Tri Time.

Soon to be me!

I am training for my first triathlon in 13 years. Back in March 1997, was the last time I entered into a triathlon. I remember this date fondly as it was not only my birthday but also the day that my husband proposed to me.

I must say that I definitely don’t think – actually I know - that I did not put enough effort into my training schedule, particularly the bike riding portion of the training. Now at the time I did have a perfectly good reason for this, only 5 years prior to this (whilst training for another triathlon) I was hit by a car on 2 separate occasions. Now they weren’t particularly bad accidents but enough to give me a pretty big scare. So, I put off the bike training until the very last minute. BIG MISTAKE! I could hardly run after I got of the bike as my legs had filled up with lactic acid and as I was not used to this feeling, I was in a great deal of discomfort and had a terrible run leg.

However this time I have put in more training on the bike and I am almost comfortable in saying that I will be able to run the last leg in its entirety. I have been working on my transition from the bike to the run and can now ride and run the distance, only just, but I still have a couple of weeks of training so I am hoping that it will get a little easier.

So what Triathlon will I be participating in? It is the TriathlonPink, and all female triathlon that is run to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. I will be entering the Sunshine Coast race at Kawana and possibly the Gold Coast race. If you are interested in entering you can find all the details on the TriathlonPink web page.

I will keep you updated on my progress, the good the bad and the ugly!
Roxanne - P/A to Team Godwin
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