Monday 21 April 2008

Things are looking up!

Well, things are looking up again! The last three weeks I haven't raced and really got my head down with some solid problem free training resulting in a good battle with Stephen Harrison at Cambridge Duathlon on Sunday, I ended up with second but it could so easily have been the other way, more on that later.

Secondly ive just agreed to race in Blueseventy wetsuits for the next two years and am looking forward to trying out their latest Helix wetsuit and other goodies that are on their way.

Next Saturday sees me on the start line of the Lisbon Long Distance Triathlon where a very stellar field lines up. For a race that is only in its third year it has attracted an extremely strong men's field, in fact it looks stronger than a lot of the 70.3's which I guess may be down to the fact that its the first major European long distance race in the calendar. I am realistic about my chances in light of my bad luck so far this year and of course the crappy weather! I am looking for a solid race somewhere close to the 4:03 I did last year in preparation for Austria and Uk 70.3's where I am hoping to bag a pro slot for Clearwater.