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South African Elite Triathlon Champion !!

This past weekend I managed to grab my first Elite SA Triathlon  title. I worked hard for this race and wanted to win it really badly. This win will certainly provide some more motivation going into everyday training, and pushing to improve.

On race day thing looked pretty good and I was ready to race………..

Swimming went well and I managed to head out onto the bike securely in the pack, just behind Hendrik and Kent. There was few painful moments on the bike and I felt in control all the way to T2. We were going to fight this one out on the run once again…………..

I pushed the pace hard on the first couple of km’s on the run and managed to open a nice lead which I kept to the end, to hold of Sander Berk and Hendrik for the win.

Theeeee sweetest victory of the year

Moving…….

I’ve decided to move my training base from Bloem to Potch recently, and have been running around here for about a week now. So far things are going pretty well. Been doing some good sessions with with the boys here, and its sure beats going about things alone. Looking forward too my time ahead in Potch………

This weekend is race time again. Heading off to Germiston on Friday for our SA Championships. I am well prepared, and things are on on the “up”, so I am confident and ready for some good hard racing.

JHB Tri#3 Final

The final race of the series did not go exactly as planned for me. The boys raced well today, and the hammer was certainly down. I was unable to keep contact on the bike which meant I lost some time coming into T2. On the run things continued to look pretty dull, but I got a 3rd nonetheless, which meant a 2nd place  check in the overall series. Can’t be too disappointed with that. !

Some good racing at JHB tri #2

So today was the first race of the year for me. More of a test to see where I am at than anything else…….

Scored full marks today!

I was a bit diffident going into the race, not sure what to expect. The ‘race plan’ was pretty much a hard bike, and hard it certainly was.  Coming into T2 with just over a minute lead over Sander and the boys was exactly what I wanted. It made running a bit easier today.

In the end it was a comfortable win for me with Nestle teamate Sander coming in 2nd and Wikus 3rd.

Results at troisport.co.za

The final race of the series takes place in 2weeks time………will keep you posted.

JHB Tri Series race #1

December 14, another day of racing. This time however it was a standard non-drafting event.
Going into this race well under-prepared, I was out there to see what I can do whilst keeping things under controll, with a tired body…………..
I had to do very little swimming as I used the new Zoot swimsuit, which was pretty cool!
As for the rest of the race, lets just say I tried to make things as easy as possible for myself on the day, and I managed to grab a 2nd place finish behind Sander……….not too bad!!

That wraps up racing for the year…………..Now it base training again in prep for 2009.