The Running man aka Charging Rhino

Well firstly I have to say a big thanks to Chris Pugh and Julie McMurray for pulling me out of bed on Sunday to run my first 21km....The Wits 21km. Plans were made to pick me up at 6:45am from my front gate. My alarm went off at 5:30am followed by the inevitable SNOOZE BUTTON which was followed by me looking at my clock and seeing 6:35am.......HEART FAILURE!!!! Mad panic ensued....shower, dress, get bag, eat? oh crap no time, so a bottle of hammer pertuem and a hammer bar was breakfast on the go.....somehow I was on time!!! Ok all calmed down, get to WITS and pay for my race number and day license...check...oops in my haste I left my Garmin training watch and heart rate monitor behond....oh well!!! I had heard the race was tough, but my gosh hills everywhere hahaha too much fun....I had some guys running with me shouting what I thought were profanities in an African language everytime we got to a hill, when I asked them why they where swearing, they said they were trying to scare the hill! hahahahaha to awesome!!! Needless to say with characters like these and the fact that I felt genuinely comfortable the entire race I was grinning like a Cheshire cat the whole way!!! For those of you who don't know, this was my first real time running race I have ever done!! I completed the event in 2hours and 10min!!!!! Rather chuffed with myself!!!!

August Update....7 Weeks to go!

So 7 weeks to go! Race Entry Paid Up..No Looking Back! I have officially got comfortable at running.....not fast, more like that long haul diesel truck that just wont stop!!! Swimming is getting well up there too, feel like a fish! Well im 22kgs lighter...that puts me at 98kgs!!! and gone from a 42" waist to a 36" waist! Needless to say i'm super stoked and look like one of those guys, "I lost 20kg with this diet" except i'm eating like a horse hahahahaha. i'm in BEAST MODE! Gear Updates: I now have my road converted tri-bike in full aero position...surprisingly comfortable. I have also started breaking in a new pair of running shoes, Asics Gel Noosa Tri8's, the most lumo pair of running shoes I could possibly find! Having said that, the New Balance will still be my choice of running shoe for TriRock as unbelievably, I have put nearly 400km on them! YES I HAVE ALMOST 400KM RECORDED!!!! ITS AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I'm using Hammer Perpetuem for training rides and will use it in the race....orange vanilla flavour, it's not delicious, but is strangely comforting, tastes malty and your first sip, if you have never tried it, is a special moment, and yet it goes down easily, no stomach issues on long runs or rides so im sold and the energy just keeps coming with it! Also playing with eating on rides now, bananas, hammer bars, gels. New piece of kit...my ICE ID..bright yellow and all my details, everyone should be wearing one!!! A top bar bag....i think thats what its called, but what a great investment for keeping food and phone etc!!! And My Pride and Joy......GARMIN FORERUNNER 910XT helps my training so much it just doesn't make coffee but bloody hell, it has a little virtual trainer i have named Jimmy who I race against hahahaha!!! I almost beat him!!!! Still doing 99% of my training alone, there is something to doing long sessions alone that gives you a sense of freedom! Anyway i'll catch up soon with some new updates