Ironman- 3 weeks to go....

With 3 weeks to go training is going well as we feel we have been able to combine both travelling with our training.

We are getting in some good mileage on the big, along with some good runs. Unlike Austria we have been trying to get some good brick sessions in to help our run off the bike. Now we are not going to be breaking any records but hope that it will make the final discipline slightly less painful....we'll let you know if it works!

We only have 1 more week in Oz before heading to NZ for the final leg of preparation. Our main focus is really on the bike to ensure we have enough speed and stamina on longest discipline.

Shannon's overall comments:
Tim has managed to train better than I have - he's a strong man (grr grr). I have been constantly in a whiney "Maria Sharipova" state (i.e. I'm tired, it's hot, my muscles hurt, poor me) but hope to redeem myself on the glorious day of 3 March. Training has been character building in this heat as well as torrential lightening storms north of Sydney. It's been fun integrating other activities such as surfing, river rafting, hiking, and climbing large scary structures into our training regime. It has been great having time to train without working full time but travelling around searching for pools/cycling routes can be exhausting in it's own right. It's all an adventure!