Quick recap of the race at Shepparton... the goal was to dial down the nutrition and go hard on the bike. I had been running it up the week before and decided to crank up the fun with a little weekend race. I stayed well hydrated the night before as the daytime temps were expected to cross 38 degrees. There was not too much humidity so, that really helped. The highlights were a horribly slow swim, thanks to being clobbered by lots of AG men, not caring :) Getting out on that bike and nailing it and getting to the run and being in a very happy place for 14-odd kms. The goal was to plod and see where my plodding speed would lead me. I had been evaluating some horrible race-flats the week before, not good for my feet at all.. but that is the point of evaluation, to find out. I surprised myself given that it was just 2.5 weeks into the start of my season. The key is rest and nutrition, if only things were that simple :)

Looking forward to keeping up the good attitude, this life is about the journey!