Hardware!

Had my first multisport race in Australia yesterday. Going in with 13 weeks of base training and hardly ever seeing a heart rate above 150bpm and having not done any real intensity efforts for a long time (Monday night cycling sessions excluded), I didn't really know what to expect. But, the course was dead flat, there was very little wind and the temperature was cool (~10 degrees?). I managed to put in a good effort for just over an hour and ended up with PBs in all categories, including breaking 40kph on the bike (including both transitions) and being 3:40 per kilometre pace and below on both runs ... resulting in 3rd place in my age category, which brought home some hardware.

These paces are all unchartered territory for me, so I'm quite pleased. So, maybe this high volume, low intensity thing really works.

Full Results (29th!)

Click on the following links for some photos ...

First Run -- ouch (the guy in red finished in 4th, 7 seconds back)

Bike -- grunting it out

Bike -- almost there

Awards ceremony (2nd place Jarratt -- spent some time training with D'Ornellas in TO)