I arrived on the Gold Coast yesterday for this weekends Luke
Harrop triathlon. My mum and I arrived early to somewhat adapt to the
conditions down here. It was quite lucky that we were able to get away this
weekend because there is a cyclone approaching the coast of Far North
Queensland and it going to hit tonight. The bureau of meteorology has
classified it as a very strong category four and could almost be a category
five.
Today I travelled to Brisbane for an interview with Brisbane
radio host Phil Smith. He hosts a cycling program on ABC radio called the
Squeaky Wheel. It was such a wonderful experience for me because I have never
been on the radio. I was so nervous though because you don't have anytime to
think of your answer, so I stumbled a few times. What I found pretty cool was
the fact that it was just one big conversation for the whole time and how
chilled out it was, although I have now gained a lot more respect for radio
hosts and how they can sit there and talk the whole time.
I race the triathlon Sunday morning and I would say that I’m
under prepared. Since state triathlon in Hervey Bay, I have been sick with the
flu and colds and haven’t done any swim training, although my bike and run legs
are feeling very good, so I hopefully I can make up a lot of time up in those
areas. I’m aiming for somewhere around 1hr 3-5minutes, so if I can finish in
that time then I will be very happy. I have no pressure on myself for this
race, but I’ll still go as hard and as fast as I can.
I’ll write again on Sunday night with a race report and will put a
copy of the link to the radio recording when it is released.
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