Biestmilch - welcome on board

I am really pleased to have formed a relationship with Biestmilch. They make a great product and have an amazing team. Looking forward to a long and prosperous partnership going forward

Taupo Half Ironman

Pretty tough day at the office today. Young gun Matt Burgess pushed me all the way to the finish. Nice to end 2010 with a Win.

Pre Taupo Half

Ironman World Championships - Kona

After a tough day at the office and finishing in 20th position i want even more to come back to the island and redeem myself. Macca had a smart yet aggressive race to come out with the Win with Andreas Realert taking 2nd. A few weeks of R & R before getting ready to do it all again next year.

My Ironman World Champs Felt Machine!!

Mabuhay Everyone,

I arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday afternoon for the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines. Once we touched down we were then whisked away to the National Championship Basketball Final in Manila that evening. Had a great time and the atmosphere was amazing. To top off the night Fred’s team the Alaska Aces took home the Championship!!
Next day we flew down to Cam Sur where the race will be. Dancers, music and paparazzi everywhere on the tarmac, what a way to be welcomed. It was like we were all rock stars!!
I have had a great few days here in Cam Sur trying to acclimatise and soak up the atmosphere of this awesome event. The hospitality here is just incredible and the venue is fantastic, they definitely know how to put on a world class event.
Looking forward to race day tomorrow.....but not so keen on the heat and humidity which will be a huge factor.
Check out the race at www.ironman.com or you can follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/terenzo1.
Race commences at 6.30am local time.
See you all online!!

Paalam
Terenzo

Triathlon LAB

Triathlon LAB Sponsors Terenzo Bozzone
by TriEurope



Los Angeles-based triathlon retail store, Triathlon LAB, Inc. is proud to announce its sponsorship of professional triathlete, Terenzo Bozzone.
Of the relationship, Bozzone says, “It is great to be a part of the Triathlon Lab crew. I know that performing at the top of my game requires everything to run smoothly from my body to my bike. I know I can trust the staff at Triathlon Lab to always make sure my bike is operating at the top of its game. All I need to do now is make sure my body is functioning at the same level. I look forward to a long relationship with the team and know we will be able to help each other grow.”
The 25 year old athlete from Auckland, New Zealand already has dozens of 1st place elite and professional finishes highlighting his career. His race record boasts four-first place finishes and four-second place finishes in the 2010 season. One of the first place finishes was earned this past Sunday, July 11, at the Providence, Rhode Island 70.3.
Terenzo has most major 70.3 titles under his belt, including a record setting 2008 World Championship Clearwater win. In 2009, Bozzone began challenging the full Ironman distance, debuting with a second place finish at Ironman New Zealand.
“We are very excited to have Terenzo join us here in Los Angeles,” says founder and CEO of Triathlon LAB, Lloyd Taylor, “Terenzo has a lot of talent and a bright future in the sport. We are looking forward to being a part of his continued racing success.”
Bozzone joins a team of other Triathlon LAB winning athletes, whose professional roster includes Chris “Macca” McCormack, Chris Foster, Jenny Fletcher, Jim Lubinski, and others.

Rhode Island 70.3

Finally I have made it back home to New Zealand after an event filled few months on the road. The last race of the series for me was in Providence, Rhode Island on the weekend. This was going to be my 9^th race of the season and 8^th race on this trip. My journey over to the East Coast from LA had a rough start with me missing my flight by a few minutes. To add to this frustration I had one too many coffees that morning and had started to get the jitters while checking in. I managed to arrange to get on a 6am flight the next day so it was off to Santa Monica to hang out with Macca and Derrick. I managed to balance the $150 airline charge out with a one night refund on my hotel.

I arrived in Providence late Thursday afternoon to be greeted by Vinu Malik, owner of Fuelbelt, one of my sponsors. The next couple days rolled around fairly quickly and I soon realized that there were a few more top competitors racing than I had expected. I was going to have to have another great day if I wanted to come out on top.

Race morning was here and after 3hours sleep I was up at 3am to get ready for a 6am kick off. Also the start was an hour drive away from the finish. Thankfully Vinu was up nice and early to drop me off. So we cruised down in him Benz and cranked “The White Panda”

The Start of the swim was fast and soon we all realized that we couldn’t hold onto Kiwi, Graham O’Grady’s feet. He ended up putting a good 90seconds on us heading onto the bike. He also biked strong on the hilly course and held us off until the last section, that is most of us except Paul Ambrose who was starting to put time into us like we were kids riding BMX’s. Off the bike we were a group of five with a 3.5 minute deficit on Ambrose.

Richie and I quickly opened a little gap and were trotting along at a comfortable pace. The time to Ambrose was slowly coming down, but it was hard to calculate if we were going to have enough runway to bring him back. With Richie and I not looking around too much we were soon caught by another Aussie Tim Berkel. Berkel was running strong and putting the pressure on. Soon Richie had dropped off the new pace and I was only just hanging on. Onto the second lap we had made up 2 minutes so all going well we should catch Ambrose with a couple miles to go. I decided to make a move on the steepest hill on the course to test Berkel’s legs. He hung strong for most of the way but I managed to open a little gap that I worked hard to get bigger. Soon Ambrose was in my sights and instead of him giving up when I passed he ran with me for a mile or so and was probably puffing less than me.

All that kept me going that last half of the run was the thought of a good rest once I crossed that finish line. The fans were great and kept my spirits high and legs light those finishing stretches. I was relieved to get this win under my belt and one race closer to evening out my firsts and seconds for the season – 4 wins, 5 seconds and counting.

Tim Berkel came in second, Paul Ambrose third, Richie Cunningham fourth and Maxim Karit fifth.In the womans race we Kate Major ran into the win, Catlin Snow took second and fellow Kiwi Sam Warriner who lead the race most of the day struggled the closing miles and finished third.

Just in case I was not punished enough I had to go back and pack up my hotel before noon, get back for prize giving, rush to the airport to fight with the check in guy who has possibly stolen my bike case, fly to Orange County, arrive at midnight, wake at 6am, meet with Felt, shoot Oakley 2011 campaign all day with Walter Iooss, drive to Triathlon lab to pick up bags, drive to airport, sort out missing bag and fly to NZ in not the greatest seat. Glad to be home!

It has been a great season so far, thanks to everyone who has made it possible. I am now home for the next few weeks for a bit of R & R before getting ready for the big one in Kona in October.

I would also like to welcome California based Tri shop Triathlon Lab to the team. They are a great company and are helping to take this sport to the next level. It will be great to have a team of highly experienced mechanics helping me out whenever I need. I am looking forward to a great relationship with you guys.

By the way, New Zealand is cold and Kelly is working in Bali…

Thanks

Buffalo Springs 70.3

Race Number 8 done and dusted over the weekend at the Buffalo Springs 70.3, in Lubbock, Texas. After a long and uncomfortable trip from LA to Texas, we finally arrived and greeted by Randy our homestay and the heat of the Texan summer.

Weather forecast for race day was crazy and the temperatures were meant to soar which could be a huge factor during the race.

Race morning came round fast and we were up at 3.30am, it felt like I hadn't even slept!!

6.30am and we were off on the 1.2 mile swim. Had a great start and settled into a good rhythm early on. After a 21.33 minute swim we were out and onto the bike. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get much of a gap on the rest of the pro field so 6 of us headed out onto the 56 mile bike. Managed to jump on the back of the Lieto and TJ Tollakson's crazy fast express train for the first half of the bike.......whoever told me to cycle with Chris Lieto is nuts.....

After pushing my body for 40mins to try and stay with them I was totally stuffed and fell off the pace......now it was survival mode for me, trying not to waste too much energy for the 2nd half of the bike to ensure I had something left in the tank for the run.

Finally arrived into transition and with the famous Bozzone transition I was out onto the 13.1 mile run 4.30mins down on Lieto. Didn't feel great for the first 2 miles of the run and the temperatures were starting to climb, but I kept digging deep trying to find that extra gear. Seeing Lieto walking on the other side of the lake definitely gave me the extra gear.....thanks Chris!!!

For the next 4 miles I just put my head down and ran as fast as I could to try and catch him. By the turn around point I had run 2.30 minutes into Lieto (race leader), but he was still nowhere in sight. I tried to pick it up but I didn't seem to be gaining on the way home.

Finished 2nd 1.30mins down on Chris Lieto, with Ben Hoffman rounding out the podium. Congratulation to Chris for a great race!!

Thank you to our awesome homestay in Lubbock, Randy and Shari Holloway. We had a great time and hopefully we will be back next year!!

Back in LA for the next week, before I head over to Rhode Island 70.3 on the East Coast for my last race in the USA before I return home to NZ for a short visit. Looking forward to the break and catching up with everyone back home.

Eagleman 70.3

Hi guys,

I just got back to LA after a good 2 weeks on the road. Firstly last
weekend where I finished 2nd to Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander, then
this past weekend where I managed to back it up and win the Eagleman 70.3, a
race I won last year.

This year the conditions were tough with wind blowing in all directions and
the temperatures reaching about 35'C/ 100'F, not to mention the tough
competition.

David Kahn lead the swim from start to finish and managed to hold that lead
for a good portion of the bike, that is until young uber biker Andrew Yoder
swallowed him up. Behind them I was with a good group which included James
Cotter, Richie Cunningham, Tim Marr & Philip Graves. We all seemed to be
struggling and the gap the Yoder grew to almost 6 minutes before we decided
we needed to dig deep to gain a bit back. Cotter and Graves road strong.

We were off the bikes with a 4 minute deficit on Yoder and I guess we were
all questioning our ability to run him down. All I could do was find my
rhythm which I struggled to find and let the rest take care of itself.
Slowly we were making time but with the sun blasting down anything could
happen. Cotter was only seconds behind me. I have done some training with
him in the past and knew he was going to be dangerous.

It wasn't until about mile 8 where I caught Yoder, but things were getting
ugly out there. Every stride was a struggle and I am not proud to admit I
spent more time looking over my shoulder than I did looking in front of me.
Counting down the miles to the finish and it wasn't until the final stretch
where I knew I had the race.

By the time I got to the line I didn't have enough energy to grab the
banner, all I could do was get my hands about head high and try to smile.

Cotter also managed to run down Yoder in the closing stages of the race.

Fellow Kiwi Samantha Warriner took out the girls over Sam McGlone and
Michellie Jones rounded off the woman's podium.

Chilling out for a couple days before trying to find a little extra form for
my next race, Buffalo Springs 70.3 in 2 weeks in Texas.

REV 3 HALF IRONMAN

Wow, what a race!!! My legs are screaming at me big time!!

Today I raced the Revolution 3 half here in Quassy, Connecticut. The scenery is so beautiful here with stunning lakes and rolling green hills, reminds me a lot of home.
The pro field here was unbelievable with the best of the best on the start line, including Craig Alexander, Matt Reed, Ritchie Cunningham and Joe Gambles to name a few.

The gun went off at 6.50am………tick tick boom, we were now off on the 1.2 mile swim around Lake Quassapaug. Got into a great rhythm early on in the swim and managed to get onto the feet of Matty Reed. He is an amazing swimmer and I knew if I stayed close to him I would come out of the swim in a great position.

Came out of the water with Matt and most of the other main competitors and out on to the incredibly challenging and tough 56 mile/90 km 1 loop bike course. This was the hilliest bike course I have ever raced on and it was a matter of pacing myself and not losing the front bunch so that I still had a little left in the tank for the run. For most of the bike 6 athletes stayed together while Bjorn Andersson flew right past us early on in the bike like we were standing still. Joe Gambles then came through the pack and managed to get a 1 minute gap on us.

Arrived in transition with Craig and Matt, 2.30 minutes down on Bjorn and 1 minute down on Joe Gambles. Matt set the pace early on in the run and he was flying, if I wanted to have a chance at taking the title I had to stay with him. By mile 4 on the run we had dropped Craig Alexander and had about a 1 min gap back to him. Matt and I now thought it was game on between just the 2 of us so we slowed down slightly and found a more comfortable pace. Feeling really comfortable now and running side by side with Matt half way through the run, I now had to make sure I paced myself well so that I still had something left in the tank to get to the finish line first. Looking back over my shoulder at around mile 9 Craig was in my sight again and catching really fast…..bugger, I thought he was down and out. I now had to put the hammer down as Craig was flying toward us. With only 4 miles to go I managed to drop Matt Reed and have a slight gap on Craig Alexander. By mile 10, Craig had caught me and we were running side by side. I managed to stay with him for another mile but he eventually dropped me and unfortunately I had nothing left in the tank to go with him. With Craig now running away from me I knew I had to keep pushing to get to the finish line if I wanted to finish on the podium. Finally made it to the finish line in 2nd, 1 minute behind Craig Alexander and with Matty Reed 2 minutes back from me in 3rd to round out the podium.

All in all this race was unbelievable and really happy with the 2nd place result. With the stellar line up of Pros, grueling race course, incredible venue and professionally run event by Todd and Heather Gollnick and her Revolution 3 team, I will definitely be back here again next year.

Next stop is Cambridge, Maryland for the Eagleman 70.3 on the 13 June.

Regards
Terenzo

Rev 3 Olympic Distance

Hey Everyone,

4 races in 22days….some would say that is crazy but I was feeling good and wanted to go for the hat trick and a chance at the $115,000 prize purse to win all 3 REV 3 races….unfortunately today wasn’t that day, but I would have kicked myself if I didn’t give it a go.

So the last stop of this 22 day schedule was Knoxville, Tennessee at the Rev 3 Olympic Distance Triathlon. Last minute decision to race today but was feeling great and thought I had another 1 in me. The weather here was amazingly warm all week but then race day came around and it was frreeezzzing!!

The horn went off at 7.45am and we were off. The water was so cold which made it hard for me to get going. Out of the water in 8^th place which wasn’t the start I was hoping for but knew I still had the bike and run to go. With a quick transition I was out onto the bike. I was feeling really strong and comfortable at this stage. Spinning well and getting into a good rhythm for the challenging 40km bike. But unfortunately half way through bike course I was controversially penalized with a 1 minute stand down. So off the bike on the side of the road for 1 minute which feels like forever with all of the other athletes passing by which can be soul destroying and race ruining but I wasn’t going to let it get to me and kept striving for the perfect race which very nearly happened. Passing Chris Lieto into 2^nd with 150m to go. It would have been an exciting race for the spectators without the 1 minute penalty as I was 45 seconds down on Matt Reed at the finish line.

Congratulations to Matt Reed and Chris Lieto rounding out the top 3 and Bjorn Anderson who finished 4^th and came past me on the bike like I was standing still!!

All in all I had a great time here in Knoxville and Rev 3 put on an amazing race and I look forward to the next race of theirs in Quassy, Connecticut on 6^th June.

Wow, what an amazing time I have had racing over the last month. I’m stoked with the 2^nd, 1^st, 1^st, 2^nd results. I have learnt a lot and hopefully next time there will be a whole lot fewer 2nds in the mix.

Regards

Terenzo

 

St. Croix 70.3

Hey guys,

Just finished my third half ironman in 15days with a bang here in St. Croix. Managed to just hold on for the win over Tim O’Donnell who was also second last week in Texas.

It was a tough day. The competition was world class, the course was hilly and the heat was unbearable!

We kicked off at 630 this morning which meant my alarm went off at 3:45am. I did hit snooze several times. The swim was fast but the core group of guys, which included Craig Alexander Ironman World Champion 2009, Richie Cunningham, Tim O’Donnell and Tyler Butterfield stuck together. That all changed pretty early in the bike section when the Frenchman Romaine Guillaune pushed the pace big time. Fortunately Tim and I managed to keep up and split the group. The three of us stayed away for the duration of the 56mile/ 90km bike and stretched our lead to about 2 minutes over the chase group.

Heading off onto the run my legs were dead. Tim quickly open up a 20second lead in the first couple miles. Finally my legs started to free up and I could find a good Rhythm. At mile 4 I caught up and got myself a little lead that I held onto until mile 7 where Tim caught back up. We then ran together until mile 12 of the 13mile/ 21km run where I made my move and managed to hold on to the finish.

Tim is a class act and a great sportsman – thanks for keeping it real out there buddy.

Tyler Butterfield ran through the field to finish 3rd closely followed by Richie Cunningham and Fraser Cartmell, who lead out of the water.

The woman’s race was won by Catriona Morrison, second place was fellow Kiwi Sam Warriner.

St. Croix has been an amazing experience thanks to my great homestay Dave and Jane Kendrick. They own a amazing restaurant “Kendricks” so I ate in style every night. Think Dave’s special Pasta last night topped off my Carbo loading.

Planning on taking a couple weeks easy now before getting ready for some more races in June.

Will keep in touch,
Thanks for the support
Terenzo

Texas 70.3 USA Championships,

Check out the Memorial Hermann 70.3 race update on the below video thanks to Xtri. It was a tough day at the office but the legs seem to have taken a step up from last weeks race in New Orleans. Another top field here this week including Andy Potts, Chris Lieto & Tim O'Donnell to name a few. Sam McGlone took out the womans race.

Next Stop St. Croix in the US virgin Islands where another top field awaits.

If you are interested in seeing more of what i am up to on the road along with real time race updates you can follow my twitter by clicking this link http://twitter.com/terenzo1

Here is a link to the Galveston County Newspaper where there a are a couple pictures http://www.galvnews.com/

Enjoy

T

New Orleans 70.3

 

New Orleans 70.3

Hi guys,

Yesterday was the first 70.3 (Half Ironman) of the season for me here in New Orleans. It was my first time visiting the big Easy and I will leave with nothing but good memories of the City.

I arrived on Wednesday evening after a long trip from New Zealand, actually it was more like Thursday morning, but who’s counting days. I managed to get a few good nights sleep thanks to my friends Imovan and Melatonin, but I still struggled to get out of bed at 4am on race morning. Luckily I set 3 alarms!

The pro field was world class and included Chris “Macca” McCormack, Andy Potts, Paul Amey & Dirk Bockel just to name a few. I arrived in Transition at 6 to find out my new Lazer helmet, that came in from Europe didn’t have the correct US safety sticker and I wasn’t allowed to use it. Thankfully Will, a kind age grouper gave up his aero helmet for me.

We kicked off the swim in the rough conditions with fellow New Zealander Graeme O’Gradey pushing the pace in the chase pack behind the leader, Potts. Sighting the buoys was pretty tough but we managed to navigate through the 1900m swim losing 1minute 30seconds. This was not a good deficit to have on Potts but I wasn’t going to wreck my race by chasing him the first half of the bike. I tried to ride steady and strong for the first 45km/ 28miles then decided it was time to work on catching up as there no way of challenging for the victory from so far back.

I timed my chase perfectly and caught Potts within the last mile. This was going to make for an interesting race. I sped through transition gaining a small lead while he was putting his socks on… I think he has delicate feet (shhhhh, don’t tell him I said that though). My lead was quickly eaten up and he came past me like a man possessed. I felt pretty good, the legs were turning over well but I just couldn’t change gears to go with him. I was stuck in my own rhythm with no deeper to dig.

The 21km/ 13mile from Lake Ponchatrain to downtown New Orleans went by reasonably quick and soon I was running through the French Quarter in second place. It had been a good day and although 1^st place would have topped off my experience of New Orleans I was contempt to settle for second… this time around. Potts is a class athlete and I just wish he wouldn’t have made the victory look that easy.

Paul Amey rounded off this top 3, and fellow Kiwi, Sam Warriner took out the girls race.

A quick thanks to a local kid – Sam Leblanc who helped me out all week with food, training and transport. Would have struggled without his local knowledge.

Next stop, Galveston, Texas for the US national 70.3 championships next weekend.

Regards

T

The new Weapon

Hey guys,

Here is the first preview of the bike for the season. If you thought Black
Beauty was cool you will love her opposite

I have been back into training the past couple weeks and the form has come
up quickly which is good as I have to be ready to race next weekend in New
Orleans.

We moved out of our apartment this week which was mayhem and things still
haven't settled down. Looking forward to getting on the plane... hope my
upgrade comes through.

Regards
Terenzo

www.swimchallenge.org

Hey guys,

Sign up for the swim challenge by the 1^st April to help raise some money for Cancer research!

Make sure to count your laps… no cheating

Good on ya…

IM New Zealand - 2nd!!

Hey guys,

So another 2nd at Ironman New Zealand to kick off the year. Not what I came
out here to achieve but all in all it was an okay result.

We kicked off at 6:45 on Saturday morning, the lake was calm and the wind
was down. I knew all I had to do was sit on Kieran Doe's feet and we would
have a good swim. This was easier said than done! With John Key firing the
cannon 'BOOM' and we were off and we quickly got a gap on the field, the
only problem was that I was giving it far too much effort to sit behind him
in his wake, so much that I think I strained my abdominals half way through.
I had to sit up and take a few deep breaths, the pain was agonising, I
thought my race was over. I slowed down and pulled through the water more
gently, the gap to Doe boy in front was getting bigger and the gap to Cam
Brown behind was being eaten up quickly. I couldn't wait for the end of the
swim to start using some different muscles. The end soon came and the
deficit behind Doe was only 1 minute. I pushed through Transition and to
keep every second I had over Brownie because I knew I was going to need it
as the day went on.

Jumping on the bike I felt great, I quickly caught up with Doe. well, I
actually think he was waiting for me. Soon I was on my own out the front,
riding way too quickly, something I was going to pay for later in the day.
My watts and heart rate were not too high but it just shows in an Ironman
that even a small percentage wrong in the effort levels and you will
struggle. Soon I was up to 4 minutes over Brown, then it went to 5, then 6,
then 7 minutes. After 1 lap I was back in town and had an 8 minute lead
over Cam Brown, Kieran Doe and James Bowstead (up and coming 23 year old who
suffered similar problems to me during the race but he will be a great
athlete in the years to come). Now the wind had started to pick up and the
glycogen in the legs was running out. My muscles were fatiguing quickly and
this is when I realized that I had timed everything wrong. I set out to try
and get 8minutes over Cam going into the run. I didn't need this time at
90km. I managed to hold on to 7 minutes of this by the 140km mark but once
we turned into the head wind for the final stretch home every pedal stroke
was an effort. The gap quickly came down and soon we were back in town
jumping off our bikes and I only had a minute up my sleeve. BUGGER!!!

I was curious to see how I would run with all the fatigue so I set out to do
what I thought I could. Not going too fast and just sticking to a good
rhythm. Cam showed his class when he came past me at 6km flying, I soon
figured out this was just a ploy to mess with my head as once he got his
lead of 30seconds the gap didn't change for the next 15km. In Ironman the
20km point on the run is when you really start to struggle, you legs are
sore and there is part of you that is unsure if you will even be able to run
the last 20km. Thankfully there were great supporters out there and they
kept my spirits high. Soon I only had 7km's to go. The gap to Cam had grown
considerably but there was also a good gap to Doe in 3rd.

The last 2km's took care of themselves with the crowds cheering so loud that
it didn't even feel like I was running. Then I was home and it was all over,
the pain, the cheering, the relief. I could now sit down and shut down.

A big congratulations to everyone who competed on Saturday, the conditions
were tough but we all persevered through it and a huge THANK YOU to all the
spectators, we couldn't have done it without you.

Cameron Brown and Jo Lawn, you guys rocked and proved that you will own
Taupo for yet another year, it was a privilege to race alongside you both.
Gina Crawford, Kieran Doe and the rest of the Pro's, thanks for helping to
make this race so exciting.

Also thanks to the many people who have helped me out and supported me
through the last few months.

Thanks
Terenzo

Black Beauty

Less than 1 day until the big race down here in Taupo. Attached is a picture of Felt bicycle for the weekend.

Hope you enjoy the eye candy!

Twenty Ten........

Hi everyone,

Twenty Ten is well under way. It feels like Christmas was just last week but we are already at the start of March and I am lining up on the weekend for my first Ironman of the year, Ironman New Zealand, down in Taupo.

The start of this year has been hectic. Kelly and I moved into a place for the summer, we went to Melbourne for filming for a K Swiss advert and to watch the start of the Aussie Open which was awesome, quick trip down to Christchurch last weekend for a wedding and of course the change of bike sponsors to American based Felt Bicycles (www.feltbicycles.com). The change is proving to be awesome, Felt is a great company to deal with and the bikes are super fast, super light and freaking sexy, I can’t wait to unleash it this weekend! With the change in bike sponsors I have also managed to round up some of the best equipment manufacturers in the business including: SRAM components (www.sram.com), Prologo Saddles (www.prologotouch.com), Sidi cycling shoes (www.sidisport.com) & Lazer Helmets (www.lazerhelmets.com). I am also pleased to announce that I have formalized a relationship with Fuelbelt (www.fuelbelt.com) whose product I have been using for the past few years. I am honored to welcome you all on board and I am looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship going into the future.

Preparation for Ironman New Zealand has been going well. After a long 6 weeks break at the end of the 2009 season it was a slow start to the build-up. The 8kg’s of excess weight slowly started to come off and the fitness picked up quickly. I think I have timed things perfectly because now 1 week out I am in great form and feeling comfortable in all 3 disciplines. We have had 3 expeditions down to Taupo in the past 2 months to scout the course and practice getting close to what Ironman is going to feel like next weekend.

All in all I am loving the taper and not having to do much in terms of training and getting all the sleep I can. The form is good, the weight is perfect and the equipment is ready to function at 100%.

Thanks to everyone who has been helping me out over the past few months, your company and motivation on those long days has been much appreciated.

You will be able to follow updates during the race this Saturday (Friday in the US) on www.ironman.com and I will try and get some twitter updates happening (http://twitter.com/terenzo1) during the race so you can get a proper sense on how I am feeling.

Here is a link to an article in the Herald on Sunday this past weekend incase you feel like doing more reading - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10628947

Thanks again and will be in touch after the race

Regards

Terenzo

TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPION TERENZO BOZZONE SIGNS WITH FELT

New Zealand's talented 2008 70.3 Ironman Champ chooses Felt for 2010 and
beyond

Irvine, CA (January 11, 2010) - Felt Bicycles is pleased to announce the
addition of 2008 Ironman 70.3 World Champion Terenzo Bozzone to its lineup
of talented Olympic and World Champion triathletes. The 24-year-old New
Zealander will ride Felt bikes, including the DA triathlon bike and AR
aerodynamic road bike, in 2010 and beyond.

"After visiting the company and speaking with Jim Felt and the rest of the
crew, I had no doubt Felt was the place I wanted to be," Bozzone said.
"Felt's track record of producing aerodynamically superior bikes is second
to none, and I'm confident I will be on the best possible bikes and well
looked after."

Bozzone already has dozens of major victories to his name, including the
2008 70.3 Half Ironman World Championship title. Born in South Africa and
raised in New Zealand, Bozzone has seen success at every level of multisport
competition. As a junior athlete, fresh out of high school, he won the Men's
Under-20 Duathlon World Championships in 2001 and 2002, and the Under-20
Men's Triathlon world titles in 2002 and 2003.

In the following years Bozzone chalked up elite category wins at nearly
every major half-Ironman. In 2008, he dominated the Ironman 70.3 series,
winning in Kansas, Idaho and California, before taking the 70.3 world title
in Florida.

"Terenzo is a fantastic talent and we couldn't be more pleased he is
choosing Felt Bicycles to help take him to the next level of his career,"
said Felt company namesake Jim Felt. "He's a proven winner, and the sky is
the limit for this young athlete."

Having conquered 70.3 competition, Bozzone is now turning his attention to
full Ironman-distance competition. His transition to the longer format got
off to a solid start last March when he finished second at his first full
Ironman in New Zealand.

Bozzone competed at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships for the first
time last October and despite suffering badly on the run he finished 11th,
showing great promise. "I am really enjoying competing over the full
distance races and I think I have gained a great deal of experience this
past year," Bozzone said.

For 2010, Bozzone plans to continue competing in key 70.3 events, while also
focusing more on the Ironman events. "My main goals are to get an Ironman
title under my belt and win a couple 70.3 races," he said. "And a top-five
in Kona would top off the year for me. Long term, I aim to be the best
triathlete in the world, and the most recognized triathlon is Kona."

Bozzone joins a talented roster of Felt-sponsored triathletes in 2010
including Australian Michellie Jones and American Tim DeBoom-both two-time
Ironman World Champions-as well as current Olympic champions Emma Snowsill
(Australia) and Jan Frodeno (Germany).

BECOME A SUPER HERO

BUY A T-SHIRT & BECOME A SUPER HERO

Glassons' store doors will be flying open today to reveal the ever fashionable and always anticipated annual Breast Cancer Research Trust T-Shirt Collection.

This year's striking new campaign theme - BECOME A SUPERHERO - supports the premise that if you buy a t-shirt you can be likened to a Super Hero, as money raised from T-Shirt sales helps to save lives from Breast Cancer.

There are 6 unique designs available which have been designed by 6 of New Zealand's top designers. The T-shirts cost only NZ$29.99, you can buy them in store or at http://www.glassons.co.nz/

This is Glassons' 8th year supporting the Breast Cancer Trust, to date, have raised an impressive 4.5 Million for the trust.

Let's all do our part and help support the Breast Cancer Trust achieve its goal of finding a cure by 2018.

Thank you

Terenzo