Interesting Development

Interesting development yesterday. It turns out that I actually won my age group at Mandurah on Sunday. There was apparently a bit of confusion with some of the starting times, which when it was sorted out, ended up with me moving from second into first. Knock me over with a feather, that was slightly unexpected. Caught me slightly unawares, but I am pretty happy with the final result.

So in the end that means I moved up into 15th overall, and 12th in the men. Particularly happy with that result, not top 10, but getting there. The change in placing also means I was the fastest age grouper, which has ended up being a very pleasant surprise.

Moving on from Mandurah now and this morning it was back to the real world. It is now time to refocus on a little local race known as Ironman WA, or Busso Ironman to its friends.

Including this week I have four very short weeks to get ready for my first full Ironman. To say I was a little concerned would possibly be understating it. Training has been done and more training is imminent, but telling yourself you are ready and being ready are two very different things. I have four weeks to make them not so different.

With that in mind it was back on the bike this morning for my first post Mandurah training session. Nothing too arduous, just a pretty easy spin. It is funny, you might be a bit sore and sorry, but you get yourself going and the body remembers straight away what it is supposed to be doing. I felt fine on the bike, no fatigue, no soreness. A good solid little session. Decent southerly blowing which was an annoying headwind for some of it, but I couldn't stay mad because it was a lovely tailwind for a big chunk as well.

Back to it.