto the bike, I didnt look back and Moffy and I extended the lead over the field throu</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">ghout the 40km</span>. It's always a </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">great feelin</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">g to be ridin</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">g stron</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">g and I surprised myself to cross the line at the end of one of my favourite run courses about 20 seconds adrift of Moffy. It's always such a fantastic event and one which I always</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> want </span></span>to</span> be back for each year!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">After
such an interrupted year, I felt as though I could keep racing, although I
was always planning to have a break. It wasn’t until a few days into my rest
that I realised that my body and mind most certainly needed a break at that time.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> I understand that the stresses of racin</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">g and trainin</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">g </span></span>throu</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">ghout the year </span>can certainly
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Pre Noosa with Witsup- </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_-C1fIk3vI" target="_blank">Witsup interview</a></span></div>
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Post Noosa with First Off the Bike- <br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja8K67OvcWM#" target="_blank">First Off the Bike Interview</a> <br />
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for 8 days. Disconnected from the world with no internet or phone reception, it
is the ultimate place to escape, and only 90 minutes from the Port of Brisbane.
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my 2013 season and remaining injury free. Stringing a consistent 6 weeks of
training together was non-existent in the year 2013 and much as it killed me at
times, I think I was pretty good at keeping my cool. I know that it’s not the
end of the world and as much as I was grateful for each race I did, any type of
injury for an athlete is extremely frustrating. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been doing ‘dan wilson’ type minimalist
run training of late and have really enjoyed seeing my swim fitness slowly
improve and getting stronger on the bike. I had a great time at a 5 day ‘rolling
thunder’ cycling camp with the QAS group, where we scaled some serious climbs
to accumulate about 700km in the 5 days. We took a slight detour one day to descend
a ridiculously steep hill which we were told we had to climb back up. Half of
us had to walk and then get pushed up on the scooter; I didn’t actually think
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SRAM/Zipp/Quarq and also to Echelon Sports and BMC for my bikes. Having a team
behind you that believes in you is one of the most important aspects of the athlete
journey and something which I am always so incredibly grateful for, so thanks
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Coming back from Vegas, I still had a few doubts if it was going to be 100% recovered so I could race come the end of October in the Nepean Triathlon. I was most certainly motivated to do the best I could to get my leg 100% right, symptom free. I reassured Craig that I would not continue training or pushing myself in any way if things started to go backwards again, I was not going to put myself in a position to go back to where I was while I was in Spain, it wasn’t pleasant. I didn’t want to jeopardise my preparation leading into 2014. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">Things started to improve; the little niggles started to go away and I was always making forward progression. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was seeing my regular Physio, Brit Caling at Gold Coast Physio and Health, and also started back in the gym with my strength and conditioning coach. I was fitted up properly to my new BMC Time Machine by John McMillan. I felt like I had done everything I could to ensure my injury kept improving without pushing anything too quickly. I started back running just every second or third day and when things got better, I would wait another run to be safe before pushing any boundaries at running. I was 100% symptom free and I booked my flights to Sydney! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">My brother has been living in Sydney for nearly 2 years now, working in a private Physio practice. I stayed with him and his lovely girlfriend on Friday night before heading to Penrith. It worked in well and it was so great to catch up with him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif';">I exited the water with the main group of girls, it was only Emma Moffatt who had broken away to lead out by about 30 seconds. I thought I was riding quite well but I wasn’t 100% sure, I have hardly ridden a time trial bike before, it’s a very different experience for me. Out of T1 I tried to push the pace straight away and I found myself dropping the other girls and catching Moffy within the first lap. My aim was to keep up that pace and just see how I could run, which was rather questionable anyway. I led the whole bike and think I held a strong pace, but I couldn’t drop Moffy, so she was right behind me as I entered T2. And then she was gone :-)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Noosa post coming soon</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675812922157610398noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-47343660864282903592013-10-01T11:54:00.000+10:002013-10-01T20:20:59.277+10:00Road to London<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I wish
that my training and form could have continued on an upward trajectory after
Hamburg, but it didn’t. My road to London proved to be a tough one, but I was
ever so grateful to be there on race day, ready to give it my all. I have had
my fair share of injuries this year and the preparation for London was not
easy. I think I could mentally handle the situation quite well after being in
the same position at the start of the year. When I tore my plantar fascia in March, I went about 7 weeks without running before having to pull myself
together for San Diego and then Yokohama. My London scenario was much better
and I had a few weeks of running on the treadmill after once again spending
some quality time on the elliptical. After racing the individual race in
Hamburg, and then the team’s race, I unfortunately got ITB syndrome. It started
off as a tiny niggle which escalated quickly after racing back to back. I tried
to do a run session on the Thursday after Hamburg and I was reduced to a walk
with a terrible pain in my knee. Crippling type pain. This wasn’t good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">It was
then a waiting game. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I got
treatment every night while I was in Spain and I cannot be more grateful for
that. Special thanks to Alex Price who </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">got me to the start line in London and had to put up with every day in doin</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">g</span> so!</span> It took longer to settle than everyone originally thought and weeks went
by without running. Unfortunately I had to pull out of Stockholm World Series
race and also Tizzy World Cup. I was really looking forward to both of those
races, but London was the main goal and I wasn’t willing to sacrifice anything
for that. While this was all happening I was very lucky that it was the same
time that <a href="http://www.joshuaamberger.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Josh</a> was there to stay with me in Spain. We had a great time living
together and helping each other out. I loved Vitoria, there was a
comfortable and friendly atmosphere and I really enjoyed swimming with Jamie Turner and the
NSWIS troops. I did some very different training in the pool then I was used
too, but it was very specific race work and I think it helped me a lot. I also
learnt a lot in the open water swimming sessions. There were so many Aussies, Canadians
and American athletes that when we all joined forces, we pretty much had a
World cup simulation! </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My running plan into London, safe to say we didnt know how things were going to go! I requested something good at the end of the timeline though. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">The Spanish
people are super chilled and it was the safest I’ve ever felt when I was riding
out on their roads, I enjoyed that too!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pop- up breakfast cafe in Vitoria! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">My
time in Spain seemed to fly by, and it wasn’t long before I was packing up my
apartment and setting off to London. My Parents were on a European holiday and
along with family friends, were stopping in at London to watch me race. My
younger brother had also been travelling and was there to cheer me on with his
friends before heading to Leeds for his university exchange. My family had never
been so disbanded so it was nice that they were there to see me. (minus big
brother, sorry Scott!). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t want to
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">It was
an 8.36am start, which was a big contrast to the usual late World Series
starts. I was a little nervous, but mainly anxious about my knee and not
wanting to let everybody down if things didn’t go so well! 16 degree water
which meant my ROKA wetsuit was out and ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had found some confidence in my swimming over the European summer and
worked really hard on the second lap to come out of the water amongst the front pack,
one of my best swims. I had to put a solid effort in on the first section of the bike to
catch up to the swimmers who had quickly formed a little group out of the
water. Once I was there, I was thrilled. Stay upright, stay up the front. </span></div>
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kept the pace up and were making significant time gaps on the groups behind us.
My heart goes out to Gwen who crashed out. I had the wonderful opportunity of
getting to know her better in Spain and it wasn’t the ending to 2013 that she
deserved. She definitely handled it like a true professional though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">The
temperature dropped significantly with about 3 laps to go and it was a little
rainy too. I was absolutely freezing. After 7 laps and 42.9kms, I was so happy
to get off that bike with hopes to warm up when I was running. My hands were
numb and I couldn’t feel my feet. Once I started running, apart from the fact I
felt like I was running on stumps, I didn’t feel too bad. We had three laps and
at the end of the first, I had caught up to a group of about 5 who were running
together. That didn’t last too long. My feet, Achilles and calves were so tight
and sore. I could feel my knee a little, but it seemed to be the least of my
worries, I thought I was going to tear something! I’m sure that everyone felt
pretty average in the cold, but it was the first time that I had run on the
road since Hamburg, so it was one hell of a shock to the system. I kept plugging
away, more thankful than ever to have had such a good swim and be in the front
group! I hung on for 9<sup>th</sup> and couldn’t be happier to see that finish
line. The experience was extremely painful and I had times of serious self
doubt, but I actually had the time of my life. I was in London and I was racing
and no one could take that away from me. I enjoy training but I absolutely love
to race and along with a great support network, I did everything I could to
represent Australia at the Grand Final. I ended up finishing 7<sup>th</sup> on
the World rankings, more then I could have wished for at the start of 2013. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Massive
congratulations to Non Stanford, the winner of London and also the 2013 World
Champion. Also to Moffy who is off to Commonwealth Games after her 3<sup>rd</sup>
in London. Such a deserving group of ladies standing on the final World Series
podium, consistent results from great racing all year. I aspire to be there one
day!</span></div>
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the race and a fun night out celebrating with the rest of the triathlon
community in London, I headed to Las Vegas to spend some time with Josh and
check out Interbike. I also did the vip SRAM ride and was able to
meet some more of the great people behind the company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took the opportunity to have a little break
from training and that turned out to be a very good thing, it was a super busy
week, Interbike is extremely overwhelming!! It was a great experience to be in
Las Vegas but I am so happy to be back in Australia, it’s never felt better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I’m
getting back into things and training up for Nepean and Noosa Triathlon. I love
an Aussie summer and apart from training my days are mostly filled with
friends, good food, coffee shop sits and the beach, I couldn’t ask for much more. Time to
relax after a big year!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675812922157610398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-80225944525525261092013-08-08T23:25:00.001+10:002013-08-08T23:30:57.406+10:00<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've been a bad blogger of late, so below there is two new blogs, one from Kitzbuhel and another from Hamburg.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The team for the London World Championships was announced yesterday and I am pleased to have been named on the Elite team for 2013. Here is a short piece I wrote in response to a few questions for the press release, I thought I would share it here. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">“It is a privilege to be selected to represent Australia at an Elite
World Championships and something which I am very proud and honoured to do. We
have a rich history and I want to be a part of the new generation to continue
the legacy which has been set before us. My first Elite Worlds last year I
unfortunately got a flat tyre but continued on after losing significant time to
come 26th. Although my Junior Worlds history is a lot brighter with 2 silvers
and a gold (07,08,10). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would love to
have a great race In London to give the selectors a convincing reason to consider
me for the Commonwealth games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will
race in Stockholm three weeks before London to get another Olympic distance
race done. My early races in the year were coming off a significant period of
injury so I have been satisfied to have been improvin</span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">g</span></span></i> throughout the year, before hopefully saving my best race to
last.”</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hamburg is renowned for being one of the most popular racing
destinations for athletes on the World series circuit and once you have
experienced it, there is no doubt why. The atmosphere is always incredible, the
passion and excitement of the huge crowds radiates energy and lifts you, I can
only imagine what it would be like if I was <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">G</span>erman!</span></div>
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from racing in Hamburg from when I was just 16 years old. It was my first
Junior World Championships and I placed 2<sup>nd</sup> to Hollie Avil. I was so
young and naïve but it still remains one of my fondest triathlon memories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After Kitzbuhel, I felt like rubbish. The race up the
mountain and the travel had well and truly caught up with me. After a few easy
days of feeling sorry for myself, I gradually got back into the swing of things
and was very excited to be heading to Hamburg. Josh was also making the trip
from Boulder to see me race, which was a positive boost after not seeing him
for about 3 months. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The swim was mental, a lot of girls I spoke to after the
race had got clobbered and it was a bit of a fight at times! There were some
great swimmers in the field who strung things out at the front although I was
happy that I exited at the back of the big group of girls. Once onto the bike,
as always, its hammer time out of t1. I caught up to a few girls and most were
looking around for someone to do some work. As we were all putting on our
shoes, I noticed a leading group establishing just up ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once Svenja Balzen and Anne Haug caught up to
the group, it was rather obvious that Svenja was going to be Anne’s worker for
the day and it only took one lap for us to catch up to the leading bunch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once we had bridged, I went straight towards the front and
stayed amongst the first 5 wheels for the 20km. I wasn’t sure of what was
happening at the back, but the coaches kept us informed that the group that
included <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">G</span>wen was 45 seconds down. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was only a sprint distance race, but I was
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I positioned myself well on the bike so I didn’t feel it was
a particularly fast ride, I felt comfortable through the corners. Although a
few times, a couple of girls trying to get to the front compromised the safely
of the pack trying to move onto the wheels in front of me at the technical
parts of the course. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Out of t2, the girls ran out hard. I picked up a few girls
but the early leading trio of Jodie Stimpson, Non Stanford and Anne Haug stayed
just out of reach. I felt fairly average on lap one and had an annoying sharp
stitch but started to feel a lot better on lap 2. This, combined with the fact
that the leaders might have started getting strategic between themselves,
allowed me to finally make the bridge to the front. Andrea Hewitt also bridged
across and it was a race between us 5. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately when Anne kicked, I had nothing
to give and it looked like a battle for 4<sup>th</sup> between Andrea Hewitt
and I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yep, I lost that one too ;) I was
very satisfied with 5<sup>th</sup> place. I gave myself a shot at getting on that
podium and unfortunately I was just out classed by some incredible athletes on
the day. Hopefully one day soon I will get there, always searching for that ‘perfect’
race. I’ve learnt to be patient in this sport though, and some recent injuries
this year have really taught me some hard but valuable lessons in patience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The next day was team relay and I was joined by Moffy, Peter
Kerr and Aaron Royle. I was super tired in the relay and lost some time on the
short swim but was thankful I found something in my legs to make up the deficit
on the bike. The run was super short and very fast and I didn’t have the speed.
Peter anchored the team into 4<sup>th</sup> place, the best that we have done
for a long while. It was no podium and it seemed that there was a bit of
disappointment with the result, but everyone in the team put in 100%. Moffy and
Aaron got me in a great position and I wish I could have offered more on that
run! Peter did a great job to finish off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another great experience at Hamburg, it was a pleasure once
again. Here is the link to a short recap of the race.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8ZYP8pHhI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8ZYP8pHhI</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I arrived in Vitoria, Spain for the first time on the Sunday
evening before the weekend of Kitzbuhel. I was very excited to be arriving in a
new place, as I have been based in Aix, France in previous years. A new culture
was to be experienced and unfamiliar riding and running loops to be explored.
Anyone that has done the long haul travel from Australia knows that it takes
its toll, so the few days that I did have in Vitoria before heading to kitzbuhel
were very low key. Next time round, I will allow myself more time in Europe
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The mountain town of Kitzbuhel was just as beautiful as I
remembered from the previous year. Quaint little cottages and breathtaking
views, and we were there to climb one of the mountains which loomed before us,
the Kitzbuhel Horn. 750m swim, 11.55km bike and 2.55km run.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The swim was somewhat of an uphill battle for me too. I
hadn’t raced since May in Yokohama and it is enough time to forget what World
Series swims are like, especially over 750m. It is no time to become complacent
and I had some time to bridge coming out of the water. <span> </span>Once I was onto the bike Vanessa Raw flew past
me and on I jumped on the back to try and make up some time through the town
before we started climbing. The group was not far away once we got to the climb
and I started making up some ground on ones who had already fallen off the
pace. Once a main group of girls was established, I stayed the same distance
off the back of them for quite a while. I was never going to be in the race if
I didn’t bridge across, but I had nothing to give and the girls up front were
quite clearly brilliant mountain goats.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There was more climbing to be done once we battled up the
mountain on our bikes, even the transition was even on a pretty decent
gradient. I’m quite sure that Alister Brownlee was the only athlete who even
attempted to remove his feet from his shoes while he was riding, so the rest of
us were left to look rather stupid running into T2 in our cycling shoes. The
race was over once I was off the bike, the run was too short to make up
time, so it was just a matter of holding anyone off from behind. I finished in 9<sup>th</sup>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span> </span>I was satisfied to
stay inside the top 10 again, although a little disappointed in myself. Disregarding
my place, times or the other girls, I was underwhelmed with the way I climbed
after the work I had put into the training. Kitzbuhel Horn is a unique beast, I
understand that, but I felt that I couldn’t push myself to the limits in which
I had reached in training while on the gold Coast. I wanted to do it all over
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The girls up front were incredible. Kudos to Queen of Kitz,
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such a unique event but I must admit, I was pretty happy that Hamburg was up
next. Fast and flat!</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675812922157610398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-35513841173210554982013-05-18T17:50:00.001+10:002013-05-18T17:50:18.336+10:004th In Yokohama<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">A direct 9 hour flight into Tokyo and a rather quick bus and taxi trip later, I was back in Yokohama to race for the second time this season. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The race in Yokohama was at the end of 2012 in last year’s series, so I quickly became accustomed with the familiar surroundings, even with my below than average 'women’s sense of direction'. My confidence quickly dissipated when I rolled out with (Dan) Wilson and Pete (Kerr) for a casual spin the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No idea which way to go and could not for the life of me remember which direction I rode the previous year. The ride was quickly abandoned anyway, after we decided that rolling 50meters between each set of traffic lights wasn’t in fact considered riding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The first couple of days in Japan, I felt pretty rubbish. I rested a little more than usual and kept positive that I would be feeling more energetic come race day, and I did, thankfully. My body listened to my mind. Before San Diego, It had been a long time since I had done significant travel and taper into a race, so I held confidence that it would all come together for race day. Number one rule, stay cool. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">With a smaller field than usual, I was fully aware that the swim would string out and that there were some strong swimmers who would ensure that this would happen. I remember Adachi swimming solo off the front in Sydney last year, so it was no surprise to me that she led out with Moffy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I navigated around a group of fighting swimmers, safely onto the feet of a small group. We were off the back of the front group but had a larger group behind us. I had a very quick T1 and start of the bike which put me in a good position with Maaike Caelers and Kate Roberts. I saw Kate McIlroy up ahead and I knew that she would be a good person to work with to catch the front group. On the bike it was the four of us, I worked hard on my turns at the front along with Kate, and after 1 lap we weren't far behind at all, so we caught well within the 2nd lap on the bike. Being in the front group felt great! I stayed towards the front end of the group and accelerations happened here and there, but nothing significant enough eventuated to split the group up over the 9 lap course. The rain started coming down with about 3 laps to go which meant everyone became more concerned with staying upright rather than keeping the pace up. The newly dampened pavement looked like ice, and every single corner donned a big fat pedestrian crossing, and there were lots of corners! The chase groups seemed to be taking a lot more risks because of their deficit and they ended up catching on the last lap.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675812922157610398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-42386139035482796932013-05-09T10:43:00.001+10:002013-05-09T10:46:37.528+10:00Yokohama Round 2<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The few weeks in between San Diego and Yokohama certainly did fly. It took me a while to get over some post muscle soreness in my legs due to my lack of run conditioning and the unforgiving concrete along the San Diego beaches. I'm happily sitting in my Yokohama hotel room for my second race of the season, so I don't have much to complain about!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We built into our training for 2013 and after quite a few productive weeks, I was very much enjoying the long miles and aerobic work. After a ridiculously dry start to the summer, South East Queensland was battered quite hard by some damaging storms and rain. A few sessions were changed here and there but to be honest, our squad wasn’t affected much; I can’t say the same for our poor beaches though. I was very pleased with how my training was going and I distinctly remember commenting on how well I was holding up. Well I jinxed myself there didn’t I. A few weeks ago now, I tore my plantar fascia. Not the end of the world, but something that I have been dealing with each week. I have rather stiff feet (alright for running, not so great for a kick set in the pool ;) and when I increase my run miles, I now know that I should never comment on being injury free ..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was going to race in Auckland, but I think more than likely that I will be starting my 2013 season in San Diego instead. Physios, docs and podiatrist are extremely happy with the way my body is repairing itself and I may be fine to run in Auckland but there would be a small doubt in my mind that I wasn’t doing the right thing, especially if I don’t put it under a real test by doing some hard runs before hand. Something which has always been extremely important to me is longevity in this sport. I am young, I am learning and I want to make the right choices by my body to be a strong and healthy athlete who can deliver respectable results as consistently as I can. Knowing that some of the older athletes (who appear seemingly indestructible now!) had to go through injuries while they adapted to bigger workloads, keeps me in a positive mind set, it happens. I was disappointed that I couldn’t race Mooloolaba on the weekend and I felt like I let a few people down in doing so, but I know that I made the right decision. It was an awesome weekend and I was so glad that I had the opportunity to be a part of it all. It was great to see Moffy come away with third, toughing it out in such hot conditions. Once I get some pictures together I will post another blog from Mooloolaba with a few things I had the privilege to be involved in!</span></div>
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ash_0225http://www.blogger.com/profile/08359721234010001800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-64344495182959432752012-12-03T19:18:00.000+11:002012-12-03T20:47:02.275+11:00Island travels 2012<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hamilton Triathlon has been and gone once again and it was my
pleasure to be involved for my third year. I was very happy to take
another win and see so many people enjoy their weekend too, with event
numbers growing from last year. Steve Jackson and his team do a great
job organising this event on a beautiful yet brutal course. One decent
hill has to be navigated before you descend down a hill onto the airport
runway and speed along 3.8km of hot mix! After enjoying the runway, you
head straight up another solid climb before it flattens out slightly
before you head into a steep downhill section with two rather sketchy
(!!) left hand turns to negotiate before passing the transition to make 3
laps for the 20km. This makes for a very fun bike course in such an
amazing location, soft sand finish and all! The open water swim at Whitehaven Beach the next day
tops off a great weekend on the Island. </span><br />
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Hamilton Island Triathlon also marked the beginning of my end of season
break, and wow, wasn’t I hanging out for it. This year I have been
fortunate enough to discover some new places, increase my travels and be
exposed and experience more elite racing. Eventually the season was
wearing me down, although I am very pleased to have kept on top of
things to finish off in Noosa and Hamo (minus a couple of brain
explosions ;)) I was physically and mentally ready to do absolutely nothing
at all, so it was time for <a href="http://www.joshuaamberger.blogspot/" target="_blank">Josh</a> and I to escape to Moreton Island
once again. It was also time to catch up with my non athlete friends who
always can't wait until they can keep me up past 8.30pm. </span><br />
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are some pictures of Moreton Island. Such an incredible landscape where you can see undisturbed wildlife along your
travels everyday > head for the furthermost point from the
tourist resort like we did! </span><br />
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<br />ash_0225http://www.blogger.com/profile/08359721234010001800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-60541405440472851732012-11-09T11:58:00.001+11:002012-11-09T12:04:02.377+11:00Maiden Win in Noosa<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What
a weekend!! Noosa Multi Sports Festival is the biggest triathlon in
Australia and if you have been fortunate enough to be a part of the
festivities, it is easy to understand why so many people keep coming
back. The five days incorporates fun and social events and a huge expo
and also includes events that showcase some of Australia’s (and the
worlds) best talent. After the 1000m swim, crit race and the Noosa Bolt,
Sunday rolled around quite quickly and it was now the triathlete’s
turn.<br /><br />Elite
race start was 6.15am, which meant for a very early wake up. I had been
coming down with a little sickness during the week, although I was
fortunate enough to slowly be feeling better while poor Josh just got
worse! It has been a huge year for me so I was feeling tired and not my
energetic self. In the swim I found myself with a French girl who had
locked herself onto my hip, with a few other girls getting away only
metres from my fingertips. Open water swimming skills is number one on
my priority list for 2013!! As soon as I exited the water I knew that I
had work to do on the bike. I felt quietly confident after some
promising 40km time trials, and my increasing strength on the bike
during 2012. Felicity Sheedy-Ryan and I picked up and passed quite a
number of girls during the first half of the bike leg. There was a
little rain coming down during the 40km, so I took caution around the
roundabouts coming back into town. Fliss and I came into transition 2
with Lisa Marangon and also Mel Rollinson who had caught us in the last
couple of kilometres.
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out of transition I wasn’t too confident although within a few hundred
metres I felt strong and ready to run! I kicked away from the other
girls and did not look back. Liz Blatchford and Caroline Steffan had a
significant gap although I never thought of giving up and ran fully
determined to catch the girls. Liz and Caroline were running side by
side and they were in my sights before the turnaround. When I past the
ladies, I really tried to keep the pressure on and the pace high. I have
never felt so good in the final stages of my run and I truly think the
crowd support<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>had something to do with it. To
come away with the Noosa title this year is very special and truly an
honour. I could not think of a better way to be finishing 2012.
Congratulations to Felicity Sheedy-Ryan who ran into second and to Liz
Blatchford who rounded out the podium.
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night did not disappoint and everyone seemed to be having a very good
time ;) Thank you very much to USM Events for the great weekend and
congratulations to the thousands of athletes who also participated in
the fantastic event. Next stop for me is Hamilton Island Triathlon. I
have been to the event the past two years and it is another one of those
"must do" weekends which I'm very much looking forward to. Very relaxed
atmosphere, although you can’t relax too much as there's quite a brutal
20km ride! Tune back in for a little report and some cool pictures.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for reading,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ash</span></span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/buE33eCJ6p0?fs=1" width="459">Than</iframe>ash_0225http://www.blogger.com/profile/08359721234010001800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-50685353953568555702012-10-26T19:34:00.000+11:002012-10-26T19:34:00.948+11:00Auckland deflation- Noosa is next<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>2012 highlights:</b><br />Sydney WTS: 10th <br />San Diego WTS: 10th<br />Banyoles WC: 3rd<br />Kitzbuhel WTS: 9th<br />Tizzy WC: 1st<br />Hamburg WTS: 7th<br />Yokohama WTS: 6th<br /><br />To finish off my World Triathlon Series with a solid performance and another top ten would have been the perfect conclusion to my 2012 campaign. No matter your preparation or level of determination to succeed, Triathlon is not an easy sport and will always throw up challenges. The Grand Final of the World Triathlon Series (WTS) was held in chilly Auckland with the Elite Women’s race being held on Saturday at 12.15pm. Many people assumed I would have been racing in the U23 race, although I was always preparing to race in the Elite category. I had being racing in the elite series for the duration of 2012 with consistent top ten’s, so I relished the opportunity to represent Australia in my first senior World Championship. I was extremely eager to finish the year on a positive note, very excited for the trip to Auckland. Unfortunately I got a puncture on the bike and the chances of me producing a decent result became impossible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once arriving in Auckland on the Wednesday, we experienced all four seasons, sometimes even within the hour. The bike course was a brutal 8 lap course with 3 decent hills to navigate each time around. Steep downhill’s with corners at the bottom meant that the unpredictable weather could become a factor in the race come Saturday. I was very fortunate that Auckland kept the roads dry for my race, with the rain being was one less element to contest with. The water temp was 14.6 degrees, wetsuits were most certainly mandatory... and in my case, a thermal cap plus two another lycra caps were in use :) The previous week I had been feeling a little run down and tired, although I had adequately prepared myself with some rest and a good taper. To be completely honest, I felt a little drained during the swim, there was lots of fighting going on! The first part of th bike was quite tough, although I felt very confident through some of the fast downhill sections. Unfortunately when I got my puncture I had to complete most of the lap riding on my rim. Going up and down the hills was rather difficult but I managed to get around the course unscathed to change my wheel. The race was well and truly gone for me at that point but there was no way I was going to have a DNF against my name. I got a few sympathy claps from people who thought that I had just blown up big time; I think that was the most embarrassing part!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I walk away from the weekend feeling disappointed. I recognise that the puncture was out of my control although can’t help but feel like I let people down. I was so grateful my family had come to Auckland to support me and the crowd was absolutely amazing!! If you were out on course cheering I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, it was an incredible experience. Despite the puncture, I am happy that I got on with the race and made sure I finished, even though I was crossing the line far from where I would have liked. The race of the day went to the U23 men, an amazing team effort which saw Aaron Royle take out the win, it was inspiring to watch. It was also great to see Josh back on the ITU scene and driving the bike pack to finish in 11th, making the day a whole lot brighter. Congratulations also to all the Australian Age Groupers who raced on the Monday, we had a strong team of over 600 and won the medal tally!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I guess I can say that I am proud of my efforts in 2012, my first Elite series and finishing in 15th in the overall rankings. Thanks to my coach, Craig Walton, I've started doing things that I thought weren’t possible- my training load slowly increasing and remaining fairly consistent. Many times during the year I have learnt to adapt to different training when dealing with a few little injuries or misfortunes, learning to put faith in my running ability (and the power of an elliptical!). Also to my swim coach Denis Cotterell, he has been spending some extra time helping me with my stroke and I appreciate his time. He is the best in the business and for him to have faith in me and my swimming gives me confidence for the future....lots of hard work and a few more years under my belt, I am determined to not be chasing for once ;) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Lastly, a big CHEERS to Tri NZ...that was certainly a fun after party. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Noosa is next, I hope to see you there!</span>ash_0225http://www.blogger.com/profile/08359721234010001800noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-26001466822969502332012-10-06T08:54:00.000+10:002012-10-23T17:56:26.312+11:00Second last WTS race- Japanese Edition<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;">
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ash_0225http://www.blogger.com/profile/08359721234010001800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-32426126086284772212012-09-08T17:56:00.003+10:002012-09-11T19:15:35.159+10:00Final travels & home sweet home!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I loved London! I woke up whenever I pleased, ate some breakfast and then went walk about throughout the streets of London, soaking up the Olympic atmosphere. I got lost all the time but always found my way back to Wholefoods, who I happily supported during my time in the city. Good food, sleep ins and some quality Olympic viewing was just what I needed. It was very exciting to be able to see the women’s Triathlon, although it wasn’t exactly what I had expected. Obviously apart from the medallists, it was far more spread out than I anticipated. I guess that is going to happen when there are far less people in the race than at a normal World Champ Series race. The atmosphere was incredible and I was very honoured to be able to be a part of it, very much hoping I might have my chance in 4 years time. Congratulations to Erin Densham for her bronze medal, a very deserving reward after her amazing year of racing to gain Olympic selection. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />From London, I flew to Boulder in the US to spend some time with Josh as he prepared for HyVee. A chilled out town, with Aussies and Kiwis everywhere! It’s a very popular training hub and as I saw a few stars of the Triathlon world flog it out in the pool, I took a little more time to rest as I sunned myself in my bikinis pool side. After a week in Boulder, I headed to Austin with Josh for another 7 days before I flew back home. I got into some aerobic training, knowing quite well I would have to be semi prepared for a bit of a flogging when I returned home! After a few easy days to adjust to the time zone, training began for the Yokohama/Auckland World Series double. I hope that my body is ready to go for Yokohama, we will see, I sure am motivated. I do not regret taking a break at all; I wasn’t prepared to continue to flog myself and end up burnt out at the end of the season. Back at Miami swim squad, enjoying the Gold Coast hinterland rides and beachside runs. Only 3 weeks until Yokohama!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />Here are a few pictures from the last month. Also congratulations to<a href="http://www.joshuaamberger.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank"> Josh</a> for his 7th at HyVee and taking out the first swim preme. The tweet I posted as soon as he had finished is exactly what I first thought... "Self coached, self funded. Proof you can make it happen if you have the passion! Big things to come. V/ proud". </span><br />
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<br />ash_0225http://www.blogger.com/profile/08359721234010001800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-44183974746243814052012-08-04T02:27:00.000+10:002012-08-04T04:45:09.029+10:00Hamburg + London & time for some rest!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 2 weeks ago I was packing my bags and heading to Hamburg for the World Triathlon Series sprint race. It was certainly a nostalgic experience and one which I had eagerly anticipated since the beginning of the season. Very happy that I had been racing well enough to get a start, I returned to the magnificent city for the first time since 2007. 5 years ago I came to Hamburg for my first Junior World Championships as a 16 year old. I was young and naive, very new to the sport- it was the beginning of many things I treasure and still reflect on today. I met new people, experienced a different culture, I was surrounded by Australia’s elite and my love and passion for racing was sparked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The water temperature was a chilly 17, wetsuits necessary. I was happy with my swim, exiting the water at the back of the front group. YES!! Running up the ramp with Erin Densham right beside me, I knew I must have been in a pretty good position. A 47 second transition 1- struggling to get my wetsuit off meant I missed the first pack, while others who swim a little slower than me making it. Back in the chase pack once again, I did the majority of the work with Anne Haug. I have been happy with the cycling strength I have gained throughout the season, putting in the kms and hard work. Funnily enough it was training partner, Emma Moffat who was driving the front pack- not an easy task to hunt her down! </span></span><br />
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I have just come back from my race in Hamburg, although reports from my previous weekend at the Tiszaujvaros World Cup have yet to be blogged, so thought I better start there. This post is a special <i>Dan Wilson edition</i>, my weekends proceedings written from his perspective. I am very pleased to have him guest blog or me and have defiantely come off the winner, Dan's literacy skills are far superior then mine. Thankyou for the continual support throughout the season and for all of the kind words after the race, they are always much appreciated. Enjoy the read... </div>
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<i>Greeting friends, and may I initiate by articulating what an honor it is to have my humble ramblings here on the hallowed turf of your host’s blog. Charged with the task of chronicling quite a dominant weekend by Ash ‘Please Be’ Gentle, relax and satisfy your narrative nourishment, as we shall allow our reenactment to be as effusive as Gentles second World Cup win deserves.</i></div>
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<i><br />Minor hiccups during race preparation are the irksome olive pits that plague most of the triathlon cognoscenti from time to time. In Gentle’s case, by mid-week before Tiszy, trouble was afoot, literally it would seem. After a brief stoush with some strapping tape, Gentle’s foot had come off second best, leaving an allergic reaction causing a blister that would have had the cast of Saw gagging.</i></div>
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<i><br />Pre-race omens were not all bad however, with amateur prognosticator Gentle having dreams involving miracle breaks on the bike, instigated by her superlative bike skills avoiding mass crashes that hindered the rest of the field, whilst leaving our protagonist riding unscathed. Fortunately for the health of the majority of the female field, these Nostradamus-esque predictions failed to materialise, however the visions were enough to have Gentle captivated by the bike primes, which we shall get to later in this account.</i></div>
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<i><br />Thus, with no further prophecy’s expounded from the week, our departure on Thursday had come up quickly. Also, ‘Coming up quickly’ was teammate Boxy’s dinner, breakfast, and eventually stomach lining, and unfortunately for the little fella, put paid to his hopes of racing on the weekend, and was lumped with the distinctly unenviable task of traveling to Hungary whist vomiting with the regularity of a metronome. Needless to say, we kept a safe, yet empathetic distance from Boxy during transit.</i><br />
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<i>Upon arrival to Tiszy, race briefing quickly revealed the intricacies of the avant-garde format being trialled this year. The women were faced with racing a sprint distance Semi-Final on the Saturday, needing a top 12 (+ 1 fastest non-qualifier) to qualify through to the final on Sunday, whilst the rest were sent home for an early shower, and presumably, cheering through somewhat gritted teeth on Sunday.</i></div>
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<i><br />So - onto Semi-Final 1! The swim was 750m, requiring 3(!) laps in somewhat murky water. Given that the first buoy was a ‘generous’ 114 metres from the start line, most were predicting blood at the first turn, evident by the 1st aid officers, paramedics, and most unsettlingly, a priest situated by the swim course. Choosing to give the rest of the field a fighting chance, Gentle (by her own admission) had a dog’s breakfast of a start, and did everything but swim backwards from the start line. Head-start given, some strong swimming and tactical nous, saw Gentle enter T1 nothing more than a few firm pedal strokes from the front bunch, after which the bike ensued without incident, and a large pack arrived at T2.</i></div>
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<i><br />Onto the run, and tactical smarts dictated nothing more than a canter was in order, as saving some dry tinder for tomorrow was becoming paramount, and Gentle cruised along in 3rd gear, yet still claimed the heat from teammate Charlotte McShane, along with the entire Aussie female contingent, featuring Ash Bailie, Tamsin Mona-Vale and Nat Van-Coevorden.<br />After a quick massage and ice bath cold enough to make a penguin shiver, the girls were then treated to be able to watch the first of the ‘proper’ races of the afternoon - the mens race (relax ladies, I’m only joking, no chauvinism here...).</i></div>
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<i><br />Following a well earned sleep, Sunday brought the cynosure of the weekend, with the Final deciding the recipients of the hardware on offer. After some good natured sledging on the efficiency of Gentle’s start, a slightly more focussed pontoon dive saw Gentle with a start Phelps would have been proud of. Having some work to do early on the bike, the ‘Walton Polish’ (i.e. creating tough-as, super strong athletes) had clearly rubbed off on Gentle, as she towed 3 other athletes up the join the main pack. From my vantage point, high on level 3 of the Hotel Phoenix, Gentles arrival caused some drooping of shoulders and gnashing of teeth among some of the lesser credentialed runners. </i></div>
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<i>Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite make out some of the erratic riding and careless saliva disposal that several post race reports described, which would have made for even more entertaining viewing. Sadly despite a Sagen-like attack on the second last lap, Gentle failed to capture her coveted bike prime, getting rolled by a pair of Russians over the last few metres, and thus initiating a Wilson vs Gentle competition to be first to claim a prime this season. Or next season. Or career. These primes are hard, it could take (at least me) a while.</i></div>
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<i><br />Once on to the run, it was a good-old-fashioned-running duel, with Gentle leading from Dutch youngster Maaike Caelers, who clung like a limpet until the final lap, where Gentle was finally able to break clear to add her second World Cup win to a rapidly expanding resume.<br />All that was left for Gentle was to splash some Champagne on some Hungarian locals, pocket the hardware, and take $20 euro off me by accepting my challenge to moonwalk the stage to collect her winnings, gaining arguably more cheers from the crowd than during the race.</i></div>
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<i><br />It was a weekend of hard, fast and exciting racing over the novel format, and one sure to be a hit with triathlon fans everywhere, and clearly a format that Gentle relished. Until the next Wilson-Gentle split album, it’s been a pleasure to guest author.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Willy. </i></div>
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Very intimidating writing for 'Words with Wilson' himself, but check out Dan's blog for my take on his weekend <a href="http://danwilsontriathlete.blogspot.fr/2012/07/wilsongentle-spilt-album.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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<br />ash_0225http://www.blogger.com/profile/08359721234010001800noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417753390002377238.post-54836631731446703422012-07-01T20:42:00.002+10:002012-07-01T20:42:38.194+10:00Kitzbuhel +<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So the six day turn around from Banyoles World Cup had me worried at one point, Wednesday afternoon run after the race was one of the worst ever! Putting that out of my mind, I left Aix le Bains once again, en route to Kitzbuhel to race in my 5th Worlds Series race on the Saturday. Having 4 top 10 performances in World Series races from 4 starts, I wanted to try and keep this track record going. Once I arrived in Kitzbuhel I was immediately blown away by this little mountain town's beauty, I've always heard great things and I felt privileged to have the opportunity to experience it myself. </span><br />
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some work to get myself in the race. It was definitely not the time to
have a sub-par swim, as all the strong cyclists seemed to be up in the
front group, incuding the likes of Spirig, Norden, Hewitt, Samuels,
Groff and Harrison. Along with a few others rolling some turns at the
front we ended up about 1.30minutes down off the front group coming into
T2. I felt confident and quite strong on my bike, not for one mintue
wanting to give up, although the gap got out to over 2 minutes at one
stage! I loved the course, it's quite challenging with some climbing,
fast downhills, cobblestones and some technical sections. Coming off the
bike I had nothing to lose, determined to run myself into a reasonable
position after pulling lots of turns on the bike. I ended the day with
the fastest run split and 10th overall. I was very fortunate to have
Josh come from Zurich to support me, a very nice surprise! The next day I
packed up and headed to Switzerland myself to spend a few days with
him, time to relax with great company! I really enjoyed my time in
Zurich, such a beautiful place, but it was goodbye to Josh once again as
I headed back to my training base in Aix. In just over 2 and a half
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living on the lake in Zurich</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Successfully found the lolly shop from last year!</td></tr>
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