(post 20)Recent Races

Admittedly the last few weeks have been pretty hard. Not because I’d been training loads, in fact quite the opposite as I had been lacking motivation and training had taken a nosedive.

The Strathclyde Supersprint triathlon was a disappointment and I could only finish 6th. I made the decision to swim without a wetsuit over the 300m course and considering the water temperature was 14 degrees this probably wasn’t a wise one! Not making the front pack in the swim cost me a placing. Not surprisingly I came back from the race with a hacking cough. At least I had done enough to win the Overall Series.

I had already booked and paid for my next race, the L’Orient World Cup in France and I was also taking my mum so I couldn’t pull out of this one! I was dreading it as it was a quality field and I knew I was only semi-fit. Although I felt terrible, my legs felt like bricks, I managed a creditable 10th. With this result, I am now ranked 8th in the World Cup standings with one more World Cup to go, which tempts me to keep going until the last race in Mexico on 26th October. I think this has given me a boost as so far this week I have managed to put in a good few days training.

I have a busy few months ahead as I am booked onto the BTF level 1 training course, the UKCC level 1 swim teaching course and also the Lifetime Professional Fitness Instructor Award. Should be a challenge!