45 DAYS and Counting

Well its almost that time of year again, while the rest of you have been having a summer holiday and hopefully relaxing on some beautiful beach somewhere remote I have been training for another Epic. Which is now 45 days away.

This year has started rather oddly for me, I have been hammering myself constantly with some long hard rides,  swimming, surfing along with the odd morning run and circuit. Eventually my body said stop, sickness set in and I have had to take a two week enforced break to recover. We live and we learn. In other words I have over trained quite badly and just need to step back, relax and let the Epic come to me. No use chasing it down like a rabid dog.

This weekend I will start a program where I slowly fine tune my system for the rigours of the Epic, allowing plenty of recovery time and allowing the body to grab all the goodness it needs. Its like going hungry for weeks and then allowing yourself to eat and eat well. The body is just appreciating the goodness and loving the rest. I can feel the strength flowing back into my system. 

So I am very excited for kick off on March 20 on the slopes of Table Mountain. Its going to be a small adrenalin rush racing in my backyard with family and friends spurring us on. I am really sad about the race not starting in Knysna but hopefully it will be back there soon. But from now on its Gordons Bay or bust.

Climb every Mountain---