It's only next week.... Bek Preston is also racing - defending her title! Here we go, go, go....

Living in Gangster capital Jo'burg, I have also started replacing some of my road bike sessions with the turbo - I find that I work harder without having to worry about outside elements, and it helps me work on my concentration. I too, struggle to improve on the bike, but with repeated sessions in set conditions you can actually compare your training and see improvements in the numbers!

Ha Ha Plasma! Bet you know all the SA weather websites!! Personally, I love maps.... I'll have to write a blog about that one 

You'll love the Compressport sleeves even better Emma! I already convinced you how great the were 

You're a soldier in the eyes of your team Bek. Fight with actions as you have always done...

Thinking of all of you guys! Do SA proud James!!!

PE water can get rather chilly at around IM time! Stick with the sleeves and practice lots - PE has that secret Friday PM swim that us Gautengers are not supposed to know about?? Work on shoulder strength and the wetsuit somehow feels less restrictive after a while. If all else fails opt for the Blue Seventy, I put it on first time the day before the race (not the ideal thing to do) and never had a problem 

Hey Matt! Those Fruity ice cubes look great... I have those lolly makers with the plastic stick to hold on to, even better! Love them on those hot days!

You can always come to SA and do the Comrades Marathon Wongstar! I think it will be 89km next year up from Durban to Pietermaritzburg - just ask James, he used to live on the route!

Hey Terrence!
I have been in Singapore the past two weeks where the weather is fine but the traffic is a complete nightmare, so for the first time ever I have been doing all my riding on a turbo, and surprisingly, I have found it quite fun! Done correctly, there is no free riding on a turbo, and you have to work pretty hard just to keep it going. You can basically simiulate all the different interval sessions that you do on the road - short ones and long ones, for hills you can just crank up the resistance! I found that having a cadence monitor is very useful as you just put your head down and watch the cadence - if it drops you know you're distracted or nodding off...
Give it a try, I think there is definite merit in doing a bit of a "turbo" phase....just remember to have a big stock of towels, drinks and music 
Oh, and if you're a Bean like me, you may want to make sure that the bike is securely fastened and you don't try and reach the TV remote 3metres away while clipped in...

I'll post some more on my chat forum -

I am just glad that Erika never ate Mathew  Also chased a few horses in my youth, if I caught them, I got to ride them 

Fees is only asking because he has a plan to be there himself in 2010 - not so Fees? Oh and add me too 

The video is great, but to make it easy:
- Erika Csomor
- Rebekah Keat
- Bella Bayliss
- Stephen Bayliss
- James Cunnama
- Lucie Zelenkova
- Tereza Macel
- Lisbeth Kristensen
- Hiro Nishiuchi
- Maki Nishiuchi
- Abi Bayley
- Reinaldo Colucci

That's the Dirty Dozen for you...

and work on getting your head fixed so that you can get the best out of your body! Seriously, analyse the good, the bad and the ugly...and start working on it today!

Excellent job LC, I am very proud of you! Watch her guys, I am telling you she is going to work for some big entertainment channel!