For me to have sucsess this year i need to be come master of energy managment and race pacing. I will be persisiting with long distance triathlon an area of triathlon in which far too oftern the form book has had me down as a CME (catastrophic massive explosion) or bonk.
At the National Middle Distance Champs last year I placed 4th overall. It was all going well in what was turning out to be an almost perfect race, whilst leading the field by 90 seconds with 5k to go. I continued my tried and tested routine of blowing my doors off with the force of an atomic bomb and thus making my top 3 bonks of all time.
Top 3 Bonks of all time
1st - Alpe D'Huez Triathlon 2011; Blowing up pre the Alpe D'Huez climb not only caused me to climb the final mountain at the speed of the water cycle, but sent me crashing so deep into the pain cave that they had to call the Thunderbirds to get me out. The fact that i was able to run after has been described by some as more miraculous than Jesus rising from the grave.
2nd - Beaver Triathlon 2013 National Middle Distance champs: 5km out fail.
3rd - The slopes of Tourmalet, Etape 2010; in conditions that can only be replicated by riding your bike on a turbo, in a Green house, in Death Valley. In my dehydrated delirium i deciding that i could probably run faster pushing my bike than riding it.
This coming year i will focus heavily on becoming master of the 'bonk', but at least If i now fail in my quest i have ERDINGER Alkoholfrei to restore me back to life.
At the National Middle Distance Champs last year I placed 4th overall. It was all going well in what was turning out to be an almost perfect race, whilst leading the field by 90 seconds with 5k to go. I continued my tried and tested routine of blowing my doors off with the force of an atomic bomb and thus making my top 3 bonks of all time.
Top 3 Bonks of all time
1st - Alpe D'Huez Triathlon 2011; Blowing up pre the Alpe D'Huez climb not only caused me to climb the final mountain at the speed of the water cycle, but sent me crashing so deep into the pain cave that they had to call the Thunderbirds to get me out. The fact that i was able to run after has been described by some as more miraculous than Jesus rising from the grave.
2nd - Beaver Triathlon 2013 National Middle Distance champs: 5km out fail.
3rd - The slopes of Tourmalet, Etape 2010; in conditions that can only be replicated by riding your bike on a turbo, in a Green house, in Death Valley. In my dehydrated delirium i deciding that i could probably run faster pushing my bike than riding it.
This coming year i will focus heavily on becoming master of the 'bonk', but at least If i now fail in my quest i have ERDINGER Alkoholfrei to restore me back to life.