I Have just arrived in Camsur, Philippines today. The weather is super hot and humid which is great because the fat is just dripping off my body… or at least the fluid is. The Cobra energy drink 70.3 is on Sunday and although the pro field is not that large the quality is definitely here with Chris McCormack, Cameron Brown, Timothy Mar and Pete Jacobs competing. Check out the attachment and have a look at the race website http://www.ironman703phil.com/tri-tans where you can vote on the Clash of the Tri-Tans (Macca, Brownie and Myself). At the moment I am in second behind Macca, but Brownie could be the man to watch on the day with his great results over the half ironman distance races this year, but you should still vote for me!
The past week I have spent training in Cronulla, Sydney with Macca. What a great place to train and hang out… and who said it was winter, the weather there has been mid to high 20’s every day. Training with the group up there which included Paul Ambrose (who is an up and coming Pro who you should watch out for) we had a great time and drank enough Coffee to last us a lifetime. Chris’s family – Emma, Tahlia, 5 and Sienna, 3 were good fun. Thanks for having me guys.
Unfortunately I finished off the week there training with a bit of a bike crash, actually a pretty bad crash. I was going about 50km/hr and hit a pot hole about 10minutes from home. I did a great superman impression flying over the handlebars. Luckily my head broke the fall and even luckier I had my specialized helmet on. I managed to get a lift back to the house in a kind persons car and got patched up. Then I packed my bags and got ready for the flight up to Manila on Philippines Airlines the next morning.
Things are starting to loosen up. One of Macca’s advisors who is also a muscle therapist is up here with us and he has been looking after me. Should be back in fine form come Sunday.
Will be in touch after the race
T
