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Challenge Foster 2013
Well it had been a busy 2 weeks prior to the race and to be honest, by the time I got on the plane to head to Sydney I was a little over it all. I realised it really hadn’t been that long since I was doing this in Europe and those psychological demons started their work, but all the while I fought them off.
It was cool to have the Challenge Family back in Australia, not only for Aussies, but for us kiwi’s too. There are only so many races that can be held in NZ, so the more variety in AUS the better it is for us all. It’s no secret I am a big fan of Challenge and it was even cooler to have them where the heart of triathlon in Australia lays, Forster.
The weather gods played a little havoc with us during the build-up and on race day, but I was happy to have a bit of wind, rain and the cooler temperatures.
I led the swim and knew as soon as I took that first stride that my legs were struggling. Once on the bike it was even more apparent and those demons who had been doing their best to derail me during the build-up took one last stand. This race was all about giving me a boost before my Wanaka training starts and I managed to fend them off one last time and battled through one of my worst bike rides ever. I really was a useless piece of s…!
Never mind, I got off the bike very far behind the leader but running in contention for 7th place. I even managed to haul in 1 other from the group in front and ended up finishing 6th.
More than happy with that after a tough build-up and like I said earlier, these 2 weeks were done solely with Wanaka in mind. There is an awesome field lining up this year and it is going to be one hell of a race.
I’ll report in prior to Wanaka.
Thanks for reading and I hope everyone has a great Christmas and New Year.
Train hard and keep safe!
Cheers
Dylan
