Gearing Up for Racing Season

Its almost summer time in South Africa however winter seems to just want to stay. I have not raced or trained much over the last few week - winter most definitely got the best of me. So since the AR race, its been pretty boring in the world of sport other than the odd Hockey game on the weekends - where i must add, i have been scoring some goals and and running fast with the occasional sprint on the field.

Besides that, i am a week away from a 10km run i have entered "Spar Ladies 10km Run"...I would like to race it, however i doubt i would survive with the little training i have behind me...so for the race, i am just going to run and giving it my best shot. The time i finish in, will be my bench mark for the season...one can only improve from there...


September is right around the corner - as well as the Joburg City Triathlon on the 25th of September - thinking of entering the race as my first step into the Triathlon Season, but need to get my road bike ready for then. By saying that, i am currently restoring an old road bike as a customized bike with special colors with meaning and will add ribbon stickers which all have meaning to them. My bike will be my drive to compete and become better for the reason that i can! The inspiration came from a recent loss of a friend as well as the loss of many friends in the last two years...some to Car accidents, others to heart attacks at the age of 28 and my dear old friend who was taken by storm from the undesirable disease with no cure...cancer.

People know the Pink Ribbon and the Red Ribbon meanings, but there is more than just those...Go research up the meanings of different color ribbons. Now i want my bike to have all the ribbon colors on as i figured i do multi-sport...and somehow want to do sport for all the different types of charities...but i have no idea how i will work around that...especially in South Africa where Triathlon is not really a top sport and sponsorships for this sport is almost impossible to receive. So the idea of ever becoming a full time athlete in South Africa if you don't make the public eye...is absolutely out of the question. But that doesn't mean i cant keep trying!

So next week i start training with a pro triathlete...Looking forward to getting tips and technique correction before October when the BSG Triathlon Series starts...Something to look forward to.

In the mean time i need to up my running distance from 10km next Saturday to 21km on the 18th of September at the City to City race with the all big one of 42km on the 6 November at the Sowetan Marathon and then not far from that date, the 94.7 Cycle Challenge ...ah...i can feel the fitness calling me. 

But for now this weekend is about getting my butt back into the saddle of things with some Mountain biking adventures and Kayaking exploring while attempting to relax a bit before Monday morning when i head back into my training sets of 2 sets per day 7 days a week. So bring on the summer and bring on the Multi-sport Season.