Most of May was spent in Hong Kong with Morgan where my training really started in earnest. A few 300km rides getting use to the massive BMW F800GS, sessions in the gym most days with Arnie ( know as Morgan to most of you but now Arnie to me after watching the video Pumping Iron … inspiring … and hilarious), a few hikes up and down the twins on HK Island, beach runs at Shek-o and some runs to the Peak.
The best part was the ongoing help and advice we are receiving from our team doctor Lauren Bramley. The supplements she has us on are really improving my stamina and endurance on our training sessions. I’m hoping it’s going to make us “bullet proof” for the actual ride itself.
I’ve also been throwing myself into to getting our sponsorship program underway and securing our television broadcast deal. Can’t wait to let every know the details of both. I’m now back in beautiful Sydney for a while looking after my amazing children and skiing as much as possible down at Pro Ski Lodge at Mt Buller.
My training continues to be a real focus here over the next few months … lots of dodging the Sydney traffic on my Lambretta, sand runs on Bondi Beach, mountain bike riding at Manly Dam and at Mt Buller, skiing and sessions in the gym at Cook & Phillip in Sydney and the AIS gym at Mt Buller.
For me, the training has really made this huge adventure we are embarking on super real. What sort of has been a dream up until now I know now is really happening. I’m determined to be ready in every possible way I can be!
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