Intense Australia

Greetings from the Land Down Under! The race in Australia was great, stacked with strong competitors, as most of them have been lately. I finished 4th, and was happy the result. I was on a personal battle with an Aussie and an American. Sometimes they get me, but this race I came in ahead! The Aussie was right behind me on the bike, and even tried passing me but I didn’t let him make the move! Well, he came after me on transition and on the run, sometimes we ran side by side like we were “buddies”. On the final chute he gave his all, I gave my all, and the crowd was screaming for him. He was ahead for a couple seconds, and then I lengthened my stride and gave my all, crossing the finish line 1 second ahead of him, throwing myself on the floor to get ahead. He also had the wind taken from him and almost puked upon finishing, it was a great finale and I was beaming with excitement. I had a couple friends that live in Australia come watch me and that was really special. Thanks to my sponsors for another insane race, and I am bummed I missed the PossAbilities triathlon, on the same day as Australia. From here we go race in Japan, how fortunate am I?! -it’s looking like another tough one, but I’ll give my all… (Translation: swim like a dolphin, cycle like you stole it, and run like there’s a vicious dog chasing you!)