What's Next

Lisa has pulled up ok after initially doing it a little tough post race. She has been dying to get out and do something, but I have had to be stern with her to ensure she has a break, even to the point of not putting her bike back together so she couldn't come riding with me.

Training for me has hit a big hole, but that always occurs when you travel and hopefully the week ahead will allow things to get back to normal. Did however take the opportunity to ride up to the Coppabella Telecom tower when we got back. Not many would know it is there and have you have to get off and trek in with your bike before you can do the climb. Once there it is a bit of goat track but there is some resemblance of a bitumen road and it is damn steep. Not that long, but it certainly toasted my legs and the ride back to town was slowwww.

So IM NZ is all over and done, so what will this adventurous pair do next you might ask?

Well we have a cunning plan and entails some rest and then hoping to gain entry onto IM Germany in July next year. The hard part isn't getting ready for it, but rather the ability to gain an entry spot.

Last year, the race supposedly sold out in an hour, so will have to man the internet and try our luck in July this year to try and get a spot once race entries open.

We chose this event for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it fits right in the middle of school holidays for Lisa, so getting time off is easier, It is the second biggest IM event in the world behind Hawaii and it is overseas which is always good for a break and something new. More details here: http://ironman.com/events/ironman/germany or
http://www.ironman.de/english/

In the mean time there is always the Mackay Half Marathon, Yeppoon Half Ironman and Busso that we are considering also.