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So Im three weeks into training here in Australia and things have really changed in a short space of time. I’v lost body fat and gained muscle through training hard and eating healthy and feel so much stronger. I have changed a couple of things this time. I have hit the track a little earlier and kept off the running machines. The running machines I use in the gym out here have a top speed of 20 kph so I was always limited to how fast I could run.
I have also found out that my running times on the road are so much slower than on the treadmill, I should have learnt this by now but you learn something new every year. I will still use the treadmill during the winter but only at the beginning just to prevent injury and get me back into running fast.
So now its all about running reps on the road with the heat, wind and rain which has taken me to a new level. So far its been myself and Jodie Stimpston training together, Jodie really has the eye of the tiger and will be a major contender for a position on the Olympic team in 2012. Its been a long time since Iv seen someone not complain and be like a dog at the door for the next session lol.
We have had some new additions to the Team Dillon athletes training camp which is nice. Training as a team means we can all push each other and shout out words of encouragement during those intense session. I have just planned my first three races of the season which will be Mooloolabah & Sydney World Cup. Then on my way home to the UK I am stopping over in Florida for the St Antonys triathlon.