Every Cloud Has A Silver Medal Lining
Hey, well I came here with one unashamed goal and that was to win gold so I’m more than a little gutted to say I have a silver medal in my suitcase :-( It wasn’t for lack of trying - I swear! I led what was truly a weird, surreal race from start to almost finish (with 200m to go a storming 35-min 10k running Aussie came past me - ouch!) but just didn’t have what was needed in my legs to get me down that goddam finish chute first. The GB support was amazing and it’s a race I will never ever forget. My legs are still aching, the Chrono is all packed away and I’m off to the Rockies first thing tomorrow for a week’s holiday with my mum, so I’m really looking forward to that. I’ve had a great time, I’m looking forward to some time off and thank you to every single one of you who tried to shout and holler at me to get me over that finish line first - almost!
Cheers & happy training & racing - it’s always worth it, even if you don’t quite get it every single time…
See ya back in Blighty soon
EK
June 10th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Hey EK Hang tough - Michelle was the ACT Triathlete of the year 07-08 and trains with Simon Thompson so a tough competitor. She has apparently been doing triathlons for 4 years so has a head start. You put yourself in a position to win and were beaten by a possible elite (to be) triathlete in a very competative age-group. Well done John G.
June 11th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Hey EK.
An amazing performance and without doubt you would have been the fastest on the day over the full distance (swim was shortened by 400m). You have everything to be proud of. The beers are on me on your return.
CP
June 12th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Hi Eek,
Well done! It may not be what you wanted, but it’s still an improvement on last year. This can give you the motivation to make your training even better.
Yours aye,
Chris