06/09/2024
2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships 💚💛
Aquathlon: 2.5km run | 1km swim | 2.5km run
Still flying high after an amazing experience in Townsville.
The event was awesome, Townsville was stunning and all the local eateries were perfect for fuelling!
💚 Firstly, the heat. After last year, I knew that racing in Townsville required some preparation as the temp looks fine but the humidity cooks and really slows my run.
So I spent 60-90 mins in a sauna every day for 10 days prior to travelling, with the hope of some heat acclimation. And it worked!
The race was low 20’s but 92% humidity🥵 and I didn’t notice it once during the race. 👊🏼 Stoked.
💚 Food. We stayed in a hotel on the Strand, walking distance to coles and restaurants.
Prior to the race I mainly stuck with cereal, fruit and yoghurt plus simple meals that we could heat up in the microwave.
My race was approx 45mins in duration so a proper carb load wasn’t needed but a focus on increased fluids and carbs the day before certainly paid off.
After the race it was great to visit all the local cafes for Bahn mi rolls, iced coffee and delicious meals. All the staff were awesome, especially since they’d been inundated with athletes for the last 2 weeks!
💚 Race nutrition. My wave was 8.05am and we were only a few 100m from transition and the start line. So an easy breakie of cereal at 6am plus an iced Powerade to precool was easy to fit in.
gel 20 mins prior to racing and that’s it! Nothing during the race but a bit of water thrown over my head.
Recovery of fruit, iced coffee and waffles. Perfect combo of protein, carbs and electrolytes 😎
💚 Next up. Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Taupo, NZ. 14 weeks tomorrow. Planning to ride the high through the next block of training ✌🏼
💚 Lastly. THANK YOU. Everyone who got in touch with well wishes and congrats, I really appreciate all your support. Representing Australia has been a lifelong dream and it was so great to share it with so many people x
