Philippines 70.3 on the road to Kona

After having a good rest after Ironman Germany it is back into the hard yards in preparation for the World Ironman championships in Kona. Surprisingly and thankfully my form did not drop away too much, I put that down to all the millage in the legs from this Ironman training the past few months.

I was a great off season relaxing and hanging out with friends and family. I made it down to the snow a few weeks ago with my girlfriends dad and sister Nikki, unfortunately the weather was not great but we did manage to get a couple half days boarding and besides a few aches and pains from using different muscles I escaped in good nick. I managed to keep relatively chilled out and not too busy, but I am paying the price for that now with a never ending list of things to do before I leave New Zealand next week that just keeps getting longer.

I have also just confirmed that the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines will be a new addition to my race schedule leading in the World Championships. It takes place in Camsur, Philippines on the 23^rd August, so I have another two and half weeks to get on top of my form so I can give Cameron Brown and Chris McCormack a good run for the money. It will also be a good way for me to test the heat and see how my body handles it in preparation for Kona.

I leave NZ on the 12^th August to do a week’s training in Aussie on the way to the Philippines. From there I head to Kona, Hawaii to do a training camp with McCormack. I plan to base myself for the remainder of my build up leading into Kona so I can work on my tan… and learn the course.

Will fill you in after the Half Ironman in the Philippines

Terenzo