Posts Tagged ‘Maui’

OFF TO AUSTRALIA!!

My 2 week camp in Maui flew by so fast! I went to Maui in rare form due to a combination of a very long off season to heal my stress fracture, and my recent bout with food poisoning. The first few days were definitely a shock to the system and left my muscles screaming for mercy! I was basically training so that I can train in Australia. I felt myself getting stronger and stronger each day. It feels so good to be back into a regular training regimen and to feel like an athlete again.

I arrived in Noosa Australia 2 days ago. It was a rough trip and trying to drive on the left hand side of the road at 3am was quite the adventure. Let’s just say I am lucky it was so late and there weren’t many cars on the road! Noosa has an excellent swim program and I plan to take full advantage of this opportunity. I’ve been told by many people that all you have to do is show up and work hard and you will be a better swimmer. Hopefully I wont be the exception!

Maui Training Camp

Greeting from Maui! I’ve always wanted to visit Maui and when my coach Lance Watson told me about a training camp that he wanted to do with his elite athletes, I jumped at the opportunity. It does feel a little strange being in Hawaii in February. I’ve been to the Big Island every year for the past 6 years for the Ironman and this is my first time visiting another Island. My mind keeps flashing back to last year in Kona. I trained so hard for that race and to start it injured and have to hobble through race day was extremely frustrating. The feelings fuel and motivate me to work harder than ever this year. Four days into camp and every muscle in my body is sore and I love it! The workouts have been painful at times, but I just keep telling myself, nothing is more painful than being injured and sidelined. If I can stay on crutches for 41/2 weeks to heal a stress fracture, I can do this dam workout!! We’ve been doing tons of ocean swims, volcano climbs and long runs in the heat. My Cervelo feels light and fast and I can’t wait to pop on my new sub 9 and kick off my race season. Tomorrow is a rest day and as much as I love to train, I am looking forward to it!