Terenzo Bozzone and Sam Mayhew hang out in Mexico City for the Enube camp. running at La Pila - 3500m above Sea Level and swimming at the beautiful Las Estacas are a couple of the amazing events they were involved in. A big thanks to everyone who was part of the camp.
Kona Qualifying
Hi guys,
I just wanted to give you a quick update on my immediate race schedule leading into the Ironman World Championships in Kona.
With the new Kona points qualification schedule no one was really sure how each athlete would go about qualifying for the World Champs. I was sure if I had a few solid races under my belt I would make the cut off no problem, but with the achilles problem I haven't been able to do all the races I wanted to race and get the results I had aimed for. That being said I have still had a pretty good season. 20th in Kona last year, 2nd at Ironman New Zealand, 4th at the US 70.3 champs, 5th at the New Orleans 70.3 (high points race), and 9th at the Eagleman 70.3. Outside of the World Triathlon Corporation races that count for points I finished 2nd at the Rev 3 Half Ironman and 2nd at the Kemah Olympic distance triathlon.
The top 50 male athletes on points will compete in Kona. At the end of July the top 40 men were given their spots and at the end of August the next 10 qualifying athletes will be selected. Currently I am sitting in 50th position, but with 3 full distance ironman races and 3 more 70.3 races in the month of August other athletes will move forward on points and there is not much of a guarantee I will make the cut off.
This is part of the reason why I have decided to compete at the European 70.3 Champs next weekend in Wiesbaden, Germany. The points on offer are high but with the large points and the prestige of being the European Champion comes a large number of the best athletes in the sport racing. Hopefully I will be able to get a solid result and secure my spot for Kona
Training the past couple weeks in Switzerland has been great… Tough but great… Oh yeah, and also at altitude. We had a camp with one of my sponsors, Biestmilch in St. Moritz, then a few days in Davos with the Swiss triathlon team. I have never ridden hills so long and suffered so much in all of my life. Coming back down to a normal altitude earlier than expected was a smart move and I am starting to feel ready to race.
Anyway, I will report in after the weekend.
Regards
Terenzo
Mexico Trip
Hi guys,
I thought I would write a little update on my last trip to Mexico City. Firstly, despite the crazy traffic I loved the place.
You may have seen in my last blog the list of events I am involved in here, which is quite long, and during the week we have been adding in more interviews to the list. I have been working quite hard here trying to promote triathlon, healthy living and myself here at the ENUBE camp and after 2 days I was already exhausted. Actually I felt unusually tired. A group of us went for a run earlier in the week and an easy swim and they were possibly 2 of the hardest sessions I have done in awhile and I did them at an easy pace. Hmmmmm very odd, it was on this day we were told we were at 2500m above sea level. A shock, I though we were high but not this high. A relief to understand why those sessions were so hard, and an explanation to why I was so tired.
Aside from the body shock to adjusting to the altitude I thoroughly enjoyed the events. All the interviews, conferences, talks, signings, photo shoots, appearances, kids clinic and training groupshave been a lot of fun and I hope I have inspired others into triathlon, healthy living and to set goals to achieve their dreams.
I would like to thank all my sponsors for the products theyhad given me to give away during the week to those involved in the ENUBE organized events. They have been greatly received and I believe we have created more fans in my sponsor brands and have an increased understanding, awareness and knowledge of these brands and why I choose them to support me in my dreams.
The last 2 days topped off my trip. We swam at the most beautiful river, Las Estacas – a spring fed river about 1km long. The current upstream was insane, but it was the most amazing water I have ever been in. Then we ran at La Pila – if 2500meters was insane, try running at 3500meters! Cool trail and had a great group of people out showing us how the locals handle the altitude. Needless to say – I am not so good running when it feels like you are breathing through a straw…
It was great to have mate and training partner Sam Mayhew up with me helping out and taking pictures, we christened him "Blanco"
As always I appreciate all the loyal support I get from my family, friends, sponsors and fans.
Terenzo
Mexico Trip 2011 and the Importance of Setting goals
So many of you may have seen that I am currently on a week long ‘camp’ in Mexico City. For those that haven’t heard, now you know.
I thought I would take this time to explain a little bit more about the purpose of my trip. Many months ago I was approached my an emerging event organization called ENUBE who were interested in promoting triathlon here in Mexico as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle, especially towards the youth.
After many emails back and forth we managed to confirm dates and the schedule for the week that was beneficial for both of us.
Throughout the week I have the following ‘events’ to attend and be involved in:
Press Interview
Tag Heuer Interview, talk.
Magazine Interviews including Esquire
Live TV show on Fox Sports Latin America
Photo shoot
Run groups/clinics
Cycle session around a car racing track
Club 10 talk (fitness center in the city)
Motivational Talk
Swim session/group
Alongside this some additional swimming, biking and running to get the body back to some fitness for a Biestmilch camp next week.
Oh, and of course getting to see/explore some of the second largest city in the world that is Mexico City, and experience their culture.
So as you can see the focus is not specifically on my training, this week is more of an introductory week back into another training block. The focus is on promoting Triathlon and healthy living here as well as hoping to inspire people, and get them to ‘Challenge Yourself’ (one of the slogans for the week).
A big focus of this week as mentioned is to challenge yourself. To do this an important message I want to get across is about setting goals. Setting big goals, even if they seem impossible and daunting. It is the vision of achieving these goals where your personal motivation will be day in and day out.
In saying this it can be scary looking at the top of a ‘mountain’ you want to climb from the beginning, and thus I stress the importance of taking it in steps, little goals leading to the big goal. Be that in training, to also life goals to become the person you aspire to be.
The added bonus is being able to do this with good friend Sam Mayhew and with the great hospitality of ENUBE, who have planned the week extremely well, and are looking after us as great hosts.
They have many sponsors for the week, which include many of my own, which is great, as the brands I am sponsored by I whole-heartedly believe in, so to be able to promote them here in conjunction with the camp is great, and I believe beneficial to all the parties involved.
I would like to take a moment at this point to thank my sponsors for their support; K-Swiss, Biestmilch, Felt Bicycles, Clif Bar, Oakley, Aqua Sphere, Kellogg’s Nutri Grain, Profile Design, Plumbing World, SRAM, Fuel Belt, Lazer, Triathlon Lab, Zipp, Prologo, and Sidi.
The week is very exciting, and the messages we are trying to get across to people here are important messages not just in triathlon, but also in life. Back home I am involved in youth charities such as Life Education Trust, as I believe the future of the world is in the hands of the youth today. Hence my excitement to work with ENUBE who until this point have had a primary focus on youth education and healthy living.
To follow my updates here in Mexico City and in the future follow me at;
Twitter.com/terenzo1
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Till next time,
Adios,
T
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