Oiy!.... it's IMOZ!!

I am very blessed to have two nationalities. My mother is Australian and my father is Canadian. I was born in Edmonton, raised in Calgary and am a bonified Canuck! I'm also an Australian citizen and feel a deep and special connection to that wonderful country, a country that is my second home as all my immediate family live Down Under. Growing up I spent many summers in Australia and one day I will probably end up moving there to be closer to my family.

So, I just have to raise my glass to all the participants in this years IMAustralia, being held on Sunday (or Saturday on this side of the pond). Tear it up mates!

Speaking of races, my first Triathlon is in 9 days. YIKES!! Tomorrow is my recovery day so I'm going to drive the bike and run course and check everything out. It's going to be such a fun event but as it's my first race in oooh, 9 yrs I'm treating it as my first race ever and don't want to injure myself. I know I'll succumb to the adrenaline rush and will drop the hammer on the bike but I really want to save my legs and put in a good run so that will be my focus: Maintain a high RPM cadence on the bike and don't get sucked into pushing a huge gear slowly ie 53/12 LOL.

I made a slight change to my training schedule too. Next week I start my Triathlon swimming club workouts: 6am- 7am Tuesdays and Thursdays. My LSD run is now on Wed and Friday's will see a short swim, spin class then a short run. My long swim and long bike are still on Sunday. Actually, I recently joined a cycling club (Elbow Valley Cycle Club) and will partake in their Sunday group rides which start in a few weeks. It should be a fun way to increase my cycling endurance.

I am pretty committed to completing an Ironman distance in 2008 (hell why not do IMOZ!!!) so I am treating this year as building a solid endurance base and remaining injury free.

Train smart, rest well and kick ass on the day!!