A Suprise Win at London :)
August 3rd, 2009 by Will
It’s funny! I’m always quick to write something when it’s going well! When it’s not necessarily going well…nothing! Same with a lot of people I think!
London went great at the weekend, I competed at the end of a difficult period for me, motivation wise I felt a bit low, I worked hard in Wales but I didn’t feel like I had much in the way of form…but I guess I needed that at the weekend to give myself a much needed confidence boost. Great timing!
I love this race, it’s the biggest race in the world, It’s just unfortunate I haven’t been able to compete in the past 4 years due to Olympic Spiel. It’s an incredible vibe out there and with my new sponsor Multipower watching…what a great place to race well and give them an instant reward.
I woke up in the morning feeling pretty good, in my morning run I had a good feeling in my legs and that usually means it’s going to be a good day!
The swim start was clean for once, Stu Hayes didn’t manage to start 5 meters in front of everyone else! I had a comfortable swim, and came out the water about 10 meters behind or something…there or there abouts, as usual;)
I hammered transition, It’s a long one and once out on the bike, Aaron Harris , Stu Hayes , Courtney Atkinson and Harry Wiltshire and I instantly put the Watts time to make it tough for the chasers who were almost certainly going to dilly about behind. We worked well and came off the bike with 2 Min’s lead.
So we had shaken off some of the guys to watch out for, however the job was not nearly done, I still had Stu Hayes and Courtney Atkinson to beat, and they’re tough opposition! I set off on the first lap with the aim of giving Courtney a really hard time, I put in 4 really hard efforts, not surges…sprints! On the last one, after a GAP and GO effort I managed to put time into him. Fortunately, however much it hurt, I built on this gap and took the tape, I think top 3 performances of all time and perfect for my ‘biggest races’ coming up.
I love racing in England, I find it much easier, I don’t know for sure what it is, but I seem to have more beans for the race and energy levels are better. I had the confidence to go too hard too early and put myself on the line…it worked well, I cant wait to do it again in a few weeks and see if it works in the hardest series in the World!
Tomorrow, I have got something really cool on the blog…Athlete interviews I will aim to do a different one each week please tune in again to read a cool interview by Laurent Vidal, French National Champion.
Other Triathlon Team news, Phil Graves won his first ever Ironman in the UK, while Dejan Patrcivic finished a solid 4th! Fraser Cartmell did a good job in Antwerp coming in top 10, and one of my best buds rocked in 5th. Good on you Dann B;)
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