Race week in Colombo!

Had a great time racing with the coach and the rest of the Koa Sports team racing there – April, Jason, Chris, and Terry. Learned an incredible amount from them, and also had a ball training with them (OWS with April, a recce ride the day before, etc.).

The race went about as smoothly as I could’ve expected. It was a hot day, and my run suffered. But the bike was as good as I’d planned (33kmph+). The swim was also solid (<2000m in all, which meant I sighted well) at 41.30. A 5:30 finish was my target and I just about hit the target. So quite happy overall.

The week leading up to the race was good – and this is a first. My final taper week involved practice swims (open water and pool), a couple of rides, and no illnesses. This was a big reason for the performance, I’m sure.

After the last 6 months of training for Goa and Colombo, I’m taking a small “off-season” break. I’m going to focus on swimming so that I have some fitness for the Swimathon in March. But otherwise, it’s time to pause and take it easy for a month before I get back into the next solid training block.

Now, on to bigger and better things.