Hi,
Talk about a tough day at the office! The conditions at the Mooloolaba World cup and the course were extremely taxing, around 35 degrees and a hill smack bang in the middle of the course that we had to negotiate 22 times, 14 on the bike and 8 times on the run leg.
My swim start let me down a bit…I need to swim out harder and be with the leaders from the start…otherwise it gets too hard to bridge the gap. I guess having Laura Bennett in the race (who lead the swim out at the Olympics) always sets the race up for a tough swim, I’ll just have to get faster and focus 110% on my swim starts. I came out with some good riders though and we were only 30 sec down coming of the bike onto the run. I didn’t have my best run after such a hard swim/bike but I hung in there and managed to overtake a few girls.
Considering I haven’t started any real speed training yet I had a good solid race and lots of fun which has left me hungry for more!
- The Chocolate Graphics team in Mooloolaba (Sophia, Liz and Kate)
It was great being a part of the Chocolate Graphics team while in Mooloolaba. John and Sheryl Taylor (the owners of Chocolate Graphics) took the team out for dinner including myself and Pete, Liz Blatchford and her husband Glen and South Africa’s Kate Roberts (who currently trains in Canberra). We also had a Chocolate Graphics photo shoot on the beach the day before the race (photos to come). John Taylor and Pete were great supporters along with other friends and family during the race.
Congratulations to Liz who came 3rd and Kate for her 4th place. I was 24th overall and 4th Aussie. This race doubled as the Australian Champs as well.
Stay tuned,
Soph
