I'm planning on heading to swim squad tonight!  feel the need to turn the arms over.  if I don't feel like it halfway through I'll just jump out early.

so now that the Ironman is over I'm starting to program in my next goals.  I had decided ages ago I want to try and qualify for the world long course champs in Perth!  why not its in Perth would be awesome to actually make the team!

so the first qualifying race is Aust Long course champs in Huskisson!  today have finally started organising it all!  Accom sorted a while back.   Today I've paid for the application for the team,  I've booked my air fares and I've entered the race!  locked and loaded.  now i've just got to get my calf back into shape and get faster!

Up at at the crack of dawn to ride down to Rockingham to watch the tri.  I was up an on the bike before I'd really woken up.  and was in teh city and on the freeway bike path before I realised that I was actually riding again.  

Had the music on and was just cruising in the dark by myself.  felt ok till about halfway down I just had a bit moment of why am I riding,  what am I doing this for whats wrong with me.  hehe post IM frustration I think.

I reached behind my seat to get a drink at one stage and instead of pulling off 1 bottle  I had 2 bottles and the stupid bottle holder in my hands!  dumb thing broke! thats the second one thats completely snapped.  had to somehow slow down unclip and stop holding this thing.  managed that and as there is absolutely no bins or anything on the side of the freeway I donated a bottle and the bottle holder to the freeway path.  oops naughty!

 had a pretty uneventful ride the rest of the way to Rocky  it was right into a strong headwind though which wasn't much fun.  was pretty cruisy and happy with the speed.  did not want to push it on my first ride back.   my calf was not happy at all to be riding. which is a  bit of a worry.

I drank way too much last night!  Ironman Celebration cocktail party!  i definitely celebrated my Ironman in a big way!

I had planned to go riding for a christmas ride with my old sat morning group.  I got home at 4! I did not even hear my alarm go off at 5.30!  and was out till about 9 oops!

I had a fabulous night but paid for it all day :)

Had a pretty late night last night. so it was a bit hard to drag myself otu of bed to go to pilates this morning.  So glad I did it was great doing pilates for a stretch and also doing some of the exercises on fairly fresh muscles for a change.

theres a race in rockingham on the weekend I'm going to ride down to Rocky to watch. will get a lift back if i don't feel like riding back or its too hot.

good luck to anyone racing Rocky :)