Friday, April 11, 2014

Gold Coast Triathlon and Radio Interview

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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